The document provides information about an upcoming event hosted by CATA WIT Forum, including:
1) The event is a talk by Joanne Moretti, General Manager of CA Canada, about the future of enterprise software.
2) The event will take place on October 10, 2006 from 8:15-10:00 am at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.
3) Registration fees are $40 for members, $50 for non-members, and $10 for students. Registration can be completed online or by phone.
Entrepreneurship 101: Science and business do mix: The Interface Biologics storyMaRS Discovery District
The Interface Biologics Story
Hear from the Founder (Prof. Paul Santerre), the Founding VC (Genesys Capital), and the Professional CEO (Rick Sullivan) of Interface Biologics on why they did it.
An audio presentation can be downloaded by going to: http://blog.marsdd.com/2006/11/29/entrepreneurship-101-cash-vs-karma-why-would-you-start-up-a-company/
Entrepreneurship 101: Commercializing University / Hospital TechnologiesMaRS Discovery District
Speaker: Tom Corr, DBA, MBA, ADipC, Director of Commercialization, IT and Communications, at Innovations at the University of Toronto
An audio presentation can be accessed by going to
http://www.marsdd.com/ent101
and clicking on the October 17, 2006 session:
"Entrepreneurship 101 - An Introduction to Commercializing University/Hospital Technologies"
Part of the MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 series.
An outline of various technology business structures
Speaker: Tony Redpath
Download the audio presentation and post questions on the MaRS Blog:
http://blog.marsdd.com/2006/11/02/entrepreneurship-101-debt-vs-equity/
Entrepreneurship 101: Different Forms of Entrepreneurshipguest7bfe78
An outline of various technology business structures.
* Is your business going to be a consulting practice? a service company? a product company?
* What are the different needs of the different types of companies?
* Where can you get money to launch your business - should you borrow or take investment dollars?
Learn the answers to these and other questions facing a would-be entrepreneur.
Speaker: Tony Redpath, course co-ordinator and MaRS Venture Group Advisor
Open Innovation: An Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Brand Pioneers - Henry Che...Sustainable Brands
Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal value creation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation. The paradigm assumes that for invention and scientific advancement, firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as they look to advance their technology. Dr. Henry Chesborough provides a look at the idea of open innovation as a backdrop to this year's launch of GreenXChange, an open sustainable intellectual property platform and coalition launched at Davos in January.
Entrepreneurship 101: Science and business do mix: The Interface Biologics storyMaRS Discovery District
The Interface Biologics Story
Hear from the Founder (Prof. Paul Santerre), the Founding VC (Genesys Capital), and the Professional CEO (Rick Sullivan) of Interface Biologics on why they did it.
An audio presentation can be downloaded by going to: http://blog.marsdd.com/2006/11/29/entrepreneurship-101-cash-vs-karma-why-would-you-start-up-a-company/
Entrepreneurship 101: Commercializing University / Hospital TechnologiesMaRS Discovery District
Speaker: Tom Corr, DBA, MBA, ADipC, Director of Commercialization, IT and Communications, at Innovations at the University of Toronto
An audio presentation can be accessed by going to
http://www.marsdd.com/ent101
and clicking on the October 17, 2006 session:
"Entrepreneurship 101 - An Introduction to Commercializing University/Hospital Technologies"
Part of the MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 series.
An outline of various technology business structures
Speaker: Tony Redpath
Download the audio presentation and post questions on the MaRS Blog:
http://blog.marsdd.com/2006/11/02/entrepreneurship-101-debt-vs-equity/
Entrepreneurship 101: Different Forms of Entrepreneurshipguest7bfe78
An outline of various technology business structures.
* Is your business going to be a consulting practice? a service company? a product company?
* What are the different needs of the different types of companies?
* Where can you get money to launch your business - should you borrow or take investment dollars?
Learn the answers to these and other questions facing a would-be entrepreneur.
Speaker: Tony Redpath, course co-ordinator and MaRS Venture Group Advisor
Open Innovation: An Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Brand Pioneers - Henry Che...Sustainable Brands
Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal value creation, and expand the markets for external use of innovation. The paradigm assumes that for invention and scientific advancement, firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as they look to advance their technology. Dr. Henry Chesborough provides a look at the idea of open innovation as a backdrop to this year's launch of GreenXChange, an open sustainable intellectual property platform and coalition launched at Davos in January.
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) invest most of their resources in R&D to produce new technologies. They take higher risks than larger companies, who in contrast focus their R&D efforts on incremental innovations.
Yet, SMEs mostly fail to protect the value they create with patents. When they do, these patents have in general very poor quality and do not adequately protect their core markets. Lastly, SMEs are underserved in terms of legal representation and understandably so: outside law firms tend to find it difficult to work with SMEs, let alone getting paid for their services.
There is a mismatch between the patent value creation potential of SMEs on one hand, and what they actually produce.
The Commercialising Metamaterials Innovation Network brings you its next workshop in our winter series. This webinar will bring together a variety of experts who can offer organisations the support they need to successfully scale up and commercialise.
Once an aspect of metamaterials technology has been identified with the potential in a particular application, there is a need to look to scale up the production to develop demonstrators and prototypes. This activity is often associated with a start-up or SME since the technology is brought in from research. The needs of these small enterprises in progressing, from this first step to commercialisation, can include a variety of services offered from academia to investors. Very often investors will only be interested in further steps to commercialise or upscale.
This webinar will bring together a variety of experts who can offer organisations the support they need to successfully scale up and commercialise. This includes modelling services from academia; advanced manufacturing scale up from catapults and academia; innovation funding and investor access from Government-funded organisations; early-stage design expertise to ensure capture of best product and application, to name just a few.
Through an open call, progressive organizations can fast-track R&D and traditional product development by reaching out to some of the world's most creative thinkers—icitizens who thrive on solving tough challenges and accelerating change.
Open innovation fast forward seminar jg 2013Alan Scrase
Open Innovation Seminar (29th January 2013):
The “Open Innovation” paradigm is being widely proclaimed as the answer to the issues of expediting commercial success from technology and strengthening industrial competitiveness. However, the term can mean different things to different people according to their sector of industry, place in value chain, and company size. Open innovation sounds very attractive in theory, but in practice, unless well planned by all participants, can give rise to some unanticipated logistical and management issues. Different real scenarios from the speaker’s experience are presented and discussed.
Dr. James Green
Director of Intellectual Property, Ilika plc
Dr Green graduated from Bristol University. He has 42 years experience of innovation and IP. Initially, in industry and contract research, he was later appointed Secretary of the CBI Research & Technology Committee. In 1984, he joined Research Corporation’s venture with 3i plc. He then moved to Ohio as Vice President, Competitive Technologies Inc, returning later to Britain at ANGLE Technology. He relocated to the US in 2001, as Director of Development at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. Returning to the UK, he set up Seges Development Company Ltd, and is currently Director of Intellectual Property at Ilika plc.
6 Tactics To Improve Your Technology ScoutingMamta Agrawal
Technology scouting’s main goal is to help small and medium-sized businesses identify emerging innovations, channel tech-related data into the organization, and promote inexperienced technology in a corporate setting. At Ingenious e-Brain, we combine our knowledge, analysis, and tried-and-true processes to map out the innovations that will influence your business. We carry out a technology scouting service in the following steps.
With the pace of innovation today, ideas have become cheaper than ever. Everybody has them. Your big idea in a crowded market is worth nothing... until you figure out how to competitively differentiate your product and connect with a market that cares.
MaRS Advisor Peter Evans discusses marketing. This session will first focus on the unique marketing challenges faced by early stage technology companies. It will also provides proven and practical principles for visioning new products, breaking into a market and building a sustainable business venture.
In this session you learn:
* Why marketing effectiveness often matters as much today as pure product innovation
* How to identify key market trends and better connect with the real needs of potential customers
* How to use “value innovation” methods to competitively design a product as faster, cheaper and better
* Pragmatic ways to position your product and quickly build market acceptance
* How effective marketing must connect to focused business development and sales channel efforts
Whether you're just starting out or fine tuning your marketing strategy, this session describes how marketing plays a key role in your venture.
With the pace of innovation today, ideas have become cheaper than ever. Everybody has them. Your big idea in a crowded market is worth nothing... until you figure out how to competitively differentiate your product and connect with a market that cares.
Back by popular demand, MaRS Venture Group Advisor Peter Evans joins us to discuss the very important topic of marketing. This session will first focus on the unique marketing challenges faced by early stage technology companies. It will also provide attendees with proven and practical principles for visioning new products, breaking into a market and building a sustainable business venture.
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) invest most of their resources in R&D to produce new technologies. They take higher risks than larger companies, who in contrast focus their R&D efforts on incremental innovations.
Yet, SMEs mostly fail to protect the value they create with patents. When they do, these patents have in general very poor quality and do not adequately protect their core markets. Lastly, SMEs are underserved in terms of legal representation and understandably so: outside law firms tend to find it difficult to work with SMEs, let alone getting paid for their services.
There is a mismatch between the patent value creation potential of SMEs on one hand, and what they actually produce.
The Commercialising Metamaterials Innovation Network brings you its next workshop in our winter series. This webinar will bring together a variety of experts who can offer organisations the support they need to successfully scale up and commercialise.
Once an aspect of metamaterials technology has been identified with the potential in a particular application, there is a need to look to scale up the production to develop demonstrators and prototypes. This activity is often associated with a start-up or SME since the technology is brought in from research. The needs of these small enterprises in progressing, from this first step to commercialisation, can include a variety of services offered from academia to investors. Very often investors will only be interested in further steps to commercialise or upscale.
This webinar will bring together a variety of experts who can offer organisations the support they need to successfully scale up and commercialise. This includes modelling services from academia; advanced manufacturing scale up from catapults and academia; innovation funding and investor access from Government-funded organisations; early-stage design expertise to ensure capture of best product and application, to name just a few.
Through an open call, progressive organizations can fast-track R&D and traditional product development by reaching out to some of the world's most creative thinkers—icitizens who thrive on solving tough challenges and accelerating change.
Open innovation fast forward seminar jg 2013Alan Scrase
Open Innovation Seminar (29th January 2013):
The “Open Innovation” paradigm is being widely proclaimed as the answer to the issues of expediting commercial success from technology and strengthening industrial competitiveness. However, the term can mean different things to different people according to their sector of industry, place in value chain, and company size. Open innovation sounds very attractive in theory, but in practice, unless well planned by all participants, can give rise to some unanticipated logistical and management issues. Different real scenarios from the speaker’s experience are presented and discussed.
Dr. James Green
Director of Intellectual Property, Ilika plc
Dr Green graduated from Bristol University. He has 42 years experience of innovation and IP. Initially, in industry and contract research, he was later appointed Secretary of the CBI Research & Technology Committee. In 1984, he joined Research Corporation’s venture with 3i plc. He then moved to Ohio as Vice President, Competitive Technologies Inc, returning later to Britain at ANGLE Technology. He relocated to the US in 2001, as Director of Development at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. Returning to the UK, he set up Seges Development Company Ltd, and is currently Director of Intellectual Property at Ilika plc.
6 Tactics To Improve Your Technology ScoutingMamta Agrawal
Technology scouting’s main goal is to help small and medium-sized businesses identify emerging innovations, channel tech-related data into the organization, and promote inexperienced technology in a corporate setting. At Ingenious e-Brain, we combine our knowledge, analysis, and tried-and-true processes to map out the innovations that will influence your business. We carry out a technology scouting service in the following steps.
With the pace of innovation today, ideas have become cheaper than ever. Everybody has them. Your big idea in a crowded market is worth nothing... until you figure out how to competitively differentiate your product and connect with a market that cares.
MaRS Advisor Peter Evans discusses marketing. This session will first focus on the unique marketing challenges faced by early stage technology companies. It will also provides proven and practical principles for visioning new products, breaking into a market and building a sustainable business venture.
In this session you learn:
* Why marketing effectiveness often matters as much today as pure product innovation
* How to identify key market trends and better connect with the real needs of potential customers
* How to use “value innovation” methods to competitively design a product as faster, cheaper and better
* Pragmatic ways to position your product and quickly build market acceptance
* How effective marketing must connect to focused business development and sales channel efforts
Whether you're just starting out or fine tuning your marketing strategy, this session describes how marketing plays a key role in your venture.
With the pace of innovation today, ideas have become cheaper than ever. Everybody has them. Your big idea in a crowded market is worth nothing... until you figure out how to competitively differentiate your product and connect with a market that cares.
Back by popular demand, MaRS Venture Group Advisor Peter Evans joins us to discuss the very important topic of marketing. This session will first focus on the unique marketing challenges faced by early stage technology companies. It will also provide attendees with proven and practical principles for visioning new products, breaking into a market and building a sustainable business venture.
Don Tapscott's New Solutions for a Connected Planet - MaRS Global LeadershipMaRS Discovery District
In this new age of networked intelligence, collaborative communities are enhancing and even bypassing crumbling institutions. We are innovating the way our financial institutions and governments operate; how we educate our children; how the healthcare, newspaper, and energy industries serve their customers; how we care for our neighbourhoods; and even how we solve global problems.
From his latest book, (co-author Anthony D. Williams) Macrowikinomics: New Solutions for a Connected Planet, Don Tapscott presents groundbreaking innovations from every corner of the globe: how businesses, organizations and individuals alike are using mass collaboration to revolutionize not only the way we work, but how we live, learn, create and care for each other.
Which Innovation Framework do you use, the 10 types of innovation or the busi...Heather McQuaid
Which innovation framework, the 10 types of innovation or the business model canvas, is more useful in helping people realise that 'innovation' isn't just about a product (or service)? I was surprised that no one had published (or at least made freely available) a comparison of the 10 types of innovation and the 9 building blocks of the business model canvas. So I attempted a mapping and here's what I found.
WEBINAR Replay: http://bit.ly/1lYM9nX
Wed, Apr 9, 2014 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Often when people think about innovation the first thing that comes to mind is product innovation. With ten different types of innovation, the more types you can incorporate the more chance your innovations are likely to be successful.
This webinar will show you how to use ten sources of innovation to develop the ideas that could lead to the next big thing. Topics this interactive webinar will cover are:
• Why innovation is such a hot topic and why you can't ignore the trend
• What are ten sources of innovation
• How local companies are using innovation (case studies)
• What does all this mean for my business- the innovators dilemma.
Types of Inventions; Difference between invention and innovation; Types of innovation; Innovation process vs Process innovation; Linear innovation models.. Technology push model, Market pull model; Flexible innovation process models
“The Most Recommended Pharma & Life Sciences Solution providers in 2021” highlighting the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries help to improving the human health and forwarding life-expectancy one step further.
The Innovation Commercialization Process:A Case StudyCheryl Tulkoff
When people think of innovation, they frequently think of the “big idea” or product while overlooking the fact that innovation is really a process.
They think of innovation solely in the creative sense rather than considering the importance or even existence of an innovation methodology.
Countless examples exist of good inventions that never succeeded in the marketplace or failed to live up to expectations while lesser ones thrived.
Many of these failures could have been eliminated through use of an innovation commercialization process.
This presentation describes the process and demonstrates its application through a case study.
Interested in learning more about entrepreneurship? Looking to start a new venture? Look no further! Entrepreneurship 101 is a free, non-credit introductory course about entrepreneurship offered by MaRS. Over 29 weeks, Entrepreneurship 101 takes you through all the steps of building a successful business.
In this lecture, get a sense of the scope of the course and how it applies to your start-up. Future lecture topics include financing, business modelling, defining markets, hiring teams, protecting intellectual property and raising capital.
Part of the MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 Series - Presented by Tony Redpath and Keri Damen
More, including session video: http://www.marsdd.com/events/details.html?uuid=df2648aa-c50c-4c4b-9a61-66101151c9bd
Foresight For Profitable Futures Mark OstrynMark Ostryn
Mark reviews what components drive long term business value: future vision, strategic flexibility, scalability, the team, acquisitions, alliances and partnerships and the creation of barriers to entry.
He then takes a case study approach to review how changes are taking place in education, construction, packaging, bakery and trucking.
Various tools for strategic planning are then considered including scenario analysis, adaptive scenarios, horizon scanning, scoping and competitive intelligence.
These tools are adapted to industry in a "collaborative foresight" framework using scanning, strategic thinking, networking and action planning in order to help entrepreneurs create a future vision.
Kuching | Jan-15 | Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle to Encourage Grass Roots Inn...Smart Villages
Given by Howard Alper
The second in our series of workshops designed to gather input from stakeholders involved in existing off-grid projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This event is workshop scheduled to be held in Malaysia for the ASEAN countries will be organised by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Introduction to Entrepreneurship 101/Finding and Validating your Idea - Entre...MaRS Discovery District
Starting a business? Start here.
Entrepreneurship 101 is a free, non-credit, introductory course by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
Over 30 weeks, Entrepreneurship 101 takes you through the fundamental steps of building a business, covering everything from business structures to strategic marketing to market intelligence to funding models―and more!
Join us for our inspiring introductory lecture to see how the course educates, motivates and connects aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. We talk about why entrepreneurship matters in today’s world, what makes entrepreneurs successful and how you can transform your idea into a business.
SR&ED: What you need to know about the changing landscape - MaRS Best PracticesMaRS Discovery District
The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program provides support in the form of tax credits to groups or individuals conducting scientific research or experimental development in Canada.
Some significant changes are on the way as a result of the last federal budget. See how these new rules could affect you!
Digital Transformation and IT Strategy Toolkit and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
This Digital Transformation and IT Strategy Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte and BCG Management Consultants, after more than 5,000 hours of work. It is considered the world's best & most comprehensive Digital Transformation and IT Strategy Toolkit. It includes all the Frameworks, Best Practices & Templates required to successfully undertake the Digital Transformation of your organization and define a robust IT Strategy.
Editable Toolkit to help you reuse our content: 700 Powerpoint slides | 35 Excel sheets | 84 minutes of Video training
This PowerPoint presentation is only a small preview of our Toolkits. For more details, visit www.domontconsulting.com
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Forward-thinking leaders and business managers understand the impact that discipline has on organisational success. A disciplined workforce operates with clarity, focus, and a shared understanding of expectations, ultimately driving better results, optimising productivity, and facilitating seamless collaboration.
Although discipline is not a one-size-fits-all approach, it can help create a work environment that encourages personal growth and accountability rather than solely relying on punitive measures.
In this deck, you will learn the significance of workplace discipline for organisational success. You’ll also learn
• Four (4) workplace discipline methods you should consider
• The best and most practical approach to implementing workplace discipline.
• Three (3) key tips to maintain a disciplined workplace.
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In this masterclass, presented at the Global HR Summit on 5th June 2024, Luan Wise explored the essential features of social media platforms that support talent acquisition, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok.
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In this keynote, Luan Wise will provide invaluable insights to elevate your employer brand on social media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. You'll learn how compelling content can authentically showcase your company culture, values, and employee experiences to support your talent acquisition and retention objectives. Additionally, you'll understand the power of employee advocacy to amplify reach and engagement – helping to position your organization as an employer of choice in today's competitive talent landscape.
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Improving profitability for small businessBen Wann
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1. Steps for Success for
Women in Technology
Recommended event:
Joanne Moretti, CA Canada
The Future of Enterprise Software
Join us for an insightful look at the future of enterprise software with Joanne Moretti, General
Manager, CA Canada. Joanne will be sharing her vision and views on the future of enterprise
software and what is driving the market. Joanne Moretti, who has doubled sales at CA since 2003,
will also highlight how the effective use of communication strategies helped to advance the business
agenda, inspire teams and successfully launch and sell software products and services in an
increasingly competitive market.
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Time: 8:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (Breakfast included)
Location: MaRS Discovery District MaRS Centre Auditorium,
101 College St., Toronto, ON
Fee: $40 Members*
$50 Non-members*
$10 Students*
Special Promotion: Members introducing friends and colleagues can register at
the member rate of $40*
* plus GST
Register online at http://www.catawit.ca or by calling
Register:
Muriel Debroy at: 613-236-6650
This is the second Toronto Chapter event, following our successful launch in June 2006. CATA WIT
Forum is a new initiative of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance with the goal of helping
women in technology companies and women entrepreneurs advance in their careers and businesses
through mentoring, networking, professional development and advocacy.
4. We can’t create entrepreneurs – that desire
is something that has to come from you.
What we can do is to help give you the
tools that will help you harness and direct
your entrepreneurial drive.
5. Who are we?
• Dr. Tony Redpath, Business Advisor for MaRS
(www.marsdd.com), Managing Partner Primaxis
Technology Ventures Inc. (www.primaxis.com)
• Prof. Cynthia Goh, Professor of Chemistry,
founder of Axela Biosensors
(www.axelabiosensors.com) and Associate
Director of the Institute of Optical Sciences
• The MaRS team
7. Course Philosophy
• The course will follow a logical path
through various topics relevant to starting
a business
• The course is aimed at science /
engineering / medical researchers in a
university or hospital lab
• The course will be of much greater value
if you have a business case in mind
8. Three Threads
• 1) Lectures on specific topics (intellectual
property, marketing etc.)
• 2) Lectures from entrepreneurs telling their
story – Success Stories (tales from the
trenches)
• 3) Business case development +
mentoring - special classes, regular
after lecture sessions, etc.
– the UpStart competition
9. Course Outline
1. Introduction
2. Starting a business
3. Selling your products, your ideas,
yourself
4. Business management
5. Raising money
6. Building a team
7. The pitch
10. Introduction
• Oct 03rd Intro to course
• Oct 10th Science and business do mix
– success story case study
• Oct 17th Intro to technology commercialization /
business creation
• Oct 24th One-on-one sessions (CR4)
11. Starting a business
• Nov 1st Different forms of entrepreneurship – various
(NB Wed.) technology business structures
• Nov 7th Negotiations
• Nov 14th One-on-one sessions (CR3)
• Nov 21st Building a business model
• Nov 28th Science and business do mix
12. Selling your products, your
ideas, yourself
• Dec 05th One-on-one sessions (CR2)
• Jan 07th Marketing 101
• Jan 16th Marketing – tales from the trenches
• Jan 23rd Selling yourself –resume and interview skills
13. Business Management
• Jan 30th IP Management
• Feb 06th Science and business do mix
• Feb 13th Budgeting
• Feb 20th One-on-one sessions (CR4)
» NB. Reading Week
14. Raising Money
• Feb 27th What do investors look for ?
• Mar 06th Written tools for building a business
• Mar 13th Science and business do mix
15. Building a Team
• Mar 20th Human resources management
• Mar 27th The role of Boards, Advisory Panels, Service
Providers
• Apr 03rd Building Technology Teams / Building Sales
Teams
16. The Pitch
• Apr 10th Building a pitch for your idea
• Apr 17th Science and business do mix
• Apr 24th Work session
• May 01st Up-Start competition
18. Lecture notes
• Lecture reminders, biographies of
upcoming speakers and short descriptions
of the upcoming lecture will be broadcast
to all attendees who have registered
through the website
• All lectures will be available (slides plus
audio) on the MaRS website
(www.marsdd.com/Ent101)
20. Innovation Gap
Cultural gap remains (lack of market experience, focus)
Mismatch of offerings to VC/market needs
No business focused management
Lack of seed capital and operational support to launch technology companies
21. MaRS Venture Group
MaRS Venture Group Team
MaRS Staff, Advisors and Mentors
Networks Business Resources
MaRS Industry Expert Networks Market and opportunity evaluation
(market intelligence tools and
MaRS Capital Networks
databases)
MaRS Scientific Research
Business tools, templates and best
MaRS Portal
practices
Companies, Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Tech Transfer, RINs,
MaRS Residents and Non-Residents
22. MaRS BioEntrepreneurship Series Details
Monthly series:
Insight specifically into the bio-industry and the
elements necessary to effectively commercialize life
sciences research (therapeutics, devices,
diagnostics)
Taught by industry professionals
In-depth Q&A session where participants
are encouraged to discuss their specific
projects
Speakers will answer questions from
participants on MaRS BioEntrepreneurship
Blog at blog.marsdd.com.
The series is aimed for anyone who wishes
to learn more about what is required to
commercialize in the life sciences industry:
Graduate students, Post Docs, MDs, Technicians,
Professors,
Investors, Tech Transfer and other interested in the
commercialization of life sciences.
NEW
MaRS BioEntrepreneurship Series
Registration is required www.marsdd.com/bioent
Begins Oct 16th Cost $25/ session
*Complimentary for grad students and post docs!
23. Upcoming BioEntrepreneurship Events
The Business of Biotech – Oct 16 ‘06
Dr Lynne Zydowsky- Zydowsky Consultants
Market Assessment: Great new product or just
really cool science? - Nov13 ‘06
Kelly Holman and Damian Lamb- Genesys Capital
Intellectual Property Strategy– Dec 4 ‘06
Linda Kurdyduk- Transition Therapeutics/ Mt Sinai Hospital
Navigating the Global Regulatory Path for New
Drugs- Jan15 ‘07
Ann Tomalin- Can Reg
Clinical trial strategies – Feb 12 ‘07
Wendy Hill- Gap Strategies
Project Management – Mar 12 ‘07
To be announced
VCs and CVs: managing the people profit equation
– Apr 16 ‘07
Joanne Harrack- Snelgrove Associates
Strategic financing in Biotech – May 14 ‘07
Boris Chebursky-SHI
Building the VC pitch in Biotech– June 12 ‘07
Wayne Schnarr-Equicom
NEW
MaRS BioEntrepreneurship Series
Registration is required www.marsdd.com/bioent
Begins Oct 16th Cost $25/ session
*Complimentary for grad students and post docs!
24. Opening Seminar October 16th
The Business of Biotech
Speaker: Dr. Lynne Zydowsky
Addresses the process of drug and medical device
development starting with building new devices or
identifying candidate drugs and taking these through the
development process. Participants will discuss
The risks inherent in bringing drugs and devices to market
strategies that companies use to compete across the value
chain to mitigate those risk.
Insight specifically into the bio-industry and the elements
necessary to effectively commercialize life sciences research
(therapeutics, devices, diagnostics)
About Dr Lynne Zydowsky, SanFrancisco CA
Advisor to founders, investors and management teams on
how to build the foundations of young life science
companies. 20+ years in industry including:
NIH Post Doctoral Researcher
Senior Reseacher GSK
Co-founder of Renovis seeing it through its $50MM
fundraising,
First employee and senior BD exec with Exelixis all the way
through the IPO
NEW
MaRS BioEntrepreneurship Series
Registration is required www.marsdd.com/bioent
Begins Oct 16th Cost $25/ session
*Complimentary for grad students and post docs!