The Academic Medicine Development Company (AMDeC) Foundation and The New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) are presenting a special six-part monthly breakfast seriesFrom Concept to Companyto provide practical information for biomedical scientists who may wish to take their discoveries from the laboratory to commercialization.
Monthly program sessions will be held from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the month starting Jan. 8and continuing on Feb. 12, March 12, April 9, May 14 and June 11. The series will be presented at the New York Business Forum, 40 W. 57th St. (See indivdiual session topics and speakers below.)
Each session workshop will begin with an hour-long "Networking and Continental Breakfast" (8–9 a.m.) followed by a presentation and Q&A session with invited speakers (9–10:30 a.m.).
The registration fee for the series is $125. Individual session fees are $25 in advance, or $35 at the door. For more information or to register, call NYBA at (631) 444-8895.
Session Topics and Speakers
"What Is Entrepreneurship?" (January 8)
Stephen Davis (Heller Ehrman White McAuliffe LLP)
"Building a Productive Relationship with Your Tech Transfer Office" (February 12)
Moderators: Kathleen Denis, Ph.D., Director of Technology Transfer, Rockefeller University; Patrick McGrath, Director of Technology Transfer, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Matthew McCooe, Associate Director of New Ventures, Columbia Innovation Enterprise
"What You Need to Know About Intellectual Property" (March 12)
Paul Fehlner (Darby & Darby P.C.)
"Starting the Company: Management, Materials, and, of Course, Money" (April 9)
Richard Shanley (Deloitte and Touche LLP)
"How to Write a Killer Business Plan" (May 14)
Melissa Krinzman (President and CEO, Venture Architects Inc.)
"Venture Capital and How to Get It" (June 11)
Barbara Dalton (Euclid SR Partners)