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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">Hope everyone had a wonderful break and welcome back! Please join our general meeting to kick off the new semester. </span></p>
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and on Zoom (<u>https://mit.zoom.us/j/99196631871</u>)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">There is a currently vacant role in the PDA,
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">recording secretary</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">.
Please self-nominate yourself if you are interested. The role and responsibilities can be found
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here</a>, along with the opportunity to meet with the VPR as part of the executive board advocating for postdoc benefits.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.5pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-weight: 700;">Ready to set your career in motion?</span></h2>
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up</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-weight: 400;"> for the annual European Career Fair at MIT, the largest European career fair in North America! This event brings together a massive gathering
of leading European companies and organizations eager to connect with you and to discover your potential. Whether you're a recent graduate seeking your first professional venture or a seasoned student looking to explore international career options, this fair
is your gateway.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-weight: 400;">The 2024 European Career Fair will be held at the Johnson Race Track in the Z-center on March 2, 9am-4pm. All students, irrespective of University and degree
program, are welcome! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://mit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=58206525a3e6cda71346eef70&id=0534189957&e=54ffbcb424" id="OWAbda2f1d3-550f-cd0f-9e72-4fca79b73b27" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); text-decoration: none;">Sign
up here</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-weight: 400;"> [https://euro-career.typeform.com/to/bvlpgxKV]. Companies pre-select students for interviews as early as December 1. Don’t miss the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">The ECF2024 Team</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Join the Nucleate Global Virtual Activator Leadership Team!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Nucleate is a student-run 503(c) non-profit started 6 years ago by Harvard and MIT students, dedicated to empowering
the next generation of leaders in biotechnology. Backed by sponsors like Genentech, Eli Lilly, Alnylam, and Schmidt Futures, Nucleate's flagship accelerator program, Activator, has graduated over 300 biotech startup teams from around the world, which have
collectively raised $310M+ USD in venture funding and created hundreds of jobs. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">You might have heard from the leadership team at our flagship<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/nucleate-boston" id="OWA5adf49e9-0944-70cd-824f-a3d77f68c272" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/nucleate-boston" id="OWA5adf49e9-0944-70cd-824f-a3d77f68c272" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Nucleate
Boston Chapter</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">, who has recently recruited an awesome cohort this year–be on the lookout for their 2024 Activator
events. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Nucleate is now a global organization, and we are recruiting additional leadership members!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">To address the need for an Activator program similar to the one started right here in Boston, particularly in emerging
markets and regions without a Nucleate chapter (yet), we launched the Global Virtual Activator last year. This allows any team with promising technologies to participate in our equity-free accelerator, gaining unprecedented access to a world-class cohort of
advisors, investors, and peers.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">We are now in our second year, and have just accepted a finalist cohort of nascent biotech startups in areas relating
to biomanufacturing, medical devices, lab automation, RNA therapeutics, and more. Our cohort includes teams from 7 countries across 4 continents.<br>
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To make this year a success, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">we are opening up leadership recruitment
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">again to highly motivated and accomplished academic trainees (undergrad and grad students, RAs, postdocs, etc.)
to join our team!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">The Nucleate Global Virtual Activator Program is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in kick-starting biotech
startup formation in emerging markets. By joining our leadership team, you will have the chance to contribute significantly to the program’s success and expand your professional network.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Capacities in which you can get involved:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Curriculum:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> Help
staff our workshops with world-class experts</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Cohort Engagement:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> Work
closely with our startup founders</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Sponsorships and Partnerships:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> Help
support our program by facilitating relationships with key partners</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Communications:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;"> Generate
high-quality content to tell the world what we’re up to</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">If you’re interested in joining us on this exciting journey, please email global@nucleate.org to express your interest
and provide us with some information about your background and skills.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Shaye (PhD Candidate, Harvard), Co-Managing Director</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Will (PhD Candidate, MIT), Co-Managing Director</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Join Engine Ventures for a Conversation on Funding Climate Tech Startups, on January 30th</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Time: Tuesday January 30, 5:00 – 6:30 pm, followed by casual drinks.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">Location: The Engine, 750 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Even as the fundraising environment has gotten more unpredictable, ambitious climate companies continue to grow and scale
towards their goals of big impact. Furthermore, we’re seeing lots of tailwinds driven by non-dilutive opportunities and other market dynamics. Join Engine Ventures for an evening of open discussion on what it takes next for massive impact in climate, including: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">Engine Ventures’ General Partner Michael Kearney reflecting on what we’ve learned from the last six years in the Tough
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">A discussion with a VC-backed Tough Tech Founder on the journey thus far and how they’re approaching scaling.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">This is a chance to dive into the Tough Tech climate discussion, so we hope you will join us! </span></p>
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