Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship Committee of the Harvard Medical Postdoctoral Association (HMPA) promotes innovation, entrepreneurship, management consulting, and industry engagement among postdoctoral research fellows at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the 15 HMS-affiliated hospitals. The committee aims to provide resources, programming, and networking opportunities that support postdoctoral entrepreneurs, enable career exploration beyond academia, and encourage the translation of scientific discoveries into real-world impact.

Goals:

  • Foster entrepreneurship and innovation by organizing workshops, seminars, and founder-led discussions focused on startups, venture capital, management consulting, and commercialization.

  • Connect postdocs with leaders across biotech, medtech, healthcare, consulting, and investment sectors through networking and mentorship opportunities.

  • Support translational research and entrepreneurial career development by strengthening collaborations between the Harvard Medical School community and the broader Boston-area biotech and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

 

Entrepreneurship Committee 2025-2026

Co-Chair - Utsa Bhaduri, PhD: Utsa.Bhaduri {at} childrens.harvard.edu

Co-Chair - Silvia Fanton, PhD: sfanton {at} mgh.harvard.edu

 

 

Utsa Bhaduri
Co-Chair, Entrepreneurship Committee 2025-2026
Postdoctoral Fellow in Systems Biology at Precision Vaccines Program (PVP)
Department of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital
Public Policy Fellow, American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
Dr. Utsa Bhaduri, PhD, serves as Co-Chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee at HMPA. He leads entrepreneurship initiatives in collaboration with the Harvard Medical School Office for Postdoctoral Fellows (OPF) to promote innovation, venture capital and...
Utsa Badhuri Co-chair of Entrepreneurship committee

Silvia Fanton
Co-Chair, Entrepreneurship Committee 2025-2026
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Pain and Neuroinflammation Imaging Lab
Department of Radiology at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Silvia Fanton is the Co-Chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee for the Harvard Medical Postdoctoral Association (HMPA) at Harvard Medical School. In this role, she organizes workshops and seminars with leaders from the innovation sectors, helping connect...
Silvia Fanton, Co-chair of Entrepreneurship Committee