Workshop Agenda

8:00

Continental Breakfast, Registration, Networking

9:00

Welcome: NCIIA

Phil Weilerstein, Executive Director, NCIIA 

9:15

Fitzsimons Life Science District

Jill Farnham, Executive Director, Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority  

9:30

Is Technology Entrepreneurship for You?

Richard C. Duke, Ph.D., Founding Scientist and Director, GlobeImmune, Inc, Founding Scientist and CEO, ApopLogic Pharmaceuticals, LLC, & Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado

Sarah Richardson-Burns, Ph.D., Founder Biotectix and former CU graduate student
 

10:15

Great Idea or Real Business? Opportunity Assessment & Team Building

Courtney Price from VentureQuest, Denver, CO     

11:00

Coffee break and Networking

11:15

University Licensing and Tech Transfer

David Poticha, CU Tech Transfer Office

University of Colorado Faculty: Robin Shandas Ph.D. Dept. of Cardiology, Richard Duke, Ph.D., Dept. of Medicine, Michael Browning, Ph.D., Dept. of Pharmacology

12:00

Lunch and Networking

1:00

Intellectual Property Protection and how to get it.

John Wahl from Greenberg Traurig LLC 

1:45

How to Sell Your Ideas: the Perfect Business Pitch

Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA, University of Colorado Professor  

2:35

Financial Strategy and Investment Banking Services: Trinity Capital Services, LLC

Duane Knight, Head of Life Sciences Practice 

2:45

Early Venture: Finding the Money & Methods to Market

Moderator: Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA, University of Colorado Professor
SBIR Grants: Russell Farmer, CEO/CFO of ADA Technologies
Bootstrapping: Robert Tofe, President of Snoasis Medical
CTEK: Robin Phelp & Stephen Miller, CTEK
Venture Capital: Dan Mitchell, Founder of Sequel Venture Partners
 

3:45

Final remarks

4:00

Beer, wine and cheese reception

Provided by Forest City