Startup Know-How Talks Series

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Activate Fellowship Information Session 1

11:00 am - LSL N410
Are you interested in turning your groundbreaking research into a successful startup? Curious about the Activate Fellowship, which empowers scientists on a mission to make a real-world impact? If so, we invite you to a discussion featuring Dan Recht, Managing Director at Activate Boston, and Jose LaSalle, CEO of florrent and Activate Cohort 2023 Fellow.
Watch Startup Know-How: SBIR/STTR Support on YouTube.

Apply for and Win SBIR/STTR Support for Your Startup

Moderator:
Karen Utgoff, IALS Venture Development and I-Corps @ UMass Amherst, UMass Amherst

Panelists:
Julie Bliss Mullen-CEO and founder, Aclarity Water
Daniel Lilly-Small Business Innovation Research Advisor, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
Julian Lustig-Gonzalez-Cofounder and VP Finance, AuCoDe
Vinit Nijhawan-Managing Director, MassVentures

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Ask Us Anything: Startup, IP, and Going from Lab to Market

9:00 am - LSL S485
A Startup Know-How Event. Please join us for a drop in opportunity to ask the pressing questions you may have around innovation, entrepreneurship, and IP protections. We will be debunking some myths.
Watch Commercialization Plan-Session I on YouTube.

Create a Commercialization Plan in 90-Minutes-Session I

Presenter:
Karen Utgoff, IALS Venture Development & I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Watch Startup Know How: Commercialization Plan-Session II on YouTube.

Create a Commercialization Plan in 90-Minutes-Session II

Presenter:
Karen Utgoff, IALS Venture Development & I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Watch Startup Know How: Build a Great Startup Team on YouTube.

How First-Time Founders Can Build a Great Startup Team

Presenter:
Charles Johnson, Clinical Associate Professor, Isenberg School of Management and Managing Director, Maroon Venture Partners

How to Create a UMass Startup

Moderator:
Ling Shen, Senior Licensing Officer, Technology Transfer Office

Panelists:
Jennifer Donais-Assistant Vice Chancellor Compliance and Support Services
Thomas Ferguson-Licensing Associate, Technology Transfer Office
Barbara Osborne-UMass scientist-entrepreneur (Veterinary & Animal Sciences)
Karen Utgoff-Director IALS Venture Development and I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Watch Startup Know How: How to Negotiate on Behalf of Your Startup on YouTube.

How to Negotiate on Behalf of Your Startup

2:00 pm

Moderator:
Karen Utgoff, IALS Venture Development and I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Panelists:
Roger Frechette-PhD, Co-founder and Principal, New England PharmAssociates LLC
David Sudolsky-CEO, Anellotech
Matt Whitehead-Partner, Feinberg Hanson LLP
Burnley Jaklevic-PhD, Director, Technology Transfer Office, UMass Amherst

Watch Startup Know How: How to Talk About Your Technology Without Giving Away the Secret Sauce on YouTube.

How to Talk About Your Technology Without Giving Away the Secret Sauce

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Moderator:
Karen Utgoff, IALS Venture Development and I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Panelists:
Tani Chen-Shareholder at Wolf, Greenfield& Saks, PC
Beth Kahn-Associate Director, New England Innovation Node at MIT
Nele Van Dessel-Co-founder and CEO at Ernest Pharmaceuticals
Ling X. Shen-Senior Licensing Officer in the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at UMass Amherst

Watch MLSC Angel InvestorTax Credi-Info Session on YouTube.

MLSC Angel Investor Tax Credit Info Session

Presenter:
Cheryl Sadeli, Vice President of Finance, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Watch Startup Know How: Putting Together Your First Commercialization Plan on YouTube.

Putting Together Your First Commercialization Plan

Presenter:
Karen Utgoff, IALS Venture Development and I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Presentation Slides (PDF)

Watch Startup Know-How: Securing Your Seed Round on YouTube.

Securing Your Seed Round

Moderator:
Charles Johnson, Isenberg School of Management and Maroon Venture Partners, UMass Amherst

Panelists:
Jennifer Griffin-VP, Industry Strategy and Investments, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
Liz Roberts-Catalyst Fund & Impact Investments, MassMutual
Matthew Whitehead-Partner, Feinberg Hanson LLC

Relevant Links (PDF)

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Startup Know How-What Every University Researcher Should Know about Intellectual Property

2:00 pm - ZOOM (Registration is required)

Strong intellectual property protection is an essential component for most startup companies and for licensing inventions to existing companies. To help UMass researchers and startup founders, Tani Chen of Wolf Greenfield will discuss what all University researchers should know about intellectual property and how to obtain strong intellectual property protection for inventions. Join us to benefit from his wise counsel. Among the topics he will address are:

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Startup Know-How: Creating a UMass Startup

4:00 pm - LSL S340
Please join us for the first in a series of talks to assist UMass Amherst faculty and students interested in creating a startup. This seminar will introduce some of the many resources available to UMass Amherst Faculty and Students to get their innovations onto the road to commercialization.
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Startup Know-How: Early Fund Raising for Startups-Lessons Learned

4:00 pm - LSL N610
Please join us for the second in a series of talks to assist UMass Amherst faculty and students interested in creating a startup. Fundraising is a daunting but often necessary part of the startup journey. Join our panel for an in-depth discussion to demystify the process of raising money and to explore the many different fundraising avenues and opportunities available to UMass startups.
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Startup Know-How: How to Create a UMass Startup

4:00 pm - ZOOM

A startup involving UMass faculty and students can be an impactful way to translate UMass research and inventions into solutions that address unmet needs in the real world. This panel discussion will demystify key campus organizations and policies for UMass researchers aiming to establish new for-profit or non-profit ventures. 

Watch Startup Know How-IP on YouTube.

What Every University Researcher Should Know About Intellectual Property

Presenter:
Tani Chen, ScD, Wolf Greenfield Intellectual Property Law

Moderator:
Burnley Jaklevic, Technology Transfer Office

Watch Startup Know-How: What Founders Need to Know About Startup Law Before They Have a Startup Attorney on YouTube.

What Founders Need to Know About Startup Law Before They Have a Startup Attorney

Moderator:
Karen Utgoff, Director IALS Venture Development and I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Panelists:
Matt Whitehead, Attorney, Feinberg Hanson LLP
Julie Bliss Mullen, CEO and founder, Aclarity Water
Kenneth Carter, Professor, Polymer Science & Engineering and faculty entrepreneur
Rilwan Meeran, Portfolio Manager, Impact Investments, MassMutual

Watch Startup Know-How: UMass IP Strategy on YouTube.

What University Researchers Need to Know About IP Strategy Before They Create a Spin-Out Venture

Moderator:
Paulina Borrego, Patent & Trademark Research Center and Science & Engineering Librarian, UMass Amherst

Panelists:
Burnley Jaklevic, Interim Director and Senior Licensing Officer, Technology Transfer Office, UMass Amherst
Tani Chen, Counsel, Wolf Greenfield
Nele Van Dessel, CoFounder and CSO, Ernest Pharmaceuticals
Steve Willis, Investment Committee, Maroon Fund
Josh Stockwell, Associate Counsel - Research & Intellectual Property, UMass President’s Office

Watch Startup Know-How: Working with Industry Partners on YouTube.

What University Startup Teams Need to Know About Partnering With and Licensing to Industry Partners

Moderator:
Karen Utgoff, IALS Venture Development & I-Corps @ UMass Amherst

Panelists:
Luciano Bueno-Founder & CEO, GALY
Marcia Dougan Moore-Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations, Arvinas
Sinan Yordem-Global Segment Manager – Urban Mobility & Analytics, 3M