Are businesses at the convergence of technology and life sciences getting early-stage funding globally? Are global life sciences companies looking to be innovators by involving AI, the cloud, and machine learning to play a role in drug discovery? Does a culture that encourages failure also favor innovation? These are some questions that will be discussed […]

Kris Brown '89, is a corporate partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. He negotiates and structures private equity and venture capital financing transactions. Kris advises on a broad range of financings, including venture, private equity and capital markets transactions, for financial and corporate strategic investors as well as emerging growth companies in the life sciences and […]

As a student at Brown, Abhishek Pruisken (Rip) '10 missed the traditional stroopwafel he enjoyed back at home in Amsterdam. And after a study trip to Italy, he had an entrepreneurial epiphany ... it was time to bring his favorite snack to the masses. First, he started creating the decadent yet health-conscious snack in his […]

Join the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship and the Consulate General of Israel to New England, for our annual Boston Synapse. The synapse (or startup trek) provides Brown and RISD students the opportunity to explore the entrepreneurship culture of Boston, Massachusetts. Students meet with potential employers throughout Boston, and get a practical understanding of the day-to-day life […]

Brown EP and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship are proud to host a roundtable discussion with Abhishek Pruisken (Rip) ’10, founder of Rip Van Wafels. Abhishek Pruisken ’10 will sit down with 6-8 selected students who will have a candid and informal discussion. As a student at Brown, Abhishek Pruisken ’10 missed the traditional stroopwafel […]