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Office of Research and Technology Transfer
Cathy Swain, CFA, AIFA®, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Commercial Development

Session 1
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Innovation: Ideas on Fire! World of Entrepreneurship - February 26, 2008
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Olivier Wenker, MD

 
Life Science Industry and Startup Company
 Cathy Swain, CFA, AIFA

 
Discovery to Market
Jim Coleman
Demystifying Creativity
Jing Zhou
Session 2
Life Science Industry Your Startup Idea - March 4, 2008

The Life Science Industry: An Overview
Olivier Wenker, MD
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Business Plan I and Executive Summary
 Paul Campbell, Ph.D.
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Session 3 Discover to Market - March 11, 2008
Beware of Dog!
Keith McDowell, Ph.D.
New Invention Disclosures at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Elizabeth O. Hileman, Ph.D.
Discussion on Technology Transfer
Tommy Lee MBA
Financial Conflict of Interest in Academic Research
Michael Rosenblum, Ph.D.
Session 4 Module not filmed.  
Session 5 Local Resources for Life Science Entrepreneurs - March 25, 2008
BioHouston: An Overview
Jacqueline Northcut
Re-Forming the Innovator: Becoming an Entrepreneur
Tom Kraft, Ph.D.
Business Plan II & Elevator Pitches
Paul Campbell, Ph.D.
Session 6 Startup Company Dynamics - April 1, 2008
How to Structure Your Start-Up: The Nuts and Bolts
Paul Pryzant
Session 7
 Capital Perspectives - April 8, 2008
Technology Review Committee (TRC) at M.D. Anderson
Stan Tucker, Ph.D.
Texas Ignition Fund
Cathy Swain, C.F.A. , AIFA
The Texas Emerging Technology Fund: The Lone Star State Fills the "Gap"
Andrew A. Nat, Jr.
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Bob Prochnow
Funding Options for Early Stage Companies
Deborah Mansfield, M.B.A., M.S.
AlphaDev: Houston-centric Life Science PreVenture Development Company
Martin Lindenberg, M.D., M.B.A.
Venture Capital 101
Evan Melrose, M.D., M.B.A.
Session 8
Elevator Speeches, Feedback on Business Plans, Course Summary - April 22, 2008
EZ Biosciences, Inc.
Raymond Mouzannar, Ph.D.
Business Plan of DrineCure, Inc.
Ning Tsao, Rakshandra Talpur, and Xaio Ni
Novel, Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Compounds for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
SensoEZ Pharmaceuticals Representative
i-Consent, L.L.C, Interactive Informed Consent System
Chris M. Hymel, i-Consent L.L.C
A Novel MRI Marker For Prostate Brachytherapy
Steven Frank

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