In 1999, CIC opened the doors to its first innovation campus in Kendall Square. 10 years later, it founded Venture Café. This Thursday, we're bringing it all together where it first began.
CIC is taking over Venture Café Cambridge to pull back the curtain on how they support founders, scientists, builders, and many more in Kendall Square and around the globe.
See what happens when ambitious companies find the right environment to grow. Then discover how CIC’s teams and spaces can spark your next move.
The backbone of Venture Café – come meet the community and make connections with all different kinds of innovators. How will you make your serendipitous moment come true?
A high-energy, open-format exhibition spotlighting the innovators, builders, and problem-solvers within the CIC community. Designed as an interactive experience, we invite attendees to explore the products, services, and solutions being developed by CIC members.
Meet the team that operates our centers. Chat with our relationship management team and learn more about our offices and event spaces. Explore member benefits with our operations team. Learn more about our consulting and programming capabilities. You’ll also find our sales team along the hallways, ready to share more about CIC workspace!
CIC's global network is more than a map of locations. It's a living, constantly evolving ecosystem tuned to the pulse of each place it touches, powered not by a fixed playbook but by highly skilled super-connectors, expert program partners, and growth specialists who stay tuned to what each community needs as it changes.
Join us to hear from our team members building the programs that connect communities locally and around the globe!
CIC has spent more than 25 years creating exceptional environments for innovators. They are increasingly expanding their capabilities to focus not only on the spaces to build and grow a company, but also on helping shape and activate the places, programs, and connections organizations need to advance and grow.
Join us for a discussion with the CEO of CIC, Denyse Medlenka, to learn more about the CIC global network and what it can actually do for you—from partners and program leaders looking to strengthen their own local ecosystems to anyone who wants to understand how CIC turns a map of cities into a genuinely connected community.
Discover the next wave of innovation coming out of Italy! 🇮🇹
Join Elpis Labs, the Italian Trade Agency, and the Italian Consulate for a special Italian startup showcase during CIC Night at Venture Café Cambridge.
Meet 10 innovative Italian startups developing technologies across biotech, medtech, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and digital health as they explore opportunities in the U.S. market.
The session starts with welcome remarks, followed by startup pitches and networking with founders, investors, healthcare industry leaders, and Boston's innovation community.
Come discover emerging technologies, meet international founders, and explore opportunities for collaboration!
Meet the Startups
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
- Kiran Biotech: Developing AvidinOX®, a targeted drug-delivery platform designed to deliver therapeutic agents directly to tumor sites, with a focus on localized cancer treatment.
- THERA65: Developing next-generation cancer therapeutics using targeted protein degradation and companion diagnostics to address drug-resistant solid tumors while preserving healthy cells.
- BrightMol Biotech: A University of Trento spin-off developing fluorescence-based technology to track proteins in living cells in real time, accelerating drug discovery and validation.
- QubiTale: A privacy-first AI quantum-computing solution unifying fragmented healthcare data, enabling hospitals and pharma to collaborate without moving or exposing confidential patient records.
Digital Health & Medtech
- Nemira: Developing privacy-first, AI-powered home monitoring technology for older adults with cognitive and memory disorders, connecting patients, caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals without requiring wearables.
- Ninacare: An AI-powered workforce management platform helping hospitals and care facilities streamline recruitment, onboarding, and scheduling while addressing staff shortages and improving workforce retention.
- V-Apps.cloud: Developing an AI-powered platform for quality, health, safety, and environmental compliance (QHSE), helping organizations automate documentation, certifications, maintenance, and operational processes.
Bioeconomy, Advanced Materials & Nutrition
- Alma Serum: Transforming dairy industry by-products into innovative, sustainable skincare products using nanotechnology, including advanced facial masks designed to support skin regeneration.
- Mariscadoras (Blueat): Turning invasive blue crabs into high-value food ingredients and sustainable biomaterials, including chitosan-based solutions for packaging, textiles, and other industries.
- AlphaFood: Developing sustainable, high-protein sports nutrition products using cricket flour and superfoods, supported by patented vertical insect-farming technology and circular production systems.
About Elpis Labs
Elpis Labs is an open innovation and venture development firm connecting startups, corporations, investors, and global innovation ecosystems. We design and execute accelerator programs, corporate innovation initiatives, startup scouting, and cross-border partnerships that foster collaboration and drive business growth. Working with governments, industry leaders, and investment networks worldwide, we help innovative companies access new markets, build strategic relationships, accelerate commercialization, and turn emerging technologies into real-world opportunities.
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In 1999, CIC opened the doors to its first innovation campus in Kendall Square. 10 years later, it founded Venture Café. This Thursday, we're bringing it all together where it first began.
CIC is taking over Venture Café Cambridge to pull back the curtain on how they support founders, scientists, builders, and many more in Kendall Square and around the globe.
See what happens when ambitious companies find the right environment to grow. Then discover how CIC’s teams and spaces can spark your next move.
The backbone of Venture Café – come meet the community and make connections with all different kinds of innovators. How will you make your serendipitous moment come true?
A high-energy, open-format exhibition spotlighting the innovators, builders, and problem-solvers within the CIC community. Designed as an interactive experience, we invite attendees to explore the products, services, and solutions being developed by CIC members.
Meet the team that operates our centers. Chat with our relationship management team and learn more about our offices and event spaces. Explore member benefits with our operations team. Learn more about our consulting and programming capabilities. You’ll also find our sales team along the hallways, ready to share more about CIC workspace!
CIC's global network is more than a map of locations. It's a living, constantly evolving ecosystem tuned to the pulse of each place it touches, powered not by a fixed playbook but by highly skilled super-connectors, expert program partners, and growth specialists who stay tuned to what each community needs as it changes.
Join us to hear from our team members building the programs that connect communities locally and around the globe!
CIC has spent more than 25 years creating exceptional environments for innovators. They are increasingly expanding their capabilities to focus not only on the spaces to build and grow a company, but also on helping shape and activate the places, programs, and connections organizations need to advance and grow.
Join us for a discussion with the CEO of CIC, Denyse Medlenka, to learn more about the CIC global network and what it can actually do for you—from partners and program leaders looking to strengthen their own local ecosystems to anyone who wants to understand how CIC turns a map of cities into a genuinely connected community.
Discover the next wave of innovation coming out of Italy! 🇮🇹
Join Elpis Labs, the Italian Trade Agency, and the Italian Consulate for a special Italian startup showcase during CIC Night at Venture Café Cambridge.
Meet 10 innovative Italian startups developing technologies across biotech, medtech, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and digital health as they explore opportunities in the U.S. market.
The session starts with welcome remarks, followed by startup pitches and networking with founders, investors, healthcare industry leaders, and Boston's innovation community.
Come discover emerging technologies, meet international founders, and explore opportunities for collaboration!
Meet the Startups
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
- Kiran Biotech: Developing AvidinOX®, a targeted drug-delivery platform designed to deliver therapeutic agents directly to tumor sites, with a focus on localized cancer treatment.
- THERA65: Developing next-generation cancer therapeutics using targeted protein degradation and companion diagnostics to address drug-resistant solid tumors while preserving healthy cells.
- BrightMol Biotech: A University of Trento spin-off developing fluorescence-based technology to track proteins in living cells in real time, accelerating drug discovery and validation.
- QubiTale: A privacy-first AI quantum-computing solution unifying fragmented healthcare data, enabling hospitals and pharma to collaborate without moving or exposing confidential patient records.
Digital Health & Medtech
- Nemira: Developing privacy-first, AI-powered home monitoring technology for older adults with cognitive and memory disorders, connecting patients, caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals without requiring wearables.
- Ninacare: An AI-powered workforce management platform helping hospitals and care facilities streamline recruitment, onboarding, and scheduling while addressing staff shortages and improving workforce retention.
- V-Apps.cloud: Developing an AI-powered platform for quality, health, safety, and environmental compliance (QHSE), helping organizations automate documentation, certifications, maintenance, and operational processes.
Bioeconomy, Advanced Materials & Nutrition
- Alma Serum: Transforming dairy industry by-products into innovative, sustainable skincare products using nanotechnology, including advanced facial masks designed to support skin regeneration.
- Mariscadoras (Blueat): Turning invasive blue crabs into high-value food ingredients and sustainable biomaterials, including chitosan-based solutions for packaging, textiles, and other industries.
- AlphaFood: Developing sustainable, high-protein sports nutrition products using cricket flour and superfoods, supported by patented vertical insect-farming technology and circular production systems.
About Elpis Labs
Elpis Labs is an open innovation and venture development firm connecting startups, corporations, investors, and global innovation ecosystems. We design and execute accelerator programs, corporate innovation initiatives, startup scouting, and cross-border partnerships that foster collaboration and drive business growth. Working with governments, industry leaders, and investment networks worldwide, we help innovative companies access new markets, build strategic relationships, accelerate commercialization, and turn emerging technologies into real-world opportunities.