The Biotech Summit, Innovation Showcase, and Bio on the Vine reception brings together industry executives, scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to celebrate our region’s thriving bioscience sector and identify ways our public and private institutions can collaborate to accelerate future innovation and growth. For 2024, Oregon Bio is coordinating with Federal Agencies to bring in senior-level […]

Nexus Business Lounge is opening their doors for the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) October Entrepreneur Mixer from 5:00 – 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 3rd. During this event, you’ll have the opportunity to meet ambitious founders and entrepreneurs with a broad range of expertise and skills that are open to building new relationships and strengthening the regional innovation ecosystem. Enjoy nibbles and […]

The key to improving process performance is the ability to understand, control and reduce variation. In this workshop, participants will learn how the monitoring and analysis tools of SPC can be used to achieve that goal. Going beyond the mere mechanics of SPC, this workshop will also guide participants through the steps needed to define […]

PubTalks are Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s flagship networking events where members of the entrepreneurial community gather to connect and learn from and about entrepreneurs. Our networking PubTalk series in 2024 takes place outside of Portland, and our October PubTalk will be in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 9th starting at 5:00 pm. We’re partnering with Portland Seed Fund, City of Vancouver, and Fourth Plain Community […]

Receive feedback on your pitch before stepping foot in front of investors, buyers, or customers. Pitch, Please is a monthly event hosted by OEN offering founders and entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase their 5-minute pitch virtually or in person at select events throughout the state. Following the pitch, regional thought leaders will ask questions and provide feedback to […]

This course provides a structured guide to the process of performing an effective Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for Manufacturing Processes (PFMEA). PFMEA can be performed during development of manufacturing processes to minimize scrap and rework and to minimize the risk of quality “escapes”. It is also a highly effective technique to use in planning […]

Two key goals of a quality management system are to find the root causes of actual and/or potential problems in order to develop and implement permanent solutions that are accepted, efficient, and effective. This 1-day workshop will show how to use root cause analysis tools and methods to find the underlying causes of problems that […]