Go from concept to commercialization at bootcamp this fall
The CNY Biotech Accelerator is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Concept to Commercialization Boot Camp. This educational resource program for innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs was established through the CNY Biotech Accelerator, NextCorps (formerly High Tech Rochester) and the Science+Technology Law Center at Syracuse University, and is supported by innovation ecosystem partners including the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University. The intent of the Boot Camp is to build networks for innovative and technology-driven product and service development and commercialization, particularly in the sectors of biotech and medtech.
All workshops will be held at the CNY Biotech Accelerator, 841 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY. Over 48 speakers have been confirmed as presenters and panel members. Thanks to a grant from Empire State Development, registration to attend is waived for university faculty and students.
The four-day bootcamp will be delivered in two workshop sessions:
Workshop 1: September 13-14
Topics include: product design and development, market landscape, making the go/no go decision, advisory boards, innovation steps, LLCs, IP, startup finance, team development, developing a business plan
Workshop 2: October 18-19
Topics include: product development and testing, risk management, student capstone design assistance, exports, industry collaboration, biotech startups panel discussion, university entrepreneur programs, developing a pitch presentation, incubator programs
Advance registration is required and you must register separately for each workshop. There is a fee for non-university participants.
The complete program is below.
Concept to Commercialization Boot Camp Workshop I
Day one: Socialization: Initial Stage, Thursday, September 13, 2018
8:00 – 9:00, A Case Study of Product Design & Development
Chris Horacek, Commercialization Expert, Project Advisor, Technology, Dean Bell, Commercialization Expert, Adjunct Professor of Law, Jack Rudnick, Director, Professor of Practice, NYS Science+Technology Law Center
9:00 – 10:00, Innovation Law Center: What Does IP Mean
Chris Horack,Commercialization Expert, Project Advisor, Technology, Lacey Grummons, Senior Researcher, Innovation Law Center
10:00 – 10:20, Break
10:20 – 11:30, The Importance of a Comprehensive Market Landscape
Miriam Gillett-‐Kunnath, PhD, MBA, Principal Research Associate, ICIP Consulting, Tanya Waite, Partnership Manager, The Research Foundation for SUNY, Lacey Grummons, Senior Researcher, Innovation Law Center
11:30 – 12:30, Lunch
12:30 – 1:45, Innovation Steps Panel: Desirability, Feasibility, Sustainability Mike Riedlinger, Program Manager, Technology Commercialization, NextCorps, Rami Katz, MBA & Attorney, COO, Excell Partners, David J. Eilers, Entrepreneur-‐in-‐Residence, LaunchNY, Adjunct/MBA@Syracuse, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Moderator: Kathi Durdon, MA, CCRP, Director, CNY Biotech Accelerator at Upstate Medical University
1:45 – 2:00, Break
2:00 – 3:00, Making the Go/No Go Decision
Dean Bell, Commercialization Expert, Adjunct Professor of Law, Jack Rudnick, Director, Professor of Practice, Innovation Law Center, Chris Horacek, Commercialization Expert, Project Advisor, Technology
3:15 – 4:00, Importance of Advisory Boards During the Innovation Process
David J. Eilers, Entrepreneur-‐in-‐Residence, LaunchNY, Adjunct/MBA@Syracuse, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Day 2 – Concept to Commercialization: Legal and StartUp Planning Friday, September 14, 2017
8:00 – 9:00, Legal Entity Foundations: LLCs and Corporations
Steven D. Lickstein, Newman & Lickstein
9:00 – 10:00, IP Due Diligence/Portfolio Management
John Boger, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti
10:00 – 10:20, Break
10:20 – 11:45, IP (Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights) & Licensing Panel
David L Nocilly, Member (Partner), Bond, Schoeneck & King, John Boger, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, Scott Hancock, Director, IP Management and Licensing, Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Partnerships, Binghamton University
Moderator: James R. Muldoon, Partner, Harris Beach, PLLC
11:45 – 12:45, Lunch
12:45 – 1:45, Start Up Finance – Key Legal Considerations
Steven D. Lickstein, Newman & Lickstein
1:45 – 2:30, The Importance of the Team
David J. Eilers, Entrepreneur-‐in-‐Residence, LaunchNY, Adjunct/MBA@Syracuse, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
2:30 – 2:50, Break
2:50 – 4:00, Developing a Business Plan
Linda Dickerson Hartsock, Executive Director, Blackstone LaunchPad
Registration Fee – Workshop I
· $10.00 Startup Companies, Entrepreneurs, Investors, Service Providers, Support Organizations
· Fee-‐waived for University Faculty, Students and Staff; CNYBAC Clients and MDIC Participants
Questions? cnybac@upstate.edu, 315-‐464-‐9288 or 315-‐464-‐9290 More information: www.cnybac.com
Concept to Commercialization Boot Camp Workshop II
Day 1: Thursday, October 18, 2018
8:00- 9:30, Product Development/Testing
Aaron Wolfe, Chief Operations Officer, Ichor Therapeutics, Benson Chan, Associate Director for Integrated Electronics Engineering Center, SUNY Binghamton, Khalid Sethi , MD, Binghamton Surgical Instruments {BSI) dba SekecKa Spine
Moderator: Win Thurlow, Executive Director, MedTech
9:30-9:50, Break
9:50 – 10:50, Risk Management
Mary Salamone , CIC, CPCU, ARM, CWCA, Vice President Strategic Business Advisor, Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy
10:50-12:00, Student Capstone Design and Development Programs
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy, PhD, Kenneth A. and Mary Ann Shaw Endowed Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurial Leader ship, Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University, Jan Sneep, P.Eng., Mechanical and Materials Engineering Capstone Design, Queen’s University, Bioengineering Graduates, Syracuse University
Moderator: Roger Schmidt , PhD, Traugott Distinguished Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University
12:00 – 1:00, Lunch
1:00- 2:20, Global Business Development/Exports
Steven King, Director, Central New York International Business Alliance, Andrew Bacchus, (M AES), Business Development Officer – Emerging Sectors, Kingston Economic Development Corporation
2:20 – 2:40, Break
2:40 – 4:00, Industry Collaboration Panel/Corporate Relations
Kelsey Moody, Chief Executive Officer, Ichor Therapeutics, David Hyndman, PhD, Assistant Director, Industry Partnerships,Office of Partnerships and Innovation, Queen’s University, Mark C. Coleman , Senior Director Corporate Relations, Advancement and External Affairs, Center for Science & Techno logy, Syracuse University, Benson Chan, Associate Director for the Integrated Electronics Engineering Center , IEEC, SUNY Binghamton
Moderator: Steven Wood, Esq, Associate Director, Innovation Services, Innovation and Partnerships, The Research Foundation for SUNY
Day 2: Friday, October 19, 2018
8:00-10:00, Biotech Startups Panel
Jay Reeder, EndoGlow, 2017 Medical Device Innovation Challenge Graduate, Gopal Krishna , Co-Founder/ CEO, 3D Usher
Moderator: Alexander Rajan, Quadrant Biosciences
10:00 – 10:20, Break
10:20 – 12:00, University Entrepreneur Programs
Linda Dickerson Hartsock, Executive Director, Blackstone Launchpad, Syracuse University, Kenneth J. Mcleod, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Science and Engineering Research Lab, EIR, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships, Binghamton University, Terry Brown, Executive Director, Falcone Center for Entrepeneurship, Syracuse University, Janice Mady, Director, Research & Innovation Partnerships, Queen’s University
Moderator: Michele J. van de Walle, PhD, M BA, Director, Industrial Partnerships, CCRM
12:00-1:00, Lunch
1:00- 2:15, The Pitch
Esther Vargas, Director, Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Deborah Novick, Director, Biolnc@NYMC
2:15-2:35, Break
2:35 – 3:35, Incubators/Incubator Programs
Michael Riedlinger, NextCorps/ High Tech Rochester, James Shomar, Program Director, Start Fast Venture Accelerator, Kevin Leyden, Senior VP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, EIR, Albany Medical College, Kathi Durdon, CNY Biotech Accelerator at Upstate Medical University
Moderator: Esther Vargas, Director, Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3:35- 4:00, Program Wrap
Registration -Workshop II .
• $10.00 Reduced Fee through ESD Grant
• Fee-waived for University Faculty, Students and Staff; CNYBAC Clients and MDIC Participants