Educational Outreach
Key to our mission at Simplex is to educate students about the biotech industry and bridge the gap between academia and industry. Through our work in lab and educational outreach efforts, we hope to foster excitement around student innovation and entrepreneurship, and in doing so, give back to the community that has given us so much.
Speaker Event with Anne Wyllie, PhD
March 29, 2022
The Simplex team was thrilled to host Yale School of Public Health researcher Anne Wyllie to discuss SalivaDirect™, a saliva-based PCR test for COVID-19. The great event at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale was the first part of our larger speaker series this spring highlighting perspectives on the scientific legacy of COVID-19. Read more about it in the Yale Daily News.
Speaker Event with Krystal Pollitt, PhD
April 5, 2022
The Simplex team hosted Yale School of Public Health assistant professor Krystal Pollitt to discuss her development of a passive air sampler clip for COVID-19. The event was held at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale.
Speaker Event with Mark Saltzman, PhD
April 7, 2022
The Simplex team hosted Yale University Biomedical Engineering professor Mark Saltzman to discuss his recent cofounding of Xanadu Bio, a nanoparticle delivery company developing intranasal vaccine boosters against COVID-19. The event was held at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale.
Speaker Event with Robert Bazell
April 19, 2022
The Simplex team hosted former five-time-Emmy-Award-winning NBC News chief science and health correspondent and current Yale University Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology adjunct professor Robert Bazell to discuss efforts to prevent and cure cancer. The event was held at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale.
