Mastering Research Data Management for Startups

With SpinUp partner CDD Vault and guest Treventis Corporation

Webinar Description: Effective Research Data Management (RDM) is crucial for startup research laboratories. By optimizing RDM practices, startups are empowered to innovate faster, present data more effectively to investors, and maintain a competitive edge in the market.

Having effective RDM practices in place will ensure that startups can more effectively store, organize, analyze and collaborate with their research data. This streamlines the path to commercialization and ensures data integrity, IP protection and regulatory compliance.

In this webinar we will highlight:

  • RDM challenges faced by startups (as well as other research labs)
  • How to address these challenges with more effective with RDM practices
  • Introduction to Software Based RDM Platforms – CDD Vault
  • Case Study – Treventis Story: From startup to partnering with Takeda, told by CEO Christopher Barden

* Please note this webinar series is open to members of the University of Toronto, University of Toronto Entrepreneurship (UTE), and IDEA Mississauga communities only.


About CDD Vault

CDD Vault is a powerful, secure, and collaborative software platform designed to streamline chemical and biological data management for drug discovery and routine research. It enables researchers to efficiently register, organize, and analyze assay data generated by compounds and biologicals as well as fostering seamless collaboration within teams and with external partners. By integrating robust data security and compliance features, CDD Vault ensures that sensitive information is protected while facilitating data sharing and project management. With its user-friendly interface and advanced functionalities, CDD Vault accelerates the research discovery process, helping scientists innovate and develop new solutions faster.

Meet the Speakers

Ralphie Fiorenza is a Product Manager at CDD Vault, where he leverages his extensive laboratory experience to empower scientists in utilizing CDD Vault for their research informatics needs. His diverse background in biotech has provided him with hands-on expertise in studying primary immunodeficiencies, ER stress, NGS, and CRISPR technologies. As a former lab manager, Ralphie successfully oversaw the buildout of a thirty-bench lab, handling everything from equipment due diligence to contract negotiations. These varied experiences have shaped him into a creative problem solver with the ability to connect with professionals across multiple research disciplines.

Dr. Barden, a serial entrepreneur, registered patent agent and computational scientist, has fifteen years of experience in drug discovery management. He is a veteran of academia and biotech drug projects, with R&D expertise in the oncology, neurodegenerative and anti-infective spaces and business expertise in technology transfer and building investable companies. A co-founder of Treventis, he is a key architect of their proprietary “CCM” model of protein misfolding. Dr. Barden received his Ph.D. in Physical (Computational) Chemistry from the Schaefer group at University of Georgia.

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