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Center for BioEntrepreneurship Event: New Source of Funding

Mission Bay

4:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Description:

Designed for scientists and clinicians interested in entrepreneurship, this program advances the development of innovative ideas.

“Idea to IPO” teaches the nuts and bolts of launching a successful life science business through a unique blend of group projects, selected readings, lectures by industry executives and mentoring by venture capitalists.

“Idea to IPO” participants experience an intense and lively introduction to life science entrepreneurship, with practical   information and exercises on the following topics:

•Attracting sources of financing
•Protecting intellectual property
•Conducting market assessments
•Building corporate infrastructure
•Understanding regulatory issues
•Developing elevator pitches
•Creating business plans

Invitation to Innovation – Everyone (including faculty) is invited to pitch their innovative ideas to the first class on January 4. Participants will form teams around real technologies and formally present them to a panel of prominent venture capitalists at the class finale.

Room Name/Number: Byers Auditorium, Genentech Hall
Event Web Page: http://cbe.ucsf.edu/cbe/2500-DSY.html
Open to Audiences: All, Alumni, Faculty, Post-docs, Public, Staff, Students
Event Types: Class, Conference, Lecture, Other, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Seminar
Contact: Lara Moscrip
Job Title: Program Coordinator
Organization: Center for BioEntrepreneurship
Contact Phone: 415 514 9672
Contact Fax: 415 476 2721
Contact Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Download PDF: Idea to IPO 2012