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Help Bring Life-Saving Technologies to Those in Need
The United States Patent and Trademark Office
 Help your fellow researchers make the world a better place. Participate in Patents for Humanity, the USPTO program that rewards those who use patented technologies to benefit the impoverished. Submit an application or volunteer to judge. Deadline to volunteer or submit entries is Oct. 31. Click here for more information.
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National SBIR/STTR Conference Co-Located with Defense Energy
Summit in Austin, Nov. 11-13
Defense Energy
Senior Federal SBIR/STTR leaders will converge in Austin for the 2014 Fall National SBIR/STTR Conference — a unique opportunity for regional entrepreneurs to join a busy marketplace of SBIR/STTR Agencies, corporate leaders in emerging industries, veteran SBIR/STTR awardees, state support networks and technology innovators, with emphasis on opening the SBIR/STTR pipeline to newcomers. The Fall National SBIR/STTR Conference is co-located with the Defense Energy Summit and Smart Cities Innovation Challenge, an exciting collaboration to accelerate lean energy and infrastructure solutions for the DoD.
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Bayh-Dole
IPWatchdog
They say when speaking that you should repeat your message at least three times. Here's the first: Bayh-Dole has succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination. It was not created to benefit universities but the American taxpayer. You are the stewards of a public trust and have an obligation to defend and protect the law in the same way as the founders of AUTM protected it for you.
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Lamar University Student Releases App That Uses Biometrics for
Document Security
The Orange Leader
Matt Bukovicky, a senior business marketing major at Lamar University, and Charles Teel, a Lamar alumnus, are launching a new venture — an application for iOS devices. Lockbox is a document and file storage app that uses biometric data to provide a higher level of security. It is designed to work with Touch ID, the fingerprint recognition feature designed and released by Apple Inc., and currently available on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Purdue Startup Creates Prefabricated Prescription Drug Dosages
Rushville Republican
Officials of a pharmaceutical startup based on a Purdue University innovation say their company is creating prefabricated drug dosages that could be used by compounding pharmacists to support patient-centered medicine.
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Partnership Will Tackle Innovative Methods of Converting Food Wastes
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The nonprofit group Energy Excelerator has announced its selection of 17 grantee companies for 2015, its largest cohort to date. Among its grantees is the partnership between the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Bioenergy and Environment Research Group and the bioconversion company, ProtaCulture LLC, which was selected from a pool of over 250 applicants.
Rutgers Student Creates Agent to Clear Biological Tissues
The Daily Targum
A company that students at Rutgers started has now been sold to more than 100 universities, and the founders are currently meeting with pharmaceutical companies to advance their product. Visikol is a new brand of clearing agent that has been gaining attention for its ability to clear all kinds of biological tissues from plants to animals, said Tom Villani, the product's creator and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at Rutgers.
Register Now for the AUTM 2015 Annual Meeting — View the
Preliminary Program
AUTM
It's time to register for the AUTM 2015 Annual Meeting, being held Feb. 22-25, 2015, in New Orleans, LA, USA.
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The AUTM Annual Meeting is the largest in-person gathering of academic technology transfer professionals. No other meeting offers this level of access to hundreds of decision makers for one low registration fee. Attendance is open to everyone. Register now.
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Eckman Basu LLP helps university/startups achieve value goals. With an extraordinary level of technical expertise, we understand your inventions and how to make them successful with patents and IP. --Our experience matters!
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AUTM TransACT Database Needs YOUR Deals
AUTM
Wouldn't it be great to have access to a database full of useful deal information? The good news is you can!
AUTM has launched the Transactional Academic Comparables Tracking (TransACT), a powerful comprehensive database of transactional terms and conditions that only AUTM could amass.
But we can't do it without you. We need your deals! Visit the database and input your data as soon as possible. As a thank you, your institution will receive a discount on the subscription price of the AUTM TransACT Database based on the number deals contributed.
Enter your deals today!
By now, you should have received an email with your login. If not, email Chris Harris, AUTM assistant vice president for Deal Terms Database. He's also available to answer any questions you have.
Student IP Primer Available
AUTM
Ever wondered if your institution needs a policy for intellectual property developed by students? Or if the one you have is appropriate? If so, check out "Managing Student Intellectual Property Issues at Institutions of Higher Education: An AUTM Primer," written by AUTM's Student IP Task Force.
This valuable information is the latest chapter of the AUTM Technology Transfer Practice Manual, 3rd Edition and is free to AUTM members. For more information, click here.
Successful Practices in Small Technology Transfer Offices
AUTM
This two-day course focuses on the challenges and opportunities of working in small offices. Learn how to make the most out of your small office with limited resources, while engaging in comprehensive discussions on the topics that matter to you most.
Oct. 13-14
Westin Denver Downtown
Denver, CO, USA
Course Highlights
- Hiring staff in a small office
- How to get recognized for licensing by larger companies
- Brainstorm how to take advantage of your local ecosystem
- Measuring success in a small office
If you have any questions, please fee free to contact AUTM or Mike Rondelli.
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AUTM Partnering Forum — Energy Technologies
AUTM
Oct. 22-23, 2014
Rice University
Houston, TX USA
Join AUTM at Rice University for a unique opportunity to network with industry partners while showcasing your institution and its available technologies.
Includes a reverse showcase of presentations from our industry partners highlighting technological areas of interest and how to best work with their company; short panel sessions dealing with technology transfer topics relevant to energy technologies; and plenty of opportunities for one-on-one partnering. Learn more.
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$710,000 Award for Research Goes to SUNY
WXXA-TV
The State University of New York announced that it has received $710,000 for faculty and student research. According to a statement released by SUNY, the goal of this funding is to "increase research collaborations and spur commercialization activities between SUNY and industry partners in core research areas."
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Northeast Ohio Medical University Offers Home for Startups with Incubator
Akron Beacon Journal
Northeast Ohio Medical University wants to help startup biomedical companies develop roots in the region and grow locally. The university is starting a business incubator called the Research, Entrepreneurship, Discovery and Innovation Zone — REDIzone for short — in a renovated building on its Rootstown Township campus.
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Register Now for AUTM TOOLS and Essentials Courses
AUTM
Technology Operations and Organization Licensing Skills Course (TOOLS)
Oct. 13-15
Denver, CO, USA
The TOOLS course is designed for professionals responsible for the administration of a technology transfer office. Critical issues of compliance and using iEdison will be explored, along with finding efficient ways to manage and utilize large volumes of information and data.
Registration Information. Hotel and Travel Information.
Schedule at a Glance. Download Preliminary Program.
Essentials of Academic Technology Transfer Course
Oct. 13–15
Denver, CO, USA
The Essentials course teaches skills and resources necessary to function effectively at evaluating inventions and negotiating license agreements.
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Schedule at a Glance. Download Preliminary Program.
AUTM Business Development Course — Medical Devices
AUTM
Nov 12-13
Chicago Marriott O'Hare
Rosemont, IL, USA
This AUTM business development course focuses on the medical device industry and how regulatory, legal and business issues affect commercializing technologies in the medical device space.
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Why you should attend:
- Learn more about assessing unmet clinical needs and the product development lifecycle
- Gain insight into the effective patent filing strategies
- Network with key industry players
Topics covered will include:
- Use of translational research in product development
- Common characteristics of the key market segments
- Financial models typically employed in the industry
- Much more!
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Better World Project Featured Story
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Sinkholes and ruptured water mains are occurring with alarming frequency throughout the country, creating a sense of urgency for upgrades to the nation’s aging drinking and wastewater infrastructure. Using an electromagnetic scanning technology developed at Louisiana Tech University, Florida-based CUES Inc. is helping civil engineers identify infrastructure most in need of repair to prevent catastrophic failures in underground systems.
Read more in "Radar System Sees Through Underground Pipes to Detect Potential for Sinkholes." Then take a minute to enter a technology from your institution for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate, during the BWP 500.
For more information about the Better World Project, click here.
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