Events

6th New England International Nanomanufacturing Workshop

September 11, 2008toSeptember 12, 2008

“Breaking the Barriers to Nanomanufacturing to Enable the Commercialization of Nanotechnology”

Location: 240 Raytheon Amphitheater, Northeastern University Boston, MA

Organized by: NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN)
Co-Hosted by: Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of New Hampshire, National Science Foundation (NSF)

The goal of the workshop is to address moving nanotechnology from the laboratory to industry- floor manufacturing. The workshop will address current developments and successes in transitioning research into commercial products and serve as a forum for industry, academia, and small business to interact and collaborate. Among the issues addressed:

  • What are the technical barriers to scale-up of directed assembly and other approaches?
  • What are the technical barriers to integrating nanoscale elements, structures, etc. with micro- and macro-structures into systems?
  • What are the currently available risk assessment tools and best environmental, health and safety practices for nanotechnology?
  • Are there regulatory concerns for researchers or manufacturers?

For more information about the event and registration please visit http://www.nano.neu.edu/events/.

Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 by mson in Events

Second Annual Angel Investors Conference

September 12, 2008
8:30 AMto1:30 PM

Co-Sponsored by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

Location: UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA

The Conference “Growing the Massachusetts Innovation Economy: The Changing Role of the Angel Investor” will examine the role of angel investors in the Massachusetts innovation economy. The conference will focus on angel investing mechanics-from positioning, terms and conditions to getting deals closed-and angel investment strategy, including deal flow, asset diversification and the family office alternatives. Panelists will include prominent angel investors, entrepreneurs and wealth management experts. One- on-one roundtables with several promising new companies as well as presentations from cutting- edge researchers will also be featured.

There is no charge for the event however capacity is limited and pre-registration is required by September 5, 2008.

Please contact Michelle Rosen at mrosen@choate.com to register or receive additional information.

Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 by mson in Events

EmTech08 Conference at MIT

September 23, 2008toSeptember 25, 2008

Location: MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA

EmTech Conference brings together world- renowned innovators and senior business leaders to discuss the emerging technologies that are poised to make a dramatic impact on our world. Keynote sessions, insightful panels, and groundbreaking presentations are combined with networking opportunities and live demonstrations.

The 2008 speaker lineup includes executives from 23and Me, Adobe Systems, Amazon.com, BP, DoCoMo, eClinicalWorks, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Ning, Salesforce.com,Tesla Motors, VMware, Xerox, and more.

For more information about the conference please visit http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/08/.

Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 by mson in Events

Workshop: “Start Up Opportunities in Life Sciences”

September 23, 2008
6:30 PMto8:30 PM

Location: Genzyme Center, 500 Kendall St, Cambridge

Meet with entrepreneurs, business coaches, and representatives of the Lyon bio-cluster to:

  • Learn why and how to start a Tech Venture between the US and France,
  • Get testimonials from French-American bio entrepreneurs,
  • Identify why Lyon ranks #1 in Life Sciences,
  • Boost your start-up project with partners, resources and funding opportunities.

A networking cocktail will follow the workshop.

For more information about the conference and to register please click here.

Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 by mson in Events

MATTO Roundtable - “Tools You Can Use”

October 2, 2008
3:00 PMto5:00 PM

“Tools You Can Use” - a MATTO roundtable to share information on software, internet and other tools and services that could improve your productivity.

Venue: Faculty Room, Gordon Hall (1st Floor) Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston

At this meeting MATTO members will have an opportunity to share their experiences (good and bad) with various software, internet and other tools and services used in their offices. How do you decide whether to invest in a new “off-the-shelf” IP management system or whether to keep using your old Excel spreadsheet or develop your own in-house program? How do you persuade your boss to dump the system you have that’s not working and invest in a new one? How do you easily keep track of all the contacts you make and share them with others in your office? Where can you find very specific market and corporate information without blowing your entire annual marketing budget in one week? There are lots of bright and shiny products out there, many have a large price tag attached while others are free so how do you decide what to use.

Short presentations reviewing some of the major tools available for Customer Relationship Management, IP Management and Marketing will be followed by a roundtable discussion on resources used by MATTO members.

Moderator: Michael Pratt, Director, Translational Research and Corporate Relations, Boston University

Discussion Leaders: Mary Auge, Corporate Sponsored Research & Licensing Office, Partners Health Care; and Mike Manning, Director of Technology Transfer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Pizza Reception and Networking at 3:00- 3:30 PM.

No registration required.

Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 by mson in Events

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