10. A Path Towards Early-Stage Funding and Nanotechnology Commercialization (AM)

Organizer:  Esmaiel Jabbari, Vince Siu

The invited presentations in this session highlight recent advances and challenges in commercialization of nano/biomedical technologies and devices from innovation to protection of intellectual property, fund raising mechanisms for product research and development, regulatory process for technical and clinical evaluation of nano/biotechnologies, and business models for commercialization of nano/biomedical devices. This symposium covers fundamental concepts in commercialization of medical devices as well as the development and commercialization of novel nanomaterials and nanomedicine for applications in pharmaceutical industry and regenerative medicine.

Intended Audience: This commercialization workshop is tailored for faculty, postdocs and senior graduate students to help take their ideas from conception to commercialization.

Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Location: Hawaii Convention Center
Room: TBD 

Timeline:  Half-Day Workshop

 

8:30 – 8:45 am:  Introduction

8:45 –  9:30 am:
“Key to commercialization success”
Esmaiel Jabbari, PhD, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

9:30 – 10:15 am:
“Where’s the ‘fun’ in fundraising for biotech”
Jason Harry, PhD, Professor of the Practice, School of Engineering; Director of Breakthrough Lab of the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

10:15 – 10:30 am: Break

10:30 – 11:15 am:
“Key Aspects of Regulations in Bringing Innovative Medical Devices into the U.S. Market”
Carole Carey, C3-Carey Consultants

11:15 – 12:00 pm:
“Agile Commercialization Opportunities during Industrial Transformations”
Bruno Michel, PhD, Manager Smart System Integration, Distinguished Research Staff Member, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

12:00 – 12:20 pm:
Commercialization challenges with Nano-sensors and Nano-technologies”
Vince S. Siu, PhD, Research Staff Member, Healthcare and Life Sciences, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

12:20 – 12:30 pm:  Wrap-up

Organizers:

  • Esmaiel Jabbari, PhD, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
  • Vince S. Siu, PhD, Research Staff Member, Healthcare and Life Sciences, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA