Hack RadarThe First Steps Toward Commercialization: IP and Funding
- in-person
- free
pitt and cmu hosting two solid panels tuesday on what it actually takes to spin up research into a company. first half is IP (what makes tech worth licensing), second is funding (grants vs vc vs translational money). free, doors at 3:30, panels start 4pm at mellon institute. if you're thinking about this stuff, lock it in.
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IP and Funding for University Research Commercialization Join University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University for two practical conversations on what it takes to move university research toward commercialization. Both panels will be moderated by Kelly Collier, Director of Ecosystem Development, LifeX. Doors open at 3:30 PM. Feel free to come, network, and get settled for the panels that will being at 4:00 PM. 4:00–4:30 PM | IP: Is Your Technology Commercially Meaningful? - What makes a technology commercially meaningful, not just patentable? - How do corporate and VCs evaluate emerging university technologies? - What are the biggest gaps between invention disclosure and commercialization? Hear from experts who evaluate university technologies from licensing, investment, and industry partnership perspectives. - Jacob P. Greenberg, Senior Manager, Business Development & Licensing, Carnegie Mellon University - Maximilian von Poelnitz, GP, Foothill Ventures - Scott Morley, Senior Director, Office of Industry & Economic Partnerships, University of Pittsburgh 4:30–5:00 PM | Funding: What Will Fund the Next Milestone? - What types of funding are available to researchers? - What evidence, validation, or milestones make a technology more fundable? - How should researchers decide between grants, translational funding, and private capital? Hear from researchers who have raised funding and the decision-makers who evaluate and allocate funding: - Dr. Carl Snyderman, Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Otolaryngology Director of the UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery - Cindy Chepanoske, Director, Center for Technology and Enterprise Creation at Carnegie Mellon University - Lauren Cantor Wright, Principal, Yosemite The discussion will include practical examples of what helped technologies move forward, what caused them to stall, and what researchers can do next.
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