Science & Venture

Speaking,
programs &
coaching

Across industries, institutions, and borders.

Executive conversations at the frontier of science and business, practical founder education, and focused coaching for the moments when judgment matters most.

UC Berkeley · Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
On stage

Science &
venture

Helen brings the perspective of a scientist, operator, and founder to conversations about biotechnology, global innovation, company building, and the forces reshaping healthcare.

Global R&D strategy

New Paths for Global Innovation in Life Science Startups

Practical strategies for building global R&D partnerships that help biotech companies move drug programs toward clinical trials faster, conserve capital, and strengthen the evidence behind critical development decisions.

The conversation examined partnerships across the drug development pathway—from outsourced R&D and clinical trial site selection to collaborations with academia and large pharmaceutical companies.

  • Cross-border R&D
  • Clinical trials
  • Partnerships
  • Capital efficiency
  • Faster drug development
MBC BioLabs · San Francisco · 2026View event →
Helen Chen and fellow panelists discussing global life-science innovation at MBC BioLabs
MBC BioLabs · San Francisco
International speaking

DigitalBridge
AI & Healthcare

A global conversation on where artificial intelligence can—and cannot—change healthcare innovation.

Selected work

Programs &
conversations

Formats are shaped around the room—from a senior leadership conversation to a multi-day university program or an intensive working session with founders.

Corporate innovation

Chanel Open Innovation × Stanford StartX

Biotechnology, longevity, and what fashion can learn from hidden biological drivers of behavior.

Executive conversation
MBA program

University of Southern California

Entrepreneurship, innovation, and the practical judgment required to build science-driven companies.

Teaching
University program

UC Berkeley

Speaking with emerging innovators at the intersection of science, entrepreneurship, and new venture creation.

Founder mindset
Helen Chen with participants at the Taipei Tech Biomedical Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Annual teaching

Taipei Tech

Helping scientists and technical founders translate emerging technologies into credible global ventures.

Biomedical entrepreneurship
Helen Chen leading a small founder workshop
Founder workshop

Articulating innovation for global expansion

A half-day working session for international founders preparing to communicate their technology, founder strengths, and market potential to U.S. investors and partners.

  • 01 U.S. tech ecosystem orientation
  • 02 How Silicon Valley founders communicate strength and innovation
  • 03 Live pitch feedback
  • 04 Group Q&A and practical next steps
Founder coaching

The work behind the meeting.

Focused coaching on due-diligence preparation, communication, and founder mindset.

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Founder, following an early-stage investor meeting
Speaking · Programs · Coaching

Bring scientific depth into the room.

For keynotes, panels, university programs, founder workshops, and focused advisory conversations.

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