"Using Tech Push and Tech Pull in a University Innovation Ecosystem"
July 2, 2012, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Presenters:
Mr. Craig Dye Director, Venture Accelerator Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, University of Maryland
Dr. Martha Connolly Director, Maryland Industrial Partnerships Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, University of Maryland
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SERIES DESCRIPTION:
This series will feature venture funds that are run by universities that invest in university startups. Each webinar will feature universities and they will talk about their experiences of managing an in-house fund to foster better understanding of this timely topic as it helps bring about commercialization and entrepreneurship.
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR:
Many universities are facing the challenges of building a robust innovation and commercialization ecosystem to infuse technology into the marketplace.
The speakers will describe two of Mtech’s (www.mtech.umd.edu ) eighteen effective programs at the University of Maryland which act to facilitate support of the innovation economy.
Tech Push:VentureAccelerator (www.va.umd.edu) is a fast-track program that guides faculty and student technology entrepreneurs in rapidly developing companies based upon their inventions.
Tech Pull: The Maryland Industrial Partnerships program (www.mips.umd.edu) is a fund that supports university-based research projects to help Maryland companies develop technology-based products. Commercial products benefiting from MIPS projects have generated more than $23.6 billion in revenue, added thousands of jobs to the region, and contributed to successful products.
These two approaches work effectively to fill the commercialization gap, and round out the innovation ecosystem in areas of the greatest needs: company launch and proof of concept funding.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
Craig Dye Director, Venture Accelerator Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, University of Maryland
As Director of the VentureAccelerator program, Craig Dye brings more than 20 years of venture creation, operational management, and investment experience to the University of Maryland and the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech). Previously, Craig served as the Director of Venture Investments at the Robert H. Smith School of Business; assisting regional startups meet their funding needs through a comprehensive program of assessment, mentoring and introduction to accredited investors at the Capital Access Network. As an Advisor to the Affinity Lab - an incubator for corporate and social entrepreneurs - he has helped launch and sustain numerous successful companies and non-profits in the mid-Atlantic region. Affinity Lab was recently named one of the 2009 Best Places to Work.
Prior to joining Affinity Lab, Craig was the Chief Operating Officer of Articulated Impact, a software development and web strategy company that provides solutions to the challenges of top-tier companies, hedge funds and non-profits. Before that, Mr. Dye was the founder and CEO of Wheelhouse Networks, delivering enterprise-class computing and telecommunication platforms as a managed service to corporations and professional services firms.
He began his career with Informatics General (acquired by CA, Inc.) – one of the first technology services companies in the nation - and subsequently served as the Chief Information Officer for Hogan Lovells, supporting its growth into a $3 billion legal services leader, more than doubling in size during his tenure.
Craig serves on the Board of Directors of numerous companies and mentors start-ups and non-profits in the metropolitan area.
Dr. Martha Connolly Director, Maryland Industrial Partnerships Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, University of Maryland
Dr. Connolly is the Director of the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS), an award winning program of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) at the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS: www.mips.umd.edu ) program accelerates the commercialization of technology in Maryland by providing matching funds for collaborative R&D projects between companies and University System of Maryland faculty. MIPS has had a $23B impact in the State of Maryland.
Dr. Connolly is an adjunct faculty member in the Bioengineering graduate program at the A. James Clark School of Engineering, and teaches a course in entrepreneurship in the life sciences for undergraduates. Dr. Connolly holds BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from Stevens Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. She is the former Senior Biotechnology Specialist for the State of Maryland’s Department of Business and Economic Development. She also was a founder of an entrepreneurial technology development company, and directed business development at a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. She has mentored entrepreneurs and is a course instructor in technology led economic development for economic development professionals. She is experienced in early stage technology commercialization, business development and economic strategies. In 2007, the Daily Record named Dr. Connolly one of Maryland’s 50 Most Influential People. In 2010, she received the President’s Award from the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Bioscience Alliance.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ATTENDEES:
WEBINAR DURATION: Each session is a 60-minute webinar with 30 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes of Q&A.
COST:Free, but registration required by clicking on register the Register button above. Your registration is valid for all webinars in this series
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?: This webinar is online. You need a computer with web access for the visual/audio. You may also dial-in using the audio-only telephone number. The call in details and instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent to you via email after you register. Once registered to the webinar you will receive a reminder email 24 hours before the start of the webinar with instructions on how to join.
QUESTIONS TO SPEAKERS: Q&A is conducted by a chat box to the speakers.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE WEBINAR?:University officials, researchers looking to commercialize research, federal and state government officials, venture capitalists, angel investors, Global 1000 companies, industry representatives, entrepreneurs and individual investors.
SLIDES AND VIDEO: The slide presentations and video recording will be available on this page. If you are unable to join the live webinar, you may view the recorded video that will be posted within 24 hours after the scheduled webinar ends.
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