NYC Health Tech Community

A Harlem-based biotech incubator focused on early-stage companies, with a tight-knit founder community, open house events, and technical workshops for the uptown biotech scene.

For: Founders, Operators / BD

Intelligence, community, and research trusted by over 30,000+ healthcare leaders and innovators.

For: Investors, Founders, Health-Tech Builders

A research institute and community hub for regenerative medicine professionals, hosting an annual conference and public events at their 40,000 sq ft facility.

For: Researchers, Clinicians, Operators / BD

A Brooklyn-based community biolab offering public classes, biohacker meetups, and a bridge between art and biotech.

For: Operators / BD

A practical framework for understanding the interplay between execution and creativity in science. Periods of experimentation alternate with periods of confusion following unexpected results. The scientific process is not a straight path but a continuous oscillation between these two realms – the known and the yet-to-be discovered.

For: Researchers, Students

The Neurotech Newsletter by Carter Sciences delivers bi-weekly, high-signal updates across neurotechnology, covering funding, regulation, clinical progress, launches, partnerships, and hiring. Built for anyone involved or interested in Neuotech

For: Founders, Researchers, Investors

A Westchester-based innovation hub offering regular life sciences networking events, spotlight series, and programming for biotech entrepreneurs in the greater NYC metro area.

For: Founders, Researchers, Operators / BD

BiotechTV is an independent media outlet launched in June 2023 by investor and analyst Brad Loncar to make the biotech industry more accessible. It provides industry news, educational content, facility tours, and interviews designed to communicate complex science to a broad audience

For: Investors, Biotech Startups

New York's leading life science advocacy and membership organization, connecting biotech and life science leaders through events, policy work, and a member directory.

For: Researchers, Operators / BD

A premier startup platform at the Alexandria Center for Life Science supporting high-growth biotech companies with intense networking and infrastructure.

For: Founders, Researchers, Operators / BD

MedStartr is a platform and community dedicated to accelerating healthcare innovation. It functions as a resource for entrepreneurs, clinicians, patient advocates, and investors to find, fund, and advance new ideas in the healthcare space.

For: Investors, Founders

A 1,200+ person NYC health tech community hosting 40+ in-person events per year, curated WhatsApp sub-groups, and a member hub for jobs, pairings, and perks.

For: Operators / BD

Advancing Israel as a HealthTech powerhouse through a globally connected HealthTech Network

For: Clinicians, Biotech Startups, Health-Tech Builders

CUNY's ASRC hosts interdisciplinary science events and public seminars spanning structural biology, neuroscience, nanoscience, and environmental science in NYC.

For: Researchers, Operators / BD

MarkOne Health is an NYC healthtech founder and operator community.

For: Founders, Operators / BD, Health-Tech Builders

Five must-read stories from life sciences and healthcare, every weekday at 8am. Curated and summarized by an AI analyst.

For: Founders, Clinicians, Operators / BD

Empowering Healthcare Connections: Insights, Networking, and Collaborative Growth

For: Researchers

Weill Cornell Medicine hosts hundreds of public lectures, grand rounds, workshops, and conferences annually across clinical and translational medicine, AI in health, and biomedical science.

For: Researchers, Clinicians, Operators / BD

A nonprofit community connecting NYC's neurotech ecosystem -- founders, researchers, investors, and clinicians -- through mixers, summits, and fireside chats.

For: Founders, Investors, Researchers, Clinicians, Operators / BD

Central New York Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC), Upstate Medical University - the region's only academic medical center operated incubator/accelerator.

For: Founders, Biotech Startups

A 180-year-old institution hosting public events and lectures at the intersection of health, medicine, and society -- from AI in healthcare to public health equity.

For: Clinicians, Operators / BD

NYC's premier healthcare & life sci community

For: Founders, Clinicians, Developers

A global network of digital health professionals hosting intimate, high-quality networking events in major cities including New York, focused on connecting founders, investors, and operators.

For: Founders, Investors, Operators / BD

The Premier Organization for Life Science, Innovation, Design, and Real Estate Professionals

For: Founders, Clinicians, Biotech Startups

A biotech co-working and incubator facility in Manhattan, offering early-stage life sciences companies lab space, top-of-the-line equipment, and access to NYU Langone resources.

For: Founders, Researchers

A first-of-its-kind resource hub for New York's life sciences ecosystem, connecting companies to careers, funding, facilities, and services across the state.

For: Founders, Investors, Researchers

A² supports and funds early-stage entrepreneurs harnessing software to address unmet business needs in healthcare. We invest in B2B and B2B2C healthcare IT, tech-centered services, and pharma-tech companies operating in the US market.

For: Founders, Investors, Health-Tech Builders

Johnson & Johnson Innovation's NYC incubator in SoHo, hosting QuickFire Challenges, educational sessions on regulatory and commercialization, and serving as a major community node.

For: Founders, Operators / BD

GRO News is a weekly newsletter highlighting upcoming biotech events and opportunities in the New York City metro area. GRO News started as a newsletter initially created by GRO Biotech, and is currently operated by BIOTECH XYZ since August 2024.

For: Students, Biotech Startups

A health-tech and healthcare community with events and conversations for founders, operators, clinicians, investors, and builders. Added from Eric's recommendation; official homepage/link should be verified.

For: Founders, Operators / BD, Clinicians, Investors

A WhatsApp-centric NYC health tech and biotech community connecting founders, investors, and operators across the ecosystem.

For: Founders, Investors, Operators / BD

A professional organization promoting the careers, development, and leadership of women in the life sciences across the NY metro area.

For: Researchers

Sergei Polevikov's Substack - focusing on AI health and digital health with unique insights and candid commentaries

For: Investors, Founders, Health-Tech Builders

A student-led organization running the largest global community of bio-innovators, offering the Activator program, PATH education, and venture support for academic biotech founders.

For: Founders, Investors, Researchers, Operators / BD, Students

A life sciences incubator and innovation hub in the greater NYC area supporting early-stage biotech companies with lab space, mentorship, and community programming.

For: Founders, Researchers, Operators / BD

Naveen Rao's biweekly newsletter covering everything moving in neurotech including funding, breakthroughs, industry shifts, and the deals you'll be hearing about next.

For: Students, Investors

An NYC community of health and biotech professionals who connect through run clubs and active social events, fostering relationships outside the conference room.

For: Operators / BD

A massive life sciences ecosystem at 345 Park Ave South hosting Cure Conversations, networking mixers, and residencies for health tech startups.

For: Founders, Researchers, Operators / BD

Cornell Tech's health tech initiative on Roosevelt Island hosts an annual Health Tech Summit and public events bridging technology, medicine, and entrepreneurship in NYC.

For: Founders, Clinicians, Operators / BD

Celebrate the vibrant biotech community with unforgettable evenings of networking, collaboration, and fun! Be part of extraordinary events filled with like-minded peers enjoying groundbreaking conversation and revitalizing drinks. Our events welcome all members of the biotech ecosystem, including academics (students, postdocs, faculty), professionals (biotech, pharma, healthcare, investors), and supporters (lab real estate, legal, banking, PR, etc.).

For: Founders, Researchers, Biotech Startups

At Hudson River Network, we believe the strongest business connections start the same way real friendships do—through natural, meaningful, and genuinely fun interactions. Networking shouldn’t feel forced or formal. It should feel human. That’s why we’re transforming the traditional networking experience across the East Coast.

For: Founders, Students

Chay Carter and Max Kelly have co-founded , a platform providing personalized recruiting for neurotech jobs

For: Students, Researchers

The Icahn School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Health System host ongoing public seminars, grand rounds, and community health events across their NYC campuses.

For: Researchers, Clinicians, Operators / BD

Columbia University's technology commercialization office, running events, workshops, and programs that help researchers translate scientific discoveries into life science startups.

For: Founders, Investors, Researchers, Operators / BD

A community building software for science

For: Researchers

An aggregator for science events in Boston. For professionals and enthusiasts.

For: Founders, Researchers, Students, Biotech Startups

New York State Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook

For: Researchers

A private global community for innovators, visionary decision makers, thought leaders, and funders transforming the future of health

For: Founders, Investors, Health-Tech Builders

New York Bio Connect aims to simplify and amplify the state and city’s life sciences ecosystem, organizing opportunities from Manhattan to Buffalo to position students, entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, and established industry leaders for success.

For: Founders, Researchers, Biotech Startups

A community and resource for product managers working in health tech, offering networking, events, and career development support across the NYC ecosystem.

For: Operators / BD

Element 46 is an immersive accelerator program that supports founders of early stage startups right here in Westchester County. By providing founders with access to programming and resources, it helps turn promising startups into thriving businesses, and promotes entrepreneurship and economic development in Westchester County.

For: Founders, Researchers, Biotech Startups

Nanotech NYC aims to foster the growth and advancement of the nanotechnology community in the greater New York City area.

For: Investors, Founders, Students

The Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute hosts scientific seminars and public events at the intersection of computational biology, neuroscience, and quantitative life sciences.

For: Researchers, Operators / BD

HealthTech Works is Yale’s dedicated accelerator for health technology innovation, empowering Yale faculty to translate breakthrough research into practical, scalable, and validated solutions.

For: Clinicians, Founders

CUNY School of Public Health's Venture Studio

For: Founders, Researchers, Clinicians

IgnitionBio partners with stakeholders across the entire biotech ecosystem, including founders, investors, technology transfer offices, and incubators, to provide teams the expertise, resources and operations needed to effectively pursue their science and bring it to the next level.

For: Founders, Researchers, Students, Biotech Startups

An NYCEDC-managed initiative and massive alumni network of young professionals and students serving as the feeder system for most NYC biotech startups.

For: Founders, Students

Brought to you by Vadim Shepel - Bio Founder GPS is designed for technical founders who want to build and scale their ideas with confidence, without wasting time or resources on generic advice that doesn’t apply to them.

For: Founders, Biotech Startups

A biotech hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal providing lab space and ecosystem support for emerging life sciences companies in NYC.

For: Founders, Researchers

A platform and community for biotech professionals and enthusiasts, covering news, events, and career opportunities across the life sciences industry.

For: Researchers, Operators / BD

A monthly NYC biotech mixer bringing together founders, academics, clinicians, and investors for informal networking -- no panels, no pitches, just authentic conversation.

For: Founders, Investors, Researchers, Clinicians, Operators / BD

A global organization with a strong NYC chapter focused on physician-led innovation, connecting clinicians, founders, and investors.

For: Founders, Investors, Clinicians