Entrepreneurs
Unplugged: David Cohen, Executive Director of Techstars
October
19, CU-Boulder
Entrepreneurs
Unplugged is a meeting place where faculty, students and community members with
technical backgrounds learn about and get involved in entrepreneurship.
Third
Annual CU-Boulder Energy Research Symposium
October 21, CU-Boulder
Hosted by the Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI,
formerly the CU-Boulder Energy Initiative), this symposium will begin with a
keynote address by Professor Steve Rayner of Oxford University followed by a
poster session in which faculty, research associates, graduate students and
other scientists display research projects and ideas for tackling energy and
related climate change or sustainability issues. Participants can learn about
related research interests and expertise on the CU campus and at local federal
laboratories. Additionally, a Seed Grant Competition with awards up to $50,000
will be held following the Symposium; only poster participants in the Symposium
will be eligible to submit proposals to the Seed Grant Competition.
TTO
Faculty Seminar: Resources for Preclinical Drug Development
October 22, Anschutz Medical
Campus, Aurora
Hear about best practices, tips and
pitfalls in preclinical drug development from Regulus Pharmaceutical
Consulting, an industry leader in preclinical drug development, and discover
new resources available to CU investigators through the new Colorado Institute
for Drug, Device & Diagnostic Development (CID4), as well as funding and
advisors available through the CU Technology Transfer Office. This event is free and open to CU faculty
from all campuses. Breakfast will be provided - please RSVP by via email
or at 303-724-1039.
RETool:
Business Opportunities in Renewable Electricity
October 29, Denver
This one-day business workshop led
by CU-Boulder faculty will tell you what you need to know about renewables and
electricity, including key business opportunities and challenges for renewable
electricity technologies.
Boulder/Denver New Technology Meetup Group
November 3, CU- Boulder
This ongoing event provides a forum for technologists and entrepreneurs to
showcase the new (especially web-based) technology developing in Boulder/Denver
tech community. Five companies have five minutes each to demonstrate their new
technology, followed by five minutes for Q&A from the audience.
NIST Technology
Showcase
November
9, NIST Laboratory, Boulder
Tour
the NIST labs and talk with NIST scientists about commercialization of their
innovations. Registration and information online - sponsored by CO-LABS.
2009 BioWest Conference
November
10, Grand Hyatt, Denver
Hosted
by the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), this conference brings together bioscience
executives from around the region. The conference program features keynote
addresses and panel discussions, along with a venture competition. Full agenda
and registration online.
TTO
Faculty Seminar: Patent Decisions and Technology Commercialization (a Case
Study)
November
11, CU-Boulder
This
"Patents 201" seminar will present a case study (based on a patent
portfolio from [inventor]) illustrating how patent decisions affect commercial
pathways for CU technologies. Find out how decisions made in the patenting
process can increase the value of your technology, and how commercialization
decisions may influence patent prosecution. Free and open to CU faculty from
all campuses - RSVP to Debra Caamano
via email or at
303-735-6645.
Colorado Green Tech Meetup
November
12, CU-Boulder
An ongoing event to support eco-entrepreneurs
and others people involved and/or interested in green tech: energy generation,
transportation, construction, and efficiency technologies. Businesses and
researchers present new technologies, and attendees may announce business news,
job openings, fundings, etc.
Call For Presenters: Angel Capital Summit
November 17, Denver
The Summit will feature the best and brightest
financing strategies for the Rocky Mountain Region, with an anticipated
audience of between 400-700 entrepreneurs, private investors and service
professionals.
Save the Date: TTO Annual
Awards Banquet
January 11, Tivoli
Turnhalle, Denver
The 8th annual TTO
awards dinner will be held on January 11, 2010 at the historic Tivoli Turnhalle
in Denver. This
event celebrates people and companies that exemplify the outstanding year
experienced by technology transfer at CU. For information about purchasing a
table, please contact Lynn Pae at [email protected] or 303-735-0550.
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