Industry Advisory Board Starter Kit
Agendas, invitation language, role guides, and a first-year meeting cadence for a productive advisory board.


Come in—the network is open.
Browse the shared library, pull up a chair with colleagues, connect with a regional hub, or bring a question to the network.
InnovATEBIO hosts the space. The community creates the connections.A shared space for biotechnology education
Find your way
Every part of the café is shaped by what the community brings to it—questions, experience, resources, and an open chair.
Discover
Curricula, toolkits, templates, webinars, case studies, and evaluation materials shared by the network.
Browse the ShelvesGet oriented
Bring a question. We’ll help direct it to the right person, hub, resource, or opportunity.
Ask a QuestionGather
Topic-based spaces where educators, hubs, workforce leaders, students, and industry meet as peers.
Pull Up a ChairConnect
Meet distinct regional communities and see the knowledge, relationships, and momentum each brings.
Find a HubWhat’s new
Events, funding, jobs, collaboration requests, new resources, and partner announcements.
See What’s PostedStart with a question
On the shelves · demonstration library
Showing 6 of 6 sample resources
Agendas, invitation language, role guides, and a first-year meeting cadence for a productive advisory board.
Practical models for creating meaningful placements with small and mid-sized employers.
A modular two-semester sequence aligned to common entry-level laboratory competencies.
Track enrollment, persistence, skill attainment, placement, and employer feedback in one reusable workbook.
A peer conversation on turning a shared workforce challenge into a clear, fundable project narrative.
Planning prompts, reflection tools, and employer briefing notes for short faculty industry experiences.
Community tables
Drop into an ongoing topic space. These are peer tables—not committees, branches, or ranks.
Suggest a new table →Demonstration content
Online · 1:00 PM ET
Online · 2:30 PM ET
Online · 12:00 PM ET
Chicago + livestream
Open conversation · demonstration
Member & hub spotlights · demonstration
Distinct voices, shared learning. Each spotlight is a window into work happening across a peer-led community.
Regional hub
Educator
Industry partner
Shared success
Community bulletin board
Sample opportunities, requests, and announcements posted by peers across the network.
Expressions of interest · Oct 12
Posted by the Evaluation Tools table
12 placements · Northeast region
Ask-the-Network Counter
Not sure which shelf, table, or hub to visit? Share what you’re working on and the host will help point you toward a useful next connection.