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Student Entrepreneur Tech Seminar

Join us on Wednesday November 18 for free pizza & soda, and a chance to learn about
patenting technology at UConn.

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Past Seminar Materials

Student Entrepreneur Tech Seminar

October 22nd, 2009

Have you thought about founding your own technology oriented business now or immediately after graduation?  Don’t know where to start?  What technologies are here at the University just waiting for passionate students to commercialize?  What can UConn and other Connecticut resources do to help you get started? This seminar is for you.

Student Entrepreneur Tech Seminar

October 7th, 2009

Have you thought about founding your own technology oriented business now or immediately after graduation?  Don’t know where to start?  What technologies are here at the University just waiting for passionate students to commercialize?  What can UConn and other Connecticut resources do to help you get started? This seminar is for you.

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION SEMINAR SERIES:

The Fundamentals of Commercializing Intellectual Property at UConn

October 5th, 2009

View the recorded Presentation: Fundamentals of Protecting Intellectual Property – link

The Fundamentals of Protecting Intellectual Property: What researchers need to know about filing disclosures and the process of seeking patent protection.


Student Entrepreneur Tech Seminar

September 24th, 2009

Have you thought about founding your own technology oriented business now or immediately after graduation?  Don’t know where to start?  What technologies are here at the University just waiting for passionate students to commercialize?  What can UConn and other Connecticut resources do to help you get started? This seminar is for you.

Commercialization Seminar Series

March 23rd, 2009

“Developing a pitch to VCs” by Michael Raab, Founder and President of Agrivida, a start-up company working at the cutting edge of bio-molecular technology.

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February 23rd, 2009

“Strategies for Building a Scalable Business:  From Idea to Liquidity” by Eric Rosow, Chairman and CEO of Premise Corporation and Frank Marco, partner at the law firm Wiggin & Dana (New Haven).

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View the recorded presentation by following this link http://mediasite.uchc.edu/Mediasite41/Viewer/?peid=962890b2-89e3-490f-ab0a-09363740c904

January 26th, 2009

“From University Research to Business Reality” by Matt Mashikian, CEO and Bruce Broussard, COO from Imcorp, please Download

April 28th, 2008

“Making Your Company Work — The Value of Collaboration, Networks and Entrepreneurial Resources” Kevin Bouley, President and CEO of Nerac

March 24th, 2008
DNA-Guided Medicine: Commercializing the New Biotechnology for Personalized Healthcare
To view and download the PPT presentation of the conference, please Download

October 22nd, 2007
The Birth and Life of a Biotech Company – Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
To view and download the PPT presentation of the conference, please Download

November 26th, 2007
Conversion Energy Enterprises – Barbara A. Soltz, CEO
To view and download the PPT presentation of the conference, please Download

Evaluation of Intellectual Property

Click here to see a brief description of the UConn process for evaluation of Intellectual Property.


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