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X-WR-CALNAME:Winter 2026 Robert Family Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with
  Michael J. Weickert
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DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThe Department of Bioengineering at the Knight Ca
 mpus is pleased to welcome Dr. Michael J. Weickert as the featured speaker
  for the Winter 2026 installment of the Robert Family Entrepreneurship Spe
 aker Series. His talk\, “Dumb Ways to Die: How Biotech Startups Fail\,
 ” will explore the realities of launching and sustaining life science ve
 ntures\, drawing on more than 30 years of experience in the biotechnology 
 and medical device industries.\n\nDr. Weickert will examine entrepreneursh
 ip as a professional discipline\, offering insights into fundraising\, cli
 nical development\, regulatory strategy\, and the complex path of translat
 ing research into successful commercial products.\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nD
 r. Michael J. Weickert is the CEO of Pacylex Pharmaceuticals and Fe Pharma
 ceuticals and has spent over three decades developing drugs and medical de
 vices in both public and private companies. He has founded and led multipl
 e startups\, held executive roles at seven companies\, and contributed to 
 a $3B acquisition by Teva. Dr. Weickert holds a PhD in Genetics from the U
 niversity of Wisconsin–Madison and completed his postdoctoral training a
 t the National Cancer Institute at NIH.\n\nLocation:\nIn-person: Beetham F
 amily Seminar Room\, Room 127\, Knight Campus\, 1st Floor\nRemote: A Zoom 
 webinar link will be shared closer to the event. A recording will be avail
 able on our website following the presentation.\n\nAll are welcome to atte
 nd.
GEO:44.046919;-123.070902
LOCATION:Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact\, 
 Beetham Family Seminar Room
SUMMARY:Winter 2026 Robert Family Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with Mich
 ael J. Weickert
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/winter-2026-robert-family-
 entrepreneurship-speaker-series-with-michael-j-weickert
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