Symposium on Commercializing University Innovations
Enviado por Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer el
Foros:
IUPAC World Chemistry Congress
Symposium on Commercializing University Innovations
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, Room 101A, Convention Center
Co-Chairs: Diane Palmintera (President, Innovation Associates) & Jesus Soriano (Senior Advisor, PR Science & Technology Trust)
10:30 – 12:00 - University Technology Transfer, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
Commercializing University Innovations -- Best Practices: Diane Palmintera, President, Innovation Associates
Moving University Ideas to the Marketplace: W. Mark Crowell, Executive Director and Associate Vice President for Innovation Partnerships and Commercialization, University of Virginia
12:00 - 14:00 - Lunch Period
14:00 - 15:30 - Launching Successful Start-ups
Lessons from a Star Entrepreneur: Manuel Figueroa, Founder and President, VERNET, Inc.
Negotiating Successful Commercialization Partnerships: Daniel G. Nocera, Professor of Chemistry and Energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Founding a Growing Enterprise: Nestor V. Figueroa, Co-Founder and President, Nagnoi, Inc.
15:30 - 15:50 - Coffee Break
15:50 - 16:50 – Funding Entrepreneurial Innovations
Accessing Venture Capital: Thomas Forest Farb, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Trust for Science, Technology and Research
Funding an Entrepreneurial Innovation through SBIR: Juan E. Figueroa, Program Director, SBIR, Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnership, National Science Foundation