The Portland Development Commission (PDC) is in the process of updating its Strategic Plan to set the agency’s course of action over the next five years and we’d like your input. Come learn about how this plan addresses Portland's economic future as it relates to the tech, design, and startup community.

Join us for an open house to discuss the 50% Draft PDC Strategic Plan with PDC staff and the tech, design, & startup community.

Please join us for our August Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health PDX Happy Hour! 

Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Enjoy a free drink, build community, and contribute your ideas and efforts towards accelerating Biotech and Digital Health in PDX. 

** NOTE: In addition to registering on MeetUp and telling us a bit about yourself, please also REGISTER for the event using this form. We apologize for the extra step, but this will help us expedite the sign in process at the entrance to the event.

Speakers to be announced soon!

Thank you to our Drink Sponsor, Unosquare!

Want to introduce your startup or idea at this event? 

We have several open mic opportunities at each of our events. If you would like to speak about your startup or introduce yourself or your idea to the group then please reach out to [masked] for more information.

Accelerate Biotech and Digital Health Happy Hour is a grassroots event organized by the 

Oregon Bioscience Incubator

 and the 

Technology Association of Oregon

. 

It has often been said that cannabis is Oregon's next great craft industry. Join the Craft Cannabis Alliance at the Built Up Festival along with some of the most visionary leaders in Oregon cannabis for a lively discussion of Oregon's creative present and economic future as a center of innovation and leadership in this emerging and soon to be global market. Minds will be opened, myths will be shattered, futures will be predicted, and refreshments will be served.

Featuring:

• Adam J. Smith, Founder and Executive Director, Craft Cannabis Alliance
• Trista Okel, Founder and CEO, Empower Body Care, www.empowerbodycare.com
• Jesse Peters, Founder and CEO, Eco Firma Farms , www.ecofirmafarms.com
• Mason Walker, CEO, East Fork Cultivars, www.eastforkcultivars.com
• Miranda N. Keenan, Director of Operations, Swell Companies LLC, www.instagram.com/dab_society_extracts

Learn more about the Built Up Festival at www.builtupfestival.com

Please join us for our August Accelerate Biotech & Digital Health PDX Happy Hour at the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE)!

Come mingle with your fellow biotech and digital health enthusiasts, help build community, and share your ideas on how to further accelerate the growth of these promising sectors in Portland.

Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Enjoy a free drink, build community, and contribute your ideas and efforts towards accelerating Biotech and Digital Health in PDX.

** NOTE: For expedited registration, please bring a business card to the registration table.

Location - PIE @ The Dairy Building, 2715 SE 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 (https://www.google.com/maps/place/2715+SE+8th+Ave,+Portland,+OR+97202/@45.5034186,-122.6604687,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54950a705fef71dd:0x54aac9af54e758ce!8m2!3d45.5034149!4d-122.6582747)

A huge thanks to PIE for hosting us in their wonderful space.

Want to introduce your startup or idea at this event?

We have several open mic opportunities at each of our events. If you would like to speak about your startup or introduce yourself or your idea to the group then please reach out to [masked] for more information.

Accelerate Biotech & Digital Health Happy Hour is a grassroots event organized by the Oregon Bioscience Incubator (http://www.otradi.org/)

Please join us for our November Accelerate Biotech & Digital Health PDX Happy Hour at the Oregon Bioscience Incubator (OBI) / OTRADI!

Come mingle with your fellow biotech and digital health enthusiasts, help build community, and share your ideas on how to further accelerate the growth of these promising sectors in Portland.

Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Enjoy a free drink, build community, and contribute your ideas and efforts towards accelerating Biotech and Digital Health in PDX.

** NOTE: For expedited registration, please bring a business card to the registration table.

A huge thanks to Summit Development Group (http://www.summitdevelopmentgroup.com/) for sponsoring this event.

Location: Oregon Bioscience Incubator/OTRADI - 4640 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 270, Portland, OR 97239

Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/place/OTRADI+Bioscience+Incubator/@45.489055,-122.6740484,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54950a1740c863ed:0xc2071e0e5be265c2!8m2!3d45.4890513!4d-122.6718544

Parking:
-Visitors spaces do not require parking permits but there are very few spaces.
-You may park in a permit space but will need to get a temporary parking permit from our staff up in suite 270.
-Do NOT park in any space labeled "Hotel Valet." You may be towed.

Want to introduce your startup or idea at this event?

We have several open mic opportunities at each of our events. If you would like to speak about your startup or introduce yourself or your idea to the group then please reach out to [masked] for more information.

Accelerate Biotech & Digital Health Happy Hour is a grassroots event organized by the Oregon Bioscience Incubator (http://www.otradi.org/)