The Event
The event took place on April 18 in Pullman, and helped researchers:
- Learn the steps to translate an idea from bench to public, and how university resources can help
- Connect with Life Science Washington and CleanTech Alliance, and find out how to tap into each association’s resources for commercialization and business growth
- Learn about events and other opportunities to showcase innovations to investors, business developers and other needed partners
- Learn from Washington CEOs who have navigated the startup landscape to successfully fund and grow their businesses in life sciences and clean tech
Presentations:
Welcome and Office of Research overview: Chris Keane, Vice President for Research – view slides
Commercialization support resources at WSU:
- Office of Commercialization – Sita Pappu, Director of Office of Commercialization – view slides
- Entrepreneurial Faculty Ambassadors – Brian Kraft, Director of Business Development, College of Arts and Sciences – view slides
- I-Corps Program – Travis Woodland, Director of Business Development, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture – view slides
Faculty perspective on critical steps to consider in the commercialization process:
- Conflict of Interest – Katrina Mealey, Chair of Conflict of Interest Committee and Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine – view slides
- Building an ecosystem around your innovation – Amit Dhingra, CSO of Phytelligence and Associate Professor, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences – view slides
Life Science Washington resources, startup basics: Linette Demers, Vice President of Commercialization, and Chris Porter, Life Science Commercialization Consultant – view slides: Linette, Chris
CleanTech Alliance resources, startup basics: CleanTech Alliance CEO Tom Ranken, and Gabe Boekman, Commercialization and Outreach – view slides
Post startup resources from Small Business Development Centers: Aziz Makhani, Business Development Advisor, Washington Small Business Development Center – view slides