Center For Technology Licensing

NSF I-Corps Short Course (Session 2)
2019-02-09 09:00 - 13:00 UTC
In this 3-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.

Feb 8 (4pm – 8pm) – Session 1 (In person)
Feb 9 (9am – 1pm) – Session 2 (In person)
Feb 14 (3pm -4pm) – Session 3 (Online)
Feb 22 (1:30pm -3pm) – Session 4 (Online)
March 1 (9am – 1pm) – Session 5 (In person)

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NSF I-Corps Short Course (Session 1)
2019-02-08 16:00 - 20:00

Cornell AgriTech Office Hours
2018-12-18 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-11-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-10-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Cornell AgriTech, Hedrick Hall, Room 104
Jess Lyga, Technology Licensing 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.

Please contact her directly to schedule a meeting between 9am-5pm. jml73@cornell.edu

GateWay to Partnership Info Session
2018-12-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Clark Hall Room 410
Please plan to join us for an information session in Clark Hall Room 410. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Learn about a newly launched program by the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University, leading the way to innovative industry research partnerships!
Launched in 2018, the GateWay to Partnership program is a new initiative for industry sponsors to encourage collaboration, streamline negotiations for sponsored research agreements and subsequent licenses, and promote technology development and commercialization.
With three options the Gateway to Partnership programs meets the needs of industry sponsors while enabling companies to manage their investments with the certainty of access to project intellectual property.
More information about GateWay to Partnership can be found at https://osp.cornell.edu/gateway/

RSVP by December 3

GateWay to Partnership Info Session
2018-11-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Morrison Hall Room 334
Please plan to join us for an information session in Morrison Hall Room 334. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Learn about a newly launched program by the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University, leading the way to innovative industry research partnerships!
Launched in 2018, the GateWay to Partnership program is a new initiative for industry sponsors to encourage collaboration, streamline negotiations for sponsored research agreements and subsequent licenses, and promote technology development and commercialization.
With three options the Gateway to Partnership programs meets the needs of industry sponsors while enabling companies to manage their investments with the certainty of access to project intellectual property.
More information about GateWay to Partnership can be found at https://osp.cornell.edu/gateway/

RSVP by November 1

GateWay to Partnership Info Session
2018-10-29 00:15 - 13:15 | Hollister Hall Room 206
Please plan to join us for an information session in Hollister Hall Room 206. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Learn about a newly launched program, leading the way to innovative industry research partnerships!

Launched in 2018, the GateWay to Partnership program is a new initiative for industry sponsors to encourage collaboration, streamline negotiations for sponsored research agreements and subsequent licenses, and promote technology development and commercialization.

With three options the Gateway to Partnership programs meets the needs of industry sponsors while enabling companies to manage their investments with the certainty of access to project intellectual property.

More information about GateWay to Partnership can be found at https://osp.cornell.edu/gateway/

FastTrack Startup License Info Session
2018-10-19 12:15 - 13:15 | Hollister Hall Room 206
Please plan to join us for an information session in Hollister Hall Room 206. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Learn about a new licensing program for Cornell technologies in Engineering and Physical Sciences, offering a quicker path from lab to market!

Institute of Biotechnology Open House & 35th Anniversary
2018-10-18 10:00 - 17:00 | Biotechnology Building G10, 215 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
A day to celebrate research in the life sciences at Cornell and the Institute of Biotechnology.

CTAM Fund Info Session
2018-10-08 12:15 - 13:15 | Mann Library Room 102
Please plan to join us for an information session on the CTAM Fund next Monday, October 8, in Mann Library room 102 at 12:15 p.m.; Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

Detailed information and application form for CTAM Fund can be found at http://ctl.cornell.edu/inventors/ctam/.

The objective of the CTAM Fund is to provide critical funding to advance technologies for commercialization and venture creation. Two types of projects are eligible for applications:

Cornell Technology Projects: Faculty, research staff and/or graduate students, who are listed inventors of Cornell technologies can submit applications directly online.
Cornell Spinoff Projects: Cornell spinoff companies or resident clients in Cornell incubators should submit through a Commercialization Professional.

The deadline for applications is October 31. Project awards will be up to $50K.

ELabNYC 2019 Info Session
2018-09-24 11:30 - 12:30 | Rockefeller University, Welch Hall
1230 York Avenue (entrance is at York Avenue and 66th Street) Welch Hall, Rockefeller University
Calling all Entrepreneurs in Health and Life Sciences in NYC!
Learn about and apply to the ELab NYC 2019 cohort, a no-equity-taken accelerator and networking program built for NYC’s best entrepreneurs in Health and Life Sciences, built by NYC EDC, academic centers, and corporate sponsors.
Join the 1hr networking, pizza lunch, and info session next Monday with Weill Cornell, Rockefeller, and MSKCC innovators:

Taking medical devices and diagnostics to market: Who are my customers? What are the hurdles?
2018-09-21 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Lou Walcer, Director, McGovern Center Startup Incubator
Customer discovery for medical devices and diagnostics is complex. Come learn about pathways to commercialization and regulatory compliance required. Understanding the role of patient, prescriber, nurse, practice/hospital administrator, government regulator, insurer — and occasionally others — is key to effective product planning. Bring your questions!
Open to all.
Please RSVP to Marla Coppolino: mlc247@cornell.edu

2018 CCMR Symposium
2018-05-23 | Physical Sciences Building

Smart Cities in a Connected World
2017-11-07 | Statler Hotel Ballroom, 130 Statler Dr, Ithaca, New York, 14853, United States
Learn about the latest Smart City trends from multiple perspectives including government, academia, investors, corporations and start-ups.
Hear what opportunities investors are seeking, what challenges are yet to be solved, and how entrepreneurs are positioning to solve them.
Be a part of the dialog with ample networking breaks and active Q&A.
Join us at Cornell University this fall for our annual Partnership Forum with thought-leading talks on the trends that will help clear your path to success in this new emerging ecosystem.
For more information, please contact ctl-events@cornell.edu.

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Innovations in Food Systems: Feeding a Growing World
2017-06-07 | Biotechnology Building G10, 215 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Attendees joined the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL), leaders from industry, the investment community, and academia to explore current topics and trends in agriculture and animal production to meet the challenges of feeding 9 billion. Key topics included digital agriculture, biotechnology in plants, plant breeding, microbiome for food production solutions, and more.

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Opportunities and Challenges of the Connected World
2016-11-17 | Biotechnology Building G10, 215 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Attendees joined the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL), industrial colleagues, thought leaders, researchers, aligned investors and start-up companies to explore challenges and opportunities to enable the next generation of smart, secure sensors that will fuel a 10-fold increase of data on the internet. Attendees heard the latest thinking around which underlying technologies, MEMS 2.0 or Silicon Photonics, are best positioned to scale into this new market, and connected with faculty building deep technical and scientific expertise in the space.

Selected keynote presentations:
