Center For Technology Licensing

I-Corps Regional Course program (Virtual)
2022-09-02 - 2022-10-05
The virtual regional course is 4.5 weeks long. It combines self-directed online learning activities, with six Zoom-based class meetings (1-2 hours long), and two 1:1 instructor check ins (15-20 minutes). Teams of 1-3 people can apply. Eight to ten teams are selected per class. Teams aim to conduct 30 customer discovery interviews.

Session 1: Monday, September 12
Session 2a: Wednesday, September 14
Session 2b: Friday, September 16
Session 3: Monday, September 19
Session 4: Wednesday, September 21
Session 5a: Wednesday, September 28
Session 5b: Monday, October 3
Session 6: Wednesday, October 5

CTL Practicum Training Session 1
2022-10-04 09:00 - 12:30 UTC
CTL’s Practicum is a paid program open to STEM and MBA graduate students. After acceptance into the program, practicants are provided training on the basics of tech transfer, prior art search, technology marketing, market research, and more as they assist CTL in our commercialization goals.

CTL New Ventures Series – Pitching 101: How to Present Your Startups and Technology Innovation to Potential Funders
2022-10-04 12:00 - 13:00
Back by popular demand for CTL’s New Ventures Series this fall, Kirsten Leute and Ajay Rayasam at Osage University Partners (OUP) focus the session on how an entrepreneur, or a faculty-entrepreneur, can develop and deliver a pitch to gain interest and commitment from potential investors.
Pitching an early-stage science- and technology-based startup to potential funders can be intimidating. Learning how to tailor your presentation and understanding what motivates funders to say yes, or at least not give you an outright no, are important aspects of preparing for your initial pitch. This talk is structured around OUP’s many years of experience in hearing pitches and reviewing pitch decks to provide insight on creating and presenting an initial startup pitch to funders.
Speakers:

Kirsten Leute, Partner at OUP
Ajay Rayasam, M.S., Associate, Technology, OUP

Register here!

Ignite Innovation Acceleration – Fall 2022 Cycle Info Session #1
2022-10-07 12:00 - 13:00
Ignite Innovation Acceleration is one of the four signature programs of Ignite: Cornell Research Lab to Market gap funding series. The program aims to advance Cornell University research innovations to the next inflection point (technical or commercial validation) towards commercialization.

Awarded projects will receive up to $50,000. The funding is provided in form of grants to labs to advance inventions toward licensing, startup formation, or industry partnerships.

Project applications are submitted by Cornell University research labs based on disclosed, active CTL inventions from Ithaca, Geneva, or Cornell Tech campuses and will be accepted through November 4, 2022.

Join the information session to learn more about the program series and the application process. Register here.

Can’t make it to this info session? We have a second one on October 18. Register here.

CTL Practicum Training Session 2
2022-10-10 09:00 - 12:00

CTL@WCM Special Panel on Health Equity
2022-10-11 12:00 - 13:00
On the occasion of the diversity month, Weill Cornell Medicine Enterprise Innovation’s CTL@WCM is addressing disparities in health and health care affecting underrepresented groups.
Gender, ethnoracial background, income, housing, and geographic location, etc. are just some of factors that influence health and well-being. People of color and other marginalized groups are the most impacted by healthcare inequity, and they experience higher rates of illness. Racial disparities, particularly, is estimated to cost $93 billion in excess medical care.
In a special panel, experts from academia, industry, government, and investment will provide insights on the state of healthcare, will discuss solutions to improve the conditions that drive health outcomes (equitable access to care, diversification of clinical trials, etc.), and will describe existing programs that can sustainably address health disparities, with a commercialization and investment lens.
Panelists
• Pierre R. Theodore, MD, Vice President, Global Public Health, J&J
• Rachel Rubin ‘07, Vice President, Investments and Programs, Roivant Social Ventures
• J’Vanay Santos-Fabian, MBA candidate, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, My LÚA

Moderated by Lisa Placanica, Senior Managing Director, CTL @ WCM
Join us for this special panel in collaboration with Johnson and Johnson. Register here.

Red Bear Angels Pitch Teaser
2022-10-14 12:00 - 13:00
CTL and Red Bear Angels pitch teaser event, featuring sneak peek presentations for three inventors presenting at Entrepreneurship Cornell’s Eclectic Convergence.

CTL Practicum Training Session 3
2022-10-17 14:00 - 17:00

Ignite Innovation Acceleration – Fall 2022 Cycle Info Session #2
2022-10-18 12:00 - 13:00
Ignite Innovation Acceleration is one of the four signature programs of Ignite: Cornell Research Lab to Market gap funding series. The program aims to advance Cornell University research innovations to the next inflection point (technical or commercial validation) towards commercialization.

Awarded projects will receive up to $50,000. The funding is provided in form of grants to labs to advance inventions toward licensing, startup formation, or industry partnerships.

Project applications are submitted by Cornell University research labs based on disclosed, active CTL inventions from Ithaca, Geneva, or Cornell Tech campuses and will be accepted through November 4, 2022.

Join this information session to learn more about the program series and the application process. Register here.

Cornell Innovation & Venture Advisors (CIVA) Launch
2022-10-25 12:00 - 13:30
The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) is launching the Cornell Innovation & Venture Advisors (CIVA) group. CIVA is a new and exclusive community of industry experts who are provided a first look at emerging technologies and venture opportunities from Cornell innovations. The group, which advisors may join by invitation only, aims to connect Cornell inventors from the Ithaca, Geneva, Cornell Tech, and Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) campuses with potential entrepreneurs and corporate partners with the goal of leveraging advisor feedback to best advance technology toward commercialization and venture.

Ignite Postdoc for Ventures Training - Market Opportunity Navigator Workshop
2022-10-26 - 2022-11-09
The 6-session workshop is designed to help the Ignite Postdocs get a clear overview of their potential market domains and make confident decisions on where to play next. It offers a structured approach for identifying, evaluating and strategizing your market opportunities. The workshop will offer a hands-on approach through teaching and break-out sessions. The post-docs will gain important insights and get acquainted with tools that will accompany them over time, as they learn and make important strategic decisions.
