Free Conference Call for Universities and VCs/Angels 3-4pm EDT May 16, 2006

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Moderator:
Michael J. Martin, President TechTransfer Associates
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Speakers include:

1. David Day, Director Office of Technology Transfer, University of Florida
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2. Jeanie McGuire, Florida Atlantic University, Assistant VP, Division of Research and Graduate Studies and Director of Technology Transfer
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David Day, Director Office of Technology Transfer, University of Florida

“Organizing Angel Investors to Bridge the Capital Gap”.

While there are few tools to bridge the capital gap, SBIRs, etc, angel investors, especially from alumni networks, have been underused. The University of Florida conducted an extensive campaign to identify these high net worth individuals, and then to encourage them to organize into funds. The results have been gratifying with four new angel funds emerging in the last 2 years. Significant companies have been founded based on their investments, and now those funds are syndicating into larger investments.

Jeanie McGuire, Florida Atlantic University, Assistant VP of Research and Director of Technology Transfer

Real "Lab to Marketplace Partnerships" in a Small OTT Office -

To be successful in technology transfer activities in a small public university that no one has heard of, the director and any available support personnel must be skilled in the art of kissing frogs, selling used cars and making silk purses of sows ears. Developing public-private partnerships is one of the keys to building the metrics to measure the success.

Michael J. Martin, President TechTransfer Associates

“Structuring Consortia Agreements and Organization to Accelerate Tech Transfer”

While industry sees value in leveraging their limited develop dollars in research consortia, they find it difficult to extract the knowledge in a form that grants them a competitive advantage. Virginia Tech Center for Power Electronics in cooperation with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties developed a industrial affiliates agreement that attracted participation from major industrial partners. The principal members are granted certain intellectual property rights. They provide test beds for new inventions, fund patenting after a market based assessment, and advise on new research directions.