Bioscience companies rely more heavily on having an effective intellectual property portfolio than do companies based on other technologies. Often, the time required to reach product commercialization in biosciences is several years in the future. As a result, one of the greatest assets for the company is its intellectual property portfolio. Updated With Recent Court … Continue reading “Both Sword and Shield: Establishing Effective Intellectual Property in Bioscience”
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SDEE Twofer: Janssen Labs Overview and the Importance of Being “Fundable”
The San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange has invited Prescience International founder and CEO Melinda Richter to talk about the new Janssen Labs at San Diego, an incubator for early stage life sciences entrepreneurs. Prescience is managing the innovation center, which is designed as a flexible lab environment for start-up companies pursuing new technologies and research platforms … Continue reading “SDEE Twofer: Janssen Labs Overview and the Importance of Being “Fundable””
Web Innovators Group 32
Check out the November edition of WebInno, a demo field for the newest Web and mobile tech from area startups. Registration is free for entrepreneurs, students, and other “startup peeps,” so sign up here.
Privacy Identity Innovation—pii2011 Venture Forum
The pii2011 Venture Forum will explore how to protect sensitive information while enabling new technologies and business models in areas like social networking, geo-location, digital advertising and big data. More information at http://pii2011.com
New Frontiers in Social Media
This full-day workshop provide an in-depth overview of the latest strategies being used by top agencies and leading brands, with plenty of actionable tips for expanding a startup’s social-media presence. Speakers include Jason Mitchell of Movement Strategy, Jayne Wise of the NY Rangers, and Mary Healy of Google/YouTube. Register here.
Personalized Medicine Conference
This conference, put on by Partners HealthCare and Harvard Medical School and Business School, will look at the impact personalized medicine innovations will have on healthcare systems. Panels and sessions will cover new healthcare models, the business aspect of personalized medicine, public policy, and the impact of the $1,000 genome, among other subjects. Register here.
Advanced Defense Technologies Workshop: Small Business and Prime Contractors Collaborate on Innovation
Representatives from defense contractors and San Diego area small businesses will discuss best practices for collaboration, contract negotiations, and delivering innovative technologies for the Department of Defense. Online registration is here.
TEDxNewEngland
This inaugural TEDxNewEngland event features speakers in arts, media, academia, and business. Check this out for more information on the independently organized TED event.
How to Build a Company With a Multi-Million Dollar Exit
Serial entrepreneur Joe Chin will interview two successful startup CEOs on the secrets of their success at this evening event. The featured speakers are Laurel Touby, founder of Mediabistro, which she sold in 2007 to Jupitermedia for $23 million, and Mark Wachen, founder of Optimost, which he sold in 2007 for $52 million. Register here.
Advances in Adult Stem Cell Therapy For Cardiovascular Disease
This symposium will provide a review of recent advances in the field, and a discussion about how this work is translating into new approaches to treat difficult-to-treat, chronic cardiovascular diseases. Speakers include Ronnda Bartel of Aastrom Biosciences, Arnold Caplan of Case Western Reserve University, and Louis Messina of UMass Memorial Medical Center. Register here.
Cleantech 2012: Navigating the Future
The Environmental Business Cluster hosts an afternoon discussion on the future of the cleantech industry. From the event description: “There are eggshells across the cleantech industry for 2012 and the uncertainty is leaving many skeptical about the success anticipated for emerging technologies. The retreat of M&As and IPOs observed in the third quarter combined with … Continue reading “Cleantech 2012: Navigating the Future”
Treating Addiction with Vaccines
Kim Janda, a professor of chemistry and immunology at The Scripps Research Institute, has spent more than 25 years working to bring this type of vaccine to fruition. Janda will differentiate the myths versus the realities while sharing the roadblocks his research has faced in regards to consistency, efficacy and marketability. He will also provide … Continue reading “Treating Addiction with Vaccines”
Launching a New Medical Device in Foreign Markets
Amid complaints that the FDA is frustrating innovation in its processing of applications for new medical devices, Biocom has organized a discussion on an alternative. Many companies are now looking at markets outside of the U.S. for their initial launch. More information and online registration is here.
Global Life Sciences Partnering Conference
Biocom’s second Annual Global Life Science Partnering Conference is an exclusive global partnering and networking forum that brings together senior executives and business development professionals from leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies. More information and online registration is here.
The Global Marketplace: Keys to Success with Oracle’s Safra Catz
Please join Latham & Watkins and the University of California’s Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy, for a timely and informative conference pertinent to emerging and established companies operating in a global economy. On-the-ground experts from the US, Europe and Asia will provide best practices for successfully expanding and managing operations overseas. Safra … Continue reading “The Global Marketplace: Keys to Success with Oracle’s Safra Catz”
Raising Capital for the Start-Up and Early Stage Biotech Company
MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC and Licensing Executives Society present this panel discussion on the topic of how biotechs can raise money in today’s stringent environment. Speakers include Morrie Simkin, partner at Mclaughlin & Stern, Dennis Purcell, senior managing partner of Aisling Capital, and Andy Bello, managing director of Maxim Group. Register here.
A Case Study: Transplanting Aussie Expertise to Southern California
BCS Innovations in Australia recently established a sister company in San Diego, BCS Electronic Design, which is looking to transplant its reputation and establish a strong customer base in Southern California. The company has met some challenges in the marketplace, however, because their design team is not well known in the San Diego community. The … Continue reading “A Case Study: Transplanting Aussie Expertise to Southern California”
Ramifications of Patent Reform for Biomedical Companies
The most fundamental change implemented by the America Invents Act enacted earlier this year is the transition from a “first to invent” system for awarding patents to a “first inventor to file” system. This change, effective 18 months after enactment, awards priority to the first inventor to file a patent application and eliminates the ability … Continue reading “Ramifications of Patent Reform for Biomedical Companies”
Homeward Bound: Moving Health Care from Hospital to Home
A myriad of economic, political, and social forces are converging to drive the delivery of healthcare from the traditional hospital to lower-cost settings, including a relatively new concept called “the medical home.” CommNexus, San Diego’s nonprofit wireless and semiconductor industry group, has organized this session to explore the forces at work, the implications for patients, … Continue reading “Homeward Bound: Moving Health Care from Hospital to Home”
Investor Feedback Forum and Pitch Showdown
Ultra Light Startups presents an evening of startup pitches and coaching. Panelists include Andrew Cleland, venture partner at Comcast Ventures, John Frankel, partner at ff Venture Capital, and Bradley Harrison, managing partner at Brad Harrsison Ventures. The evening includes pizza and networking. Register here.
2011 Conference on Clean Energy
This day-long energy conference will feature a mix of presentations of established and startup cleantech companies, investors, and government players. Panels cover subjects from seed funding to state assistance to energy solutions in developing countries. Register here.
mHealthcon Mobile Health Conference
This full-day conference features exhibits, speeches, and workshops on the burgeoning world of applications and devices for diagnosing disease and managing healthcare. Speakers include Newark, NJ Mayor Corey Booker, Simon Samaha, CEO of Summit Medical Group, and Gopal Chopra, CEO of pingmd. Register here.
Better Strategies for Monetizing Digital Offerings
MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC presents this panel discussion on content-related businesses such as publishing, music, and video are changing to achieve economic viability. Speakers include Betsy Morgan, president of The Blaze, Paul Smurl, vice president of NYTimes.com, and Richard Reisman, president of Teleshuttle Corp. Register here.
Fundraising Pitch Coaching Workshop
Learn how to craft an effective venture pitch in this three-hour workshop. The session will be led by pitch coach McAdory Lipscomb, former operating partner at RRE Ventures. Register here.
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Showcase
This is a meet and greet for those looking to find out who’s behind the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, which teaches a year-long course on entrepreneurship to low-income students. This night of networking should give attendees a better idea of what the group is doing in Boston. Sign up here.
Future Forward 2011
Information and registration details here. The 2011 edition of the Future Forward Executive Retreat will bring together a high-level group of entrepreneurs, CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, researchers, and investors. The program will be held at the Wellesley College Club. New to Future Forward, we’re encouraging all of our entrepreneur participants to bring a laptop demo (or … Continue reading “Future Forward 2011”
Building a Financial Foundation—A Blueprint For Taking The Right First Steps
With increased pressure to deliver value efficiently and effectively, startups need all the help they can get. Accurate, comprehensive operational management from the start is a crucial first step to the success of any business. Join the Environmental Business Cluster for a one-hour interactive session on how you can best manage your operations resulting in … Continue reading “Building a Financial Foundation—A Blueprint For Taking The Right First Steps”
Meet with Khosla Ventures
At Khosla Ventures, several sectors are of particular interest, especially alternative energy, energy efficiency, storage, materials, and other unconventional areas. Their seed fund consists of “science or innovation experiments” and other almost risks, be they in information technology or cleantech. Their main fund looks at more traditional ventures, from early to later stages in all … Continue reading “Meet with Khosla Ventures”
Meet with Chevron
The Environmental Business Cluster’s Meet with Series is a partnering and coaching series for entrepreneurs. The goal of the program is to facilitate meetings between cleantech entrepreneurs and investors, customers and potential partners. In this session, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to work closely with Chevron Energy Solutions Engineers in a technology assessment. Participants will … Continue reading “Meet with Chevron”
Proactive Strategies for Maximizing Your Cleantech Tax Credits
The Environmental Business Cluster presents a lunchtime workshop on tax credits in the cleantech business. From the event description: “Tax Credits – Are they worth the time? Which credits apply to my cleantech startup? Are there any upcoming deadlines? It’s time for some answers provided by Crawford, Pimentel & Co. This informative workshop and Q&A … Continue reading “Proactive Strategies for Maximizing Your Cleantech Tax Credits”
MIT Enterprise Forum: Defeating Alzheimer’s
Info and registration details here. Alzheimer’s Disease devastates the lives of 25-40 million people worldwide — a number that is projected to quadruple in the coming decades. There are currently no FDA-approved medicines that can significantly modify the course of the disease. There is no effective means for early detection and diagnosis. Furthermore, neurodegeneration is … Continue reading “MIT Enterprise Forum: Defeating Alzheimer’s”
MIT Enterprise Forum: Changing the World: How Innovators Are Using the Web for Social Action
Information and registration details here. Using business methods and entrepreneurial skills to solve the world’s most dire social ills is attracting all kinds of attention. Social entrepreneurship and the blending of for-profit with non-profit models are just two recent trends hoping to make the world a better place. And tech innovations — from mobile devices … Continue reading “MIT Enterprise Forum: Changing the World: How Innovators Are Using the Web for Social Action”
Cloud Identity Summit
Google and Ping Identity co-host an afternoon event on security and cloud computing. From the event description: “Want to make your cloud initiatives a little more compelling and a lot more credible? Join Ping Identity and Google for an exclusive snapshot from the Cloud Identity Summit in Keystone, Colorado and learn how cloud identity security … Continue reading “Cloud Identity Summit”
Big Open Data Panel at PeopleBrowsr
From the event description: “The Social Revolution is in its infancy. We are generating data faster than we can make sense of it. What are the opportunities for marketers, scientists, governments… humanity? Explore the advent of Big Open Data with: Bonin Bough, Global Director of Digital and Social Media, PepsiCo Roger Magoulas, Director of Market … Continue reading “Big Open Data Panel at PeopleBrowsr”
Food Startups Meetup and Founders Panel
Food Startups is a community for networking with food lovers, designers, hackers, and entrepreneurs who are building apps in the food space. We also showcase new food-related apps and receive feedback from the community. Food Startups brings together food lovers, food producers, chefs, hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs focused on technology and market trends in the … Continue reading “Food Startups Meetup and Founders Panel”
Mobile Augmented Reality Quarterly Meetup
At this quarterly meetup event, mingle with augmented reality professionals, learn about the latest-and-greatest in this fascinating new technology and discuss ways to apply augmented reality in a professional and collegial atmosphere. To help facilitate brainstorming, we will show real-life applications of mobile AR on the junaio platform and have a junaio Certified Developer talk about his … Continue reading “Mobile Augmented Reality Quarterly Meetup”
Babson Entrepreneurship Forum
Info and registration here. In honor of its 10th anniversary, this year’s Forum is an exclusive three-day event, running from November 11-13th. During these three days, attendees will be given the opportunity to participate in professionally led workshops, networking opportunities, business plan competitions and more! he Forum is Babson’s largest student-run event.
DartBoston’s MassTLC unConference Pre-Party
Info and registration here. DartBoston and MassTLC have joined forces to bring you the best unConference pre-party in history! Special thanks to Terrible Labs for sponsoring the event!
H@cking Medicine
Hacking isn’t just about the Internet and computers. It’s about improving healthcare, too. That’s the purpose of the Hacking Medicine conference, produced by the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, which aims “to bring together the most excited and innovative thinkers in the Boston area and come out at the end with actionable projects and passionate teams.” Move fast. “We’re capping … Continue reading “H@cking Medicine”
Xconomy Xchange: The Genetics Institute Impact
Genetics Institute is one of those names from the original biotech boom of the early 1980s that faded from the headlines a long time ago. But 15 years after GI was acquired by Wyeth (now part of Pfizer), this pioneering Boston biotech company is still causing ripples in the Boston biotech community-having recruited, inspired, and … Continue reading “Xconomy Xchange: The Genetics Institute Impact”
Xconomy Forum: 6X6: Six Cities, Six Big Tech Ideas
For the second straight year, one potentially disruptive company will be on hand from each of Xconomy’s cities—Boston, New York, Detroit, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle—to provide these feature presentations in highly interactive sessions. We are also cooking up a few bonus appearances and special talks. This will be a compelling event for anyone … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: 6X6: Six Cities, Six Big Tech Ideas”
Mobile Madness Northwest
Join Xconomy for Mobile Madness Northwest, a lively afternoon conference and networking reception, presented in partnership with the Washington Technology Industry Association. In a series of interactive talks and chats, you’ll hear stories from some of the top companies, entrepreneurs, and investors working to shape the future of mobile innovation in the region, as well … Continue reading “Mobile Madness Northwest”
How to Build a Biotech Company 101
A Comprehensive one-day program for entrepreneurs. From the event description: “You have a great target or a novel technology or perhaps both. Now you want to build a company around it? What’s next? This hands on practical workshop takes you step-by-step through the journey of how to build a biotech company as well as how … Continue reading “How to Build a Biotech Company 101”
New Paradigms to Fund & Manage Drug Development
New Paradigms is guided by key individuals from biotech, pharma and the investment community to advance R&D through alternative sources of funding, non-traditional partnering strategies and innovative approaches to drug approval for the successful commercialization of new therapies. The conference is backed by an exceptionally distinguished speaking faculty with diverse experience and expertise. Co-located at … Continue reading “New Paradigms to Fund & Manage Drug Development”
Geo-Loco: The Future of Brands, Advertising, and Tech in the Location Revolution
From the event site: “Geo-Loco will dive into brand, advertiser and the location convergence in the context of the Social, Local and Mobile (SoLoMo) marketplace – and explore what it means for big brands, consumers, SMBs and the location industry. Learn from real-world successes in mobile-loco advertising, location platforms and more. Executives from Starbucks, Google, … Continue reading “Geo-Loco: The Future of Brands, Advertising, and Tech in the Location Revolution”
Get Bigger! with Vinod Khosla
From the event website: “Microsoft and 106 Miles welcome Vinod Khosla to the Microsoft stage, where he’ll be holding a Q&A session with a few select start-ups. There is no charge for this event. Please arrive early so you can be accommodated in the auditorium which seats about 250. Late arrivals may be seated in … Continue reading “Get Bigger! with Vinod Khosla”
Author Rebecca Skloot and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
Due to overwhelming demand, the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology is holding a lottery for tickets to the third installment in its “Ethics in Science and Technology Series,” a presentation by Rebecca Skloot, author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” All tickets are free, but registering for the lottery is now the … Continue reading “Author Rebecca Skloot and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks””
Third Annual Maritime Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony
In conjunction with the 3rd annual Maritime Business & Technology Summit, the annual showcase of innovation in maritime technology dedicated to promoting maritime business and technologies, San Diego’s Maritime Alliance has organized a gala dinner and awards ceremony. Oceanographer Sylvia Earle will be the guest speaker for the evening. She is the former chief scientist … Continue reading “Third Annual Maritime Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony”
Brand Camp 2.0 Conference
Brand Camp is a gathering of thought leaders, technologists, geeks, and creatives to foster a discussion on branding, entrepreneurial thinking, social media, and the use of technology. Josh Linkner, CEO/Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners, will deliver the keynote address. For registration and details, click here.
Cleantech Open
From the event website: “It’s the “Academy Awards of Cleantech.” Two days packed with keynotes, 100+ exhibits, networking, on-stage demos from innovative entrepreneurs, live judging of the Final 21, evening receptions—all culminating in awarding the winners of the Global Ideas Competition and the $250,000 US National Grand Prize.” Information and registration here.