
Start Me Up: Building a Business from Academic Research
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
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Presented by the Science Alliance and the Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Program
Learn how to shift your science from the ivory tower to the private sector.
Tentative Program
Eureka! Finding the Right Idea and Turning it into a Company: Peter Fiske, Ph.D., author of To Go Boldly: A Practical Career Guide for Scientists and Put Your Science to Work: A Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists
From Postdoc to Bioentrepreneur: Avi Spier, Ph.D., Director of Business Development for the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Foundation
Capital Ideas: Current Trends in Venture Capital Investments: Karl D. Handelsman, M.S., M.B.A, Managing Director, CMEA Ventures
From Academic Science to CEO