

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Wilmington Innovation Forum
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Wilmington Innovation Forum: A monthly, one-hour series designed to spotlight the ideas, expertise, and research shaping our region’s future. Wilmington Innovation Forum will take place on the first Thursday of every month. 
Each session will feature a UNCW faculty member or community expert sharing a 35 – 40 minute talk on their area of expertise, whether in technology, science, business, innovation, or other fields, followed by a 20 minute Q&amp;A.

We're excited to introduce Dr. Jennifer McCall as the next Wilmington Innovation Forum speaker!

What you’ll learn about during this session:
The strategic path from academic research to a funded startup
Securing SBIR grants 
Critical importance of technical de-risking
How to navigate “translational friction” of building a business, while staying focused on the science

📅 May 7th
⏰ 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
📍 UNCW CIE
💵 Free for CIE members - $5.00 for non-CIE members

Register Today: https://23622978.hs-sites.com/wilmingtoninnovation
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wilmington/wilmington-innovation-forum/200029801506130
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://23622978.hs-sites.com/wilmingtoninnovation?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wilmington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wilmington
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 803 S College Rd, Ste G, Wilmington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28403
- **lat**: 34.22159
- **long**: -77.8822
- **full address**: 803 S College Rd, Ste G, Wilmington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28403

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - CIE (https://allevents.in/org/uncw-center-for-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-cie/11237947)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 803 S College Rd, Ste G, Wilmington, NC, United States, North Carolina 28403
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - CIE
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Wilmington Innovation Forum ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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