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NUCATS Commercialization Seminar Series

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NUCATS holds regular seminars around topics related to commercialization of biomedical technologies and products. Seminars are designed for students and investigators at NU but all are invited to attend. Please note: unless otherwise noted, these are brown bag events; lunch is not provided. Have a suggestion for a new topic? Email Jim Bray.


Upcoming Seminars  

Resources at NU ( 161kb)
December 7th and 8th, 2009
Chicago and Evanston Campus Locations
 

Don't Miss: Drug Development Short Courses
Nov. 20th and Dec. 7th at IIT
Click here for agenda and registration

Tentative schedule for 2009-2010 academic year:

Medical Device Development 101
Jan. 2010
Andrew Cittadine, CEO, American BioOptics

SBIR 101
Feb. 2010
Jim Bray, Assistant Director, Center for Translational Innovation, NUCATS Institute

Licensing University Inventions
March 2010
Alan Hauser, Director of Business Development, Technology Transfer Program

Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs
April 2010
Esther Barron, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, NU School of Law; and Assistant Director, Bluhm Legal Clinic's Small Business Opportunity Center (SBOC)
Steve Reed, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, NU School of Law; and Supervisor, SBOC

NUCATS Innovation Day
May 7th, 2010
Save the Date! A full day event showcasing translational research projects at NU and its clinical affliates. More details soon.
 

Past Seminars
Visit the archive page for presentations from past events.
 

Other Resources
National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer offers a FREE commercialization webinar series. Topics include:

  • Patents
  • Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets
  • Employment Agreements
  • Tech Transfer and Licensing Agreements
  • Consulting Agreements
  • Business Entities
  • Shareholder Agreements; Directors and Executives; Term Sheets; Private Placement Memoranda; Stock Purchase Agreements
  • Angel Investors and Venture Capital
  • And more!

Click here for more details and to register.


Partners
NUCATS is pleased to partner with the following organizations in producing the Commercialization Seminar Series:

Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery

Chemistry of Life Process Institute

Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

InNUvation Student Group

McCormick Office for Corporate Relations

Northwestern University Technology Transfer Program

Small Business Opportunity Center at the Northwestern University School of Law