Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

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University Venture Funding Webinar Mini-Series

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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:

The MIT Deshpande Center celebrates its 10^th anniversary this year.  It was one of the first university “proof of concept” centers.  During that period it has  funded 90+ projects and spun out 26 companies that have raised around $400 million.  What is the process that the center has followed, what lessons have been learned, and what are the challenges for the next 10 years?”

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Leon Sandler
Executive Director, Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Leon Sandler is the Executive Director of the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and position he has held since 2006. The Deshpande Center’s mission is “Innovation to Impact” – stimulating innovation and moving technology from the laboratories to the marketplace. In his role at the center, Leon Sandler spans the worlds of academia and industry, technology and business, established companies and entrepreneurial start-ups.   Since 2002 the Deshpande Center has funded 90 projects at MIT and seen the creation of 26 startup companies that have raised over $400 million.

Leon brings to the Deshpande Center more than twenty-five years experience in senior general management, marketing, finance and business development roles at companies such as Boston Consulting Group, Eastman Kodak, Texas Instruments and Digital Equipment. He has also served as the CEO of several start-ups and has assisted many ventures as an interim executive or advisor. He holds a bachelor of science and masters of Science in Chemical Engineering from Natal University in South Africa, and a MBA from the Stanford Business School.

http://web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter/

View Previous Webinars in this series:

March 7 - Commercializing New Technologies through the UT Horizon Fund
March 23 - University of Rochester Technology Development Fund
April 27 - NYU Innovation Venture Fund: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem at NYU
May 7 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute and BR Venture Fund, Cornell University
June 4 - Early-State Support of Life Science Startups at UNC
June 18 - Maryland Technology Development Corporation's Seed Funding Program
June 25 – Michigan Universities Commercialization Initiative
July 2 - Maryland Mtech Ventures
July 16 – Florida State University

Upcoming Webinars in this series:

September 17 - University of California, San Diego
October 1 – Indiana University
October 15 – University of Missouri
November 19 – University of California, San Francisco

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.