A series of presentations followed by selected research groups pitching their ideas for commercialization to a panel of expert investors. Registration is required for audience members and research groups who wish to give a pitch. [Poster]
Our thanks to Benton Leong who inspired the idea and organized the presenters and panel for this workshop.
1:00 pm - Guest Presentations:
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"Commercializing UW Research: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Lessons Learned from Maplesoft"
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"From
the
Lab
to
the
Field:
How
Commercialization
is
All
About
Scaling"
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"The New Breed of Academic Entrepreneurs: Starting a Bio-engineering Business even before Graduating"
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"Funding for Commercialization of UW Research"
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2:00 pm - Make Your Pitch:
Six research groups / ventures pitch their research projects or ideas for commercialization. Submit your 1 page summary for review for an opportunity to pitch your research/venture project or other ideas for commercialization to kbednarowski@uwaterloo.ca by November 30.
Invited Panel Members:
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Murray Gamble, President of The C3 Group (Civil Engineers), Board Member of GTAN, Board of Trustees, University of Waterloo |
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| Ken Schultz, Business Development Manager at Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) |
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| Dan Mathers, Investment Director, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF), MaRS Discovery District |
 | Marc Gibson, Advisor, Life Science, UW Velocity |
Registration is required for this FREE event via EventBrite or email Krystina Bednarowski as seating is limited.
Pay parking available in lots N or Q (map).