Welcome to the San Diego Chapter!

Date/Time:
January 21, 2003
6:00 - 8:00 PM

Topic:
Doing Business With Academic Institutions

Location:
Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
7475 Lusk Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121

Collaboration between Business and University to Create and Commercialize New Technology
by Stuart Gordon, Ph.D., Director, Technology Transfer Office, SDSU

Presentation by
Polly A. Murphy, DVM, Ph.D., Vice President Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer
The Salk Institute.

Three members of San Diego's premiere academic research institutions will overview "Doing Business With Academic Institutions" in a panel presentation moderated by Bill Ralston, Ph.D. Academic institutions are a rich resource for biotechnology, nascent pharmaceuticals and medical devices, IT software, computer chip technologies, energy sources and many other innovations. The panel will discuss how industry can access these technologies and the federal, state and local guidelines that govern how the institutions must operate when doing business with industry.

Distinguished Panel Members Include:

• Larry M. Brand, Ph.D., Senior Licensing Officer, UCSD Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Services.
• Stuart (Stu) Gordon, Ph.D., Director, Technology Transfer Office, SDSU
• Polly A. Murphy, DVM, Ph.D., Vice President Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer, The Salk Institute.

Moderator: Bill Ralston, Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Medical Device, Technology Assessment and Business Development consultant.