Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Cultivating Successful Business Around Universities in Boston

June 12, 2008
6:30 PMto8:30 PM

In partnership with the Office for Science and Technology of the French Embassy in the United States

Location : MIT Tang center, 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139

Many entrepreneurial ideas and technological advances are developed on campuses in the Boston area. Our panel will explore how to successfully access and incorporate innovation and answer the various questions related to the collaborating with universities.

Speakers include: Patricia Soulard Director, Worldwide Head, DrugPfinder Program, at Pfizer; Dana M. Hilt Sr. Vice-President, Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer at EnVivo Pharmaceuticals; Lita Nelsen Director, Technology Licensing Office at MIT; Lawrence Schwartz Visiting Scientist, Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT, and Scientific Advisor, at Schlumberger-Doll Research.

Moderator: Jonathan Rosen Executive Director of the Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC) at Boston University School of Management

For more information and to register for this event visit http://www.faccne.org/agenda.shtml.

Admissions are free for MIT students and MIT staff, if registered before the event at contact@faccne.org.