Eureka! - Inventing and what happens next?

Speakers share what makes a commercially successful invention and what happens on the pathway from invention to the marketplace. Click here for the webcast (60 min) or just hear Paul Avlivisatos' talk here (9 min).

Speakers:

• Steve Chu, LBNL Lab Director
• Paul Alivisatos, Associate Lab Director and Founder of Nanosys
• Cheryl Fragiadakis, Technology Transfer Department Head

Patenting - The ins and outs of this mysterious process

Better understand why patent and copyright protection is so important, how the process works, and what role the inventor plays. Click here for the webcast (60 min).

Speakers:

• Tim Lithgow, Patent Department Head
• Michael Fuller, Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, L.L.P.
• Craig Jacobson, LBNL inventor

Licensing - What are licensees and investors looking for?

Representatives from Genentech, Hewlett Packard and Mobotec discuss their process for selecting what gets licensed or funded, and how to communicate in their language. Click here for the webcast (60 min) or just hear Anna Williamsons' talk here (7 min) or Steve Visco's talk here (14 min).

Speakers:

• Anna Williamson, Genentech, Business Development
• Michel Benard, Hewlett Packard, Director, Technology Programs
• Eric Fischer, Mobotec US, Inc., LBNL technology licensee
• Steve Visco, LBNL inventor and founder of PolyPlus Battery. Download here a copy of Steve's presentation.

Start Ups - A conversation with Venture Capitalist and Entrepreneurs

Venture capitalists will discuss what type of technologies succeed as platforms for new companies. Click here for the webcast (60 min).

Speakers:

• Milton Chang, Incubic Venture Fund
• Shomit Ghose, Onset Ventures
• Tom Baer, Arcturus Bioscience and Incubic Venture Fund
• Mark Modera, LBNL inventor and founder of Aeroseal, Inc.