Welcome to Invention to Venture Urbana 2009: Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences!

Date: February 21, 2009

Time: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Location: Medical Sciences Building - auditorium (room 274); 506 S. Matthews, Urbana

The Technology Entrepreneur Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will host a one-day workshop February 21, 2009 on life sciences technology entrepreneurship.

The workshop is intended primarily for college and university students, but is also open to anyone who wants to know more about this very important topic. Presentations will focus on venture capital, marketing, intellectual property, business plans, and related topics in biotech and the life sciences.  Guest speakers are experts drawn from the region.

Invention to Venture workshops are held in cooperation with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA).

Cost:  BRING A FRIEND AND SAVE $$$! (Must be of same Registration Status)

Students: $15 or 2/$25 (save $5!) 

Faculty Members & Staff: $40 or 2/$70 (save $10!)

Alumni: $60 or 2/$110 (save $10!)

Business Community & Other: $75 or 2/$140 (save $10!) 

Participant guide, lunch and a continental breakfast are all included in the fee.

Please note: a limited number of need-based fee waivers for this event are available. Please contact Rhiannon Clifton (rclifton@illinois.edu) for more information and a brief application.