Center For Technology Licensing

November CTL Office Hours – Plant Breeding (Ithaca & Geneva)
2020-11-24 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Jess Stein, Sr. Licensing & Business Development Officer, will be available to meet during her office hours at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY. She will be there to answer questions about

what CTL does,
licensing,
disclosures,
plant patents,
plant variety protection (PVP),
trademarks, etc.

Join at: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/96038535929?pwd=[REDACTED]

Where’s the Edge? Opportunities in the Future of Computing from the Core to the Moon and Beyond
2020-11-18 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join our exceptional panel of experts to hear their insight on tomorrow’s technologies followed by rapid pitches from Cornell startups.
3:00 – 4:10 pm (ET) Panel moderated by Rick Bahr, Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and investor at Silicon Catalyst Angels
Panelists:

Alex Behfar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies, Inc.
Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital
Veerbhan Kheterpal, CEO, Cofounder, quadric.io, Inc.
Doug Kirkpatrick, General Partner of InnerProduct Partners and CEO, Eridan Communications, Inc.

4:10 – 4:30 pm 5 minute rapid pitches from Cornell semiconductor related startups

Geegah
Owic
Soctera

4:30 – 5:00 pm Break out rooms w/ pitchers for Q&A from interested parties

Registration link
https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j-c0sylFSamP_xmrTbPMlw
Meet the Panelists
https://ctl.cornell.edu/meet-the-panelists-for-the-wheres-the-edge-opportunities-in-the-future-of-computing-from-the-core-to-the-moon-and-beyond-nov-18th-panel/

WE Cornell: Conversations with STEM Founders-Reshma Shetty
2020-11-06 14:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Please join WE Cornell for a conversation with STEM founder Reshma Shetty.
The event will feature a presentation from Reshma Shetty.
Reshma Shetty co-founded synthetic biology Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. in 2008. Spun out of MIT, Ginkgo’s mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Started in a Cambridge, MA apartment, Reshma has helped to grow the company to 200 people and raised $450M in financing. In October 2018, Ginkgo launched Bioworks4, its fourth generation facility for design, fabrication and testing of custom designed microbes. Ginkgo is concurrently engineering more than 50 organisms to spec for customers including Ajinomoto, Cargill and ADM. Reshma Shetty has a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from MIT.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-cornell-conversations-with-stem-founders-reshma-shetty-tickets-127448980331

Startup Tools for Managing Customer Relationships
2020-10-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
About this Event
As a startup founder, navigating customer relationships can be scary. With so many tools on the market, how do you know which ones are the right fit for your company?
This webinar, hosted by Cornell eLab, will share insights on Salesforce and Airtable as tools for startups to manage customer relationships.
David Peterson of Airtable will introduce the new customer discovery CRM feature created specifically for the Cornell Startup Community. The CRM system prepares founders to conduct large scale customer interviews, analyze data-driven interview insights and test hypotheses for product market fit.
Ken Smith, Senior Account Executive of Higher Education at Salesforce will detail the customer relationship funnel that leading university researchers can use to grow and manage a community of potential customers.
Participate Online:
This is a virtual workshop being held on Zoom. To join the Zoom meeting, use this link: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/96046070603?pwd=[REDACTED]
To ensure a smooth Zoom experience, please ensure you have the most recent version of Zoom.
The event will be recorded and a copy of the recording will be shared with all attendees.
Accessibility:
Please contact Monika Crosby (mlc258@cornell.edu) three days before the event with accessibility questions and concerns.

CTL Office Hours - Plant Breeding (Ithaca & Geneva) with Jess Stein
2020-10-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

IGNITE:Research Acceleration (formerly CTAM) Webinar Info Session 2
2020-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
During this webinar, Patrick Govang, Director of Innovation Partnerships at CTL, will

present the IGNITE:Research Acceleration Fund,
describe the requirements to apply and
talk about the selection process.

RSVP: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuf–sqzojH9PWp57MCebCjHp5QUnC_IlX
IGNITE is Cornell Research’s next generation funding program based on its original gap fund, the Cornell Technology Acceleration and Maturation (CTAM) Fund.

Dean's Fourth Annual Symposium on Entrepreneurship and Academic Drug Development
2020-10-22 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Dean Augustine M.K. Choi proudly presents:

Fourth Annual Symposium on Entrepreneurship and Academic Drug Development

This symposium is designed for faculty, trainees, and students interested in advancing their research from the lab to the clinic.

Learn about ways to partner with industry and the resources available at BioPharma Alliances and Research Collaborations, the Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, Bridge Medicines, and the Center for Technology Licensing.

Register here:
https://weillcornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElc-usrT8jHtWyO0TMQKfPNNNKRFOrNL3A

Keynote Address by:
John Maraganore, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam has led the translation of RNAi (RNA interference) from Nobel Prize-winning discovery into an innovative, entirely new class of medicines.

Featured Speakers:
John P. Leonard, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Innovation and Initiatives
Richard T. Silver Distinguished Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Weill Cornell Medicine
“Updates on Weill Cornell Medicine’s Innovation Ecosystem”
and
Li Gan, PhD
Director, Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute
Burton P. and Judith B. Resnick Distinguished Professor in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute
Weill Cornell Medicine
“Developing New Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Disease”

IGNITE:Research Acceleration (formerly CTAM) Webinar Info Session 1
2020-10-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
During this webinar, Patrick Govang, Director of Innovation Partnerships at CTL, will

present the IGNITE:Research Acceleration Fund,
describe the requirements to apply and
talk about the selection process.

RSVP: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlf-igqjgjHNUBaNOKuoH0y-ZgHo9jEZ1P
IGNITE is Cornell Research’s next generation funding program based on its original gap fund, the Cornell Technology Acceleration and Maturation (CTAM) Fund.

CTL Practicum - Info Session
2020-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
During this webinar, students will learn about the internship program at the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL):

the recruitment process and timeline,
the training sessions,
the types of assignments.

The CTL Practicum aims to provide valuable exposure to the process of commercialization.

RSVP: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcod-2gqDosHdwwkAslIQ4CT__cDpPEf8OH

Women Innovators Initiative (WII): Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
2020-09-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
During this webinar, we will discuss how investment can promote Women-led startups, and how women entrepreneurs can better navigate the path to success.
Panelists
Beckie Robertson ’82
Co-founder and Managing Director, Versant Ventures

Beckie Robertson is a Managing Director specializing in early stage investing in medical devices and diagnostics at Versant. (read more)

Priya Rajan, MBA ’16
Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank.

Priya is Market Lead for India and UAE in SVB’s international market development team, Global Gateway. (read more)

Carolina Huaranca Mendoza
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Scout & Former Principal Kapor Capital

Carolina Huaranca Mendoza is currently a scout for Lightspeed Venture Partners and serves on the Board of Directors for Latinas in Tech, a network of 10,000 Latinas worldwide. (read more)

Momo Bi, MBA
Director, New York Ventures, Empire State Development

Bio to come.

Moderator

Alice Li, Ph.D. ’98, CLP, Executive Director of the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University

RSVP: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_htMX-qhkReqojhRO98oekw

Virtual IP & Pizza: Invention Disclosures and Patent process
2020-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Kick-off your journey to innovation by joining the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) for an informative and interactive session that will present CTL services to the Cornell community and will delve into the Basics of IP and the technology commercialization process. Learn about:

CTL’s activities & programs
Understanding the basics of patenting
Disclosing an invention

Join us for an interactive conversation with:

Patrick Govang, Director, Innovation Partnerships, CTL
William Pegg, Associate Director for Intellectual Property, CTL

RSVP: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrduCqrD4jGd1Ba0ShkG4TJWhzZuNWatt1

Webinar: US Air Force SBIR / STTR Program
2020-08-20 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University and Binghamton University are co-sponsoring a webinar presented by APEX, a USAF Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA), about the US Air Force SBIR/STTR program.

Thursday, August 20th, 2020
1 PM – 3 PM.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Researchers, entrepreneurs, and small business owners with technology solutions pertinent to the USAF and the capability to perform R&D leading to commercialization and sales to the USAF.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

USAF SBIR/STTR Program details
What’s changed in the USAF SBIR/STTR program
How to apply and tips for a better proposal
What the USAF is looking for in technology and proposal

HOW DO I REGISTER?
Register by emailing sgaffney@ybi.org
*Webinar information will be provided the week of the webinar.

NSF I-Corps Regional Course (July 20- August 12)
2020-07-20 - 2020-08-12
Are you a scientist, researcher, or engineer working on a tech innovation that you think has strong commercialization potential? Not sure how to move your idea from the lab to the real world?

Join the free, three-week NSF I-Corps Regional Course and learn how to talk to customers, develop a business model, and find product-market fit!

WHO: Scientists, Researchers, Engineers, & Aspiring Entrepreneurs
WHAT: NSF I-Corps Regional Course- Free 3-week Training
WHEN: July 20- August 12, 2020
WHERE: Now completely virtual! Teams from any school are welcome to apply.
HOW: Apply Now at unyicorps.org

The I-Corps Regional Course is funded by the National Science Foundation, run by the Cornell-based UNY I-Corps Node, and taught by experienced entrepreneurs. Using an ‘evidence-based entrepreneurship’ methodology, scientists learn how to develop business hypotheses, test them in interviews with 30 potential customers, and find the best product-market fit for their technology. After successfully completing the course, teams can become eligible to apply to the national NSF I-Corps Teams program where they’ll receive $50,000 to continue their customer discovery process. Learn more and apply at www.unyicorps.org.

Panel Discussion on Women Inventors at Cornell University
2020-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University (CTL) for a live Panel Discussion on Women Innovators at Cornell University!
Alice Li, the Executive Director at CTL will be moderating a panel of women leaders from different industries and representing different stages of the commercialization process.
During the webinar, they will discuss approaches that we (Cornell Community) could take to overcoming gender disparity and inspire the future women innovators and entrepreneurial leaders.
In this panel we are excited to welcome:

Pamela Marrone, ’78, PhD, CEO/Founder, Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.
Anaïs Rameau, ’04, M.D., M.Phil., CEO, MyophonX and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College.
Ponsi Trivisvavet, MBA ’99, CEO & Director, Inari Ag.
Yihui Xie, MBA ’10, Startup Advisor and Investor & Former CEO and Co-Founder, Taggpic, Inc.

Bios available here.
Registration Link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y8_WsEF4RsCapacsr3BkZQ
Contact information: Lynda Inseque, Program Manager, Technology Initiatives & Outreach, lci2@cornell.edu

NSF I-Corps Regional Course (now completely virtual)
2020-05-23 - 2020-06-18
Are you a scientist, engineer, or aspiring entrepreneur working on a tech innovation that you think has strong commercialization potential? Not sure how to move your idea from the lab to the real world?
Join the free, three-week NSF I-Corps Regional Course (now completely virtual), and learn how to talk to customers, develop a business model, and find product-market fit!
WHO: Scientists, Engineers, & Aspiring Entrepreneurs
WHAT: NSF I-Corps Regional Course- Free 3-week Training (All Virtual)
WHEN: May 28th – June 18th, 2020
WHERE: Hosted online by Cornell University
HOW: Apply Now at unyicorps.org
The I-Corps Regional Course is funded by NSF, run by the Cornell-based UNY I-Corps Node and taught by experienced entrepreneurs. Using an ‘evidence-based entrepreneurship’ methodology, scientists learn how to develop business hypotheses, test them in interviews with potential customers, and find product-market fit.
After successfully completing the regional course, teams can become eligible to apply to the national NSF I-Corps Teams program where they’ll receive $50,000 to continue their customer discovery process.
Learn more and apply at unyicorps.org.

Cornell AgriTech Office Hours (SUSPENDED)
2020-04-28 10:00 - 15:30 UTC
Jess Lyga, Sr. Licensing & Business Development Officer, will be available to meet during her office hours at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY. She will be there to answer questions about what CTL does, licensing, disclosures, plant patents, plant variety protection (PVP), trademarks, etc.

Location: Room 104 Hedrick

Please contact her directly to schedule a meeting, jml73@cornell.edu.

BioFuture 2020 (POSTPONED)
2020-04-28 - 2020-04-29
Postponement of BioFutureTM Conference Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
After careful consideration of the current circumstances surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Demy-Colton and the Advisory Board of BioFuture™ have made the difficult decision to postpone BioFuture™, originally scheduled for April 28-29 at the Lotte Palace Hotel in New York City. A rescheduled meeting is being planned for later this year.
Our team has been closely monitoring the rapidly escalating domestic and worldwide developments during the last several weeks related to COVID-19, and believe that postponement is the most responsible course of action. The health, safety, and security of our attendees is our foremost priority.
We thank all of our participants and stakeholders for their patience and support at this challenging time. We will announce the dates and location of the rescheduled BioFuture™ Conference as soon as they are confirmed.
For further information or questions, please contact Lawrence Joseph, ljoseph@demy-colton.com
CTL is an official Supporter of this year’s BioFuture conference.

CTL Office Hours at Weill Hall (SUSPENDED)
2020-04-21 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
Location: Weill Hall 404A (within the McGovern Center).
Come talk with one of our Licensing and Business Development Officers if you have any questions about an invention disclosure, the patenting process, and the licensing process.
Walk-in appointment.

BenDaniel Venture Challenge
2020-04-16
The BenDaniel Venture Challenge (BVC) is Big Red Venture’s Annual Pitch Competition. Five finalists will pitch their business ideas to an investor panel during Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration. Winners of the competition will earn up to a cash prize totaling $25K (an additional $25K match if the technology is licensed through Cornell) to push their idea forward. The competition was set take place at Cornell University on April 16th however, given the current state of affairs the event will now be a Virtual Pitch Competition. We are encouraging applicants to continue to apply with further event logistics to follow shortly.
Application due date: March 15th, 2020
http://www.brventurefund.com/bvc
*The Cornell Center for Technology Licensing will match the prize money for companies using technologies licensed from Cornell University.
CTL is an official sponsor of the BenDaniel Venture Challenge.

CTAM Fund Information Session #2 - Webinar
2020-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
In response to President Martha Pollack’s announcement related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team at the Center for Technology Licensing has made the transition to virtual operations. Through this time we are committed to maintaining key programs supporting our faculty and startups including the Cornell Technology Acceleration and Maturation (CTAM) fund Spring funding cycle. While we may need to change the program as time goes on, we’re opening the call for applications for the Spring Cycle and will proceed with our virtual information sessions noted below.
The CTAM fund provides up to $50,000 in critical funding to advance technologies of promise towards commercialization and venture creation. The program is open for online application in the Spring and Fall. Two types of projects are eligible for funding:
• Cornell Lab-based Projects where funding is provided directly to the university lab of faculty, research staff and/or graduate students, who are listed inventors of Cornell technologies.
• Cornell Company-based Projects for Cornell-licensed startups, resident companies of Cornell incubators, or participants in the Runway Postdoc program at Cornell Tech. Funding is provided in the form of a convertible note.
At this time we are maintaining our application deadline of April 20, 2020.
Learn how your research or company project can receive up to $50K!
Register here

CTAM Fund Information Session #1 - Webinar
2020-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)

Cornell AgriTech Office Hours (SUSPENDED)
2020-03-24 10:00 - 15:30 UTC
Jess Lyga, Sr. Licensing & Business Development Officer, will be available to meet during her office hours at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY. She will be there to answer questions about what CTL does, licensing, disclosures, plant patents, plant variety protection (PVP), trademarks, etc.

Location: Room 104 Hedrick

Please contact her directly to schedule a meeting, jml73@cornell.edu.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have closed the CTL office at this time. All CTL staff are currently working from home. In-person office hours are suspended. We are working on alternative accommodations & will send further info along shortly.

Fireside Chat with Alex Gorsky Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson (POSTPONED)
2020-03-19 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue, New York, 10065, United States
Moderated by Dr. John P. Leonard
Senior Associate Dean for Innovation and Initiatives
Weill Cornell Medicine
Followed by a presentation from JLABS @ NYC
Thursday, March 19, 2020
6:00-8:30pm
Uris Auditorium
1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Alex Gorsky is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson, one of just seven leaders who have served in the dual role since the company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1944.
Alex began his Johnson & Johnson career as a sales representative with Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1988. Over the next three decades, he advanced through positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, and management, culminating in being named CEO and Chairman in 2012.
Limited Seats: Register here

CTL Office Hours at Weill Hall (SUSPENDED)
2020-03-17 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
Location: Weill Hall 404A (within the McGovern Center).
Come talk with one of our Licensing and Business Development Officers if you have any questions about an invention disclosure, the patenting process, and the licensing process.
Walk-in appointment.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have closed the CTL office at this time. All CTL staff are currently working from home. In-person office hours are suspended. We are working on alternative accommodations & will send further info along shortly.

IP & Pizza: "Geneva’s Discoveries to Commercialization" (Geneva, NY)
2020-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join the Life Science Team at the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) for an informational and interactive session to learn about CTL services to Cornell AgriTech community in Geneva, NY. Jess and Phil will cover the following topics:

Intellectual property for plants and agricultural technologies
CTL office hours at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva

Location: Cornell AgriTech Barton Laboratory, Room 134.
15 Castle Creek Dr, Geneva, NY 14456

Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

RSVP by March 4, 2020 here.

Cornell AgriTech Office Hours
2020-02-25 10:00 - 15:30 UTC

CTL Office Hours at Weill Hall
2020-02-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-01-21 14:00 - 16:00 UTC

Cornell AgriTech Office Hours
2020-01-28 10:00 - 15:30 UTC
Jess Lyga, Sr. Licensing & Business Development Officer, will be available to meet during her office hours at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY. She will be there to answer questions about what CTL does, licensing, disclosures, plant patents, plant variety protection (PVP), trademarks, etc.

Location: Room 101 Hedrick

Please contact her directly to schedule a meeting, jml73@cornell.edu.

I-Corps Short Course Winter Session @ Cornell University Jan 10th - Jan 24th
2020-01-10 09:00 - 2020-01-24 16:00 UTC
Session 1: Fri. Jan 10 (4pm- 8pm)- In-person
Session 2: Sat. Jan 11 (9am- 1pm)- In-person
Session 3: Wed. 15 (2pm- 3pm)- Online
Session 4: Wed. 22 (2pm- 3pm)- Online
Session 5: Fri. Jan 24 (9am-pm)- In-person
In this 2-week course, researchers working on a tech innovation “get out of the lab” and talk with customers to identify the best product-market fit. You may apply with a team of 1-3 people.
Teams may not split attendance between members. The Team Lead is required to attend and participate fully in every session of the short course. This is important for two reasons:
1) Course learning is cumulative
2) Only team members who personally complete the full short course can be considered for NSF lineage and a nomination for national I-Corps Teams.

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