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Seminar & Social Hour with CCTEC and Johnson School MBAs
Date: 11/03/2009
Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM
Location: CCTEC Office Suite, 395 Pine Tree Rd Suite 310
Come and learn about an exciting Cornell technology over free drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Dr. Jonathan Butcher, Biomedical Engineering, will be presenting his "Device for Mechanical Biopsy of Soft Tissue".
BayHelix Reception
Date: 10/30/2009
Time: 6:30PM - 9:00PM
Location: Cornell Club, Manhattan
CCTEC and the BayHelix group (an organization of Chinese-American executives in the life sciences) held a networking reception at the Cornell Club in Manhattan.
Cornell BioPharma Network/Cornell Entrepreneur Network Joint Event
Date: 10/28/2009
Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Location: Cornell Club, Manhattan
Attendees from the Cornell BioPharma Network and the Cornell Entrepreneur Network enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and networking at the first face-to-face event of the Cornell BioPharma Network. Dr. Howard Fillit, Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), presented on ADDF. ADDF is a pioneering “venture philanthropy” that directly invests in early-stage companies pursuing drugs and diagnostics for Alzheimer’s. In our post-crash era, in which the venture capital model seems broken, organizations like ADDF are emerging as a crucial source of funding for high risk biotech ventures. For more information on ADDF, visit http://www.alzdiscovery.org.
To join the Cornell BioPharma Network, you must have a Cornell NetID. Join by clicking here.
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2009 Technology Innnovation Gala
Date: 10/22/2009
Time: 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location: East Hill Office Building Atrium, Ithaca, NY
The inaugural Technology Innovation Gala reception was held to recognize Cornell faculty innovators whose research results have been licensed to industry partners for commercial development since January 2007.
For more information about the Gala, click here.
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Cornell Technology Venture Forum
Date: 10/22/2009
Time: 9:15AM - 5:30PM
Location: East Hill Office Building, 395 Pine Tree Rd Ithaca
The Cornell Technology Venture Forum featured emerging technology and company presentations in the form of powerpoints and posters.
For more information about CTVF 09, click here.
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Seminar & Social Hour with CCTEC and Johnson School MBAs
Date: 10/05/2009
Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM
Location: CCTEC Office Suite, 395 Pine Tree Rd Suite 310
Walker White, Department of Computer Science, presented on the topic of Scaling Video Games for Better Playing Experiences. This technology can revolutionize the computer and video game industry.
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IP & Pizza with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Date: 09/29/2009
Time: 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Location: 400 Riley-Robb
Attendees from the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences joined CCTEC to learn the difference between Authorship vs. Inventorship while enjoying pizza and salad. Phil Hansen, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti presented on the topic.
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Chinese Minister of Agriculture Visit
Date: 09/24/2009
Time: 8:00AM - 10:30AM
Location: CCTEC Office Suite
On September 24th, CCTEC hosted a visit from the Chinese Minister of Agriculture, Sun Zhengcai, and an eight member delegation from the Department of Science and Education of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture. The delegation attended a welcome breakfast at Taverna Banfi on the Cornell campus after which they attended a signing ceremony at the CCTEC office. During the signing ceremony, Bai Jinming, the Director General of Department of Science, Alan Paau, Executive Director and Vice Provost for Technology Transfer and Economic Development, Michael Kotlikoff, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Jan Nyrop, Senior Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Science and Education of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Cornell University to explore the creation and development of a Sino-US Ray Wu Agricultural Technology Innovation Center. The formation and development of the Center is intended to promote a broad-based strategic partnership and to enhance Sino-US agricultural scientific and techonlogical exchange and cooperation. The Center will also serve to memorialize the late Cornell Professor, Ray Wu, for his outstanding contributions to Sino-US agricultural science, technology exchange and training.
Entrepreneurship Seminar Series - IP Horror Stories
Date: 09/18/2009
Time: 2:30PM - 4:30PM
Location: East Hill Office Building Training Room & Atrium
Participants learned about the ins and outs, the ups and downs, and the ways and means of staying out of IP trouble.
Speakers included David Rickerby, Choate Hall & Stewart, and Jonathan Schaffer, Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Seminar & Social Hour with CCTEC and Johnson School MBAs
Date: 09/16/2009
Time: 5:30PM - 7:00PM
Location: CCTEC Office Suite, 395 Pine Tree Rd Suite 310
Prof. Jeevak Parpia, Department of Physics, discussed his microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology with applications in radio frequency communications, security, and biotechnology while attendees enjoyed beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres.
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