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Ying Zhou<br>
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Tech Incubator at Queens College<br>
ying.zhou@qc.cuny.edu<br>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Alessandro Ciari <Alessandro.Ciari@sph.cuny.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 26, 2021 10:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SPH FireflyInnovations <FireflyInnovations@sph.cuny.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2021 Public Health Innovation Accelerator</font>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Optima">It is more clear now than ever that we need to accelerate public health innovation. I invite you to participate in the 2021 Public Health Innovation Accelerator: Reaching Health Equity: <a href="https://www.firefly-innovations.com/phia" id="LPlnk">https://www.firefly-innovations.com/phia</a> where
8 teams with novel ideas that could create public health impact are selected to experience a 10-week hands-on venture-building program consisting of both learning and doing. Participating venture teams are introduced to a community of interdisciplinary experts,
systems change agents, and investors through a series of speaking and mentorship sessions to help transform early-stage ideas and prototypes into market-ready solutions.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Optima"> </span><span style="font-family: Optima; font-size: 10pt;">The Public Health Innovation Accelerator comes at no cost to apply or participate and is delivered entirely online. If you know someone who has an
interesting idea, please share this opportunity.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Optima">In light of so many events that have further magnified health disparities, the Accelerator is a great way for people inside and outside of the public health field (regardless of background) to refine and implement
their early-stage solutions. Learn more about the program via the attached flyer and apply to the program as a venture team by
<u>May 16<sup>th</sup></u>. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions and more details.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Optima">Thank you and all the best,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Optima">Alessandro Ciari</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:Optima; color:black"><a href="mailto:alessandro.ciari@sph.cuny.edu"><span style="color:black">alessandro.ciari@sph.cuny.edu</span></a> | (201) 417-1788</span></p>
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