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University of Geneva iTrek GENEVA SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT University of Geneva iTrek The University of Geneva The University of Geneva iTrek iTrek is an intensive experience that meaningfully immerses is an intensive experience that
GENEVA SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
The University of Geneva The University of Geneva iTrek iTrek is an intensive experience that meaningfully immerses is an intensive experience that meaningfully immerses Students Students within the Israeli innovation ecosystem. within the Israeli innovation ecosystem.
- Learn how to evaluate startup and investment decisions
- Engage with participating startups
- Learn from leading VCs and incubators/accelerators
- Hear from industry leaders, entrepreneurs and VCs
- Participate in hackathon to develop new startup ideas in partnership
with the Shenkar School of Design and Wix
- Visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Masada (optional)
- Enjoy Israel’s best restaurants, bars, galleries and outdoor markets
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Timeline
- Sep 13: Information session
- Oct 1: Matching startups and students and Introduction to companies
- Oct 5: First weekly call with companies
- Oct 12-Dec 21: weekly report to Instructor
- Oct 19-Dec 21: Each team meets with instructor every two weeks (either in person or via skype)
- Nov 2: First Milestone (in person with instructor and VCs)
- Dec 7: Second Milestone (in person with instructor and VCs)
- Jan 7: iTrek starts @ 7pm in Tel Aviv
- Jan 10: iTrek ends @ 5pm in Tel Aviv
- Jan 11-Jan13: Optional cultural tour of Israel
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Expectations
- Approx. 160 hours per group dedicated to company during fall semester.
- Deliverables: 20-25 min presentation plus final report.
- A 3 days of work in Israel (from approx. 8:30am – 5:00pm) followed by
exploring other aspects of Israel.
- Weekend (Friday-Sat-Sun) devoted to culture and fun (optional).
- Our KPIs:
I. Companies adopt recommendations II. Companies excited about our students III. Students view the experience as great IIII. VCs and industry experts are impressed with UniGe students
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Grading Policy
- 35% Fall Semester Activities
- Milestone 1 and Milestone 2
- Respond to milestone feedback in meaningful ways
- Discussion with instructors
- Thorough, thoughtful, and timely weekly updates
- 40% iTrek
- Quality participation throughout all iTrek events
- Represent UniGe community in a positive way
- Maintain a level of professionalism throughout trip
- 25% Overall assessment of commitment and performance
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Reading
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Logistics
- Costs: We will pay for the 3 nights of hotel. Students are responsible for
- ther expenses.
- We are working on covering part of this course’s cost by grants from
the Jerusalem Development Authority and Israel&CO
- Flights: you are responsible for your own flights. (If you book in advance
flights are not expensive. For example: for those dates I found EasyJet direct flights for 150 Euros)
- January is “winter”—aka about 10-16 degrees Celsius (rain is a possibility).
Jerusalem and Dessert can get colder at night.
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Examples of start-ups and challenges
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Examples of start-ups and challenges
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Investment highlights
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Progression despite standard of care Hypothyroidism yields immediate response adjunct to Carboplatin
At diagnosis 9 months 10 months 18 months
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More than correlation - causality
Overall Survival by Hypothyroid Status - Cleveland Clinic 2003,2008 Time to Progression by Hypothyroid Status – Hadassah 2008 – High-grade glioma patients – Suppressed thyroid function – Tripled survival
- High-grade glioma patients
- Suppressed thyroid function
- Similar results to the Cleveland study
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Strong intellectual property
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Indication Population Median OS (months) Musli expected total available market Conservative High
411,390 $7,184M $22,751M GBM1 17,000 14.6 549 1,737 Lung BM1 85,000 7.1 1,334 4,224 Breast BM2 25,500 7.1 400 1,267 Other BM2 59,500 7.1 934 2,957 Lung 224,390 8.0 3,967 12,566 Additional indication: pancreatic, renal… Multi billion
Multi billion TAM ($M, US market)
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Musli’s challenge
Stems from the fact that it is a combination of two known APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredient) that exist as two generic drugs for endocrinological (hormonal) diseases. Therefore, there is a risk that after Musli completes the regulatory track, and the drug is approved for marketing, we will face competition from the prescription of the two generic drugs. We believe that we have a solid strategy to minimize this risk, which we will share with the team. It is based on our patent, on the FDA approval that we are pursuing, on the reimbursement, and on the planned pricing. We would
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Examples of start-ups and challenges
Reinventing the nail polish industry
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Nail polish has become an integral part of a woman’s appearance
CFO JPMorgan Chase & Co. Deputy mayor New York City Singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist
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Nail polish has become an integral part of a woman’s appearance
However, the process of getting your nails done hasn’t advanced much in the past 100 years Leaving you with 2 options
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Getting your nails done at Home (Manually)
about 45 min and it’s still not completely dry
Lack of expertise leads to frustrations and poor results
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Getting your nails done at a Manicure Salon
The whole process consumes about 90 min
Scheduling appointment, driving, waiting in line, getting your nails done
Expensive An average of $700 / year spending
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Women report they consider the process of getting their nails polished as a chore
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A small device that gets your nails polished within 5 min (including drying) at the best quality possible.
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SAVES TIME
About 5 min for both hands
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AUTOMATIC
The device is getting the job done, while you can stay relaxed & focus on something else
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ACCURATE
Better than the best manicure technician out there – therefore, most professional outcome
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Nail polish Market estimated at $20B / year
Services
manicure salons etc..
60%
40%
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Target market
Professional women ages +23
Extremely busy – They don’t have time They care very much about their looks & would like to be well- dressed and groomed High socioeconomic status
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Nailo Challenge
Go to market strategy and marketing strategy
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Who can I contact with questions?
- Professor Roni Michaely: rm34@cornell.edu
- iTrek Israel Program Director:
- Elysa Rapoport: lissrap@gmail.com
- iTrek TAs: TBD
- Dorit (Travel Agent) doritp@ayalagroup.co.il