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 Profit or Perish: University Tech
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In the fifth of a series of articles on technology
transfer, Larta VOX looks at the
ways universities are leveraging their intellectual property to create companies, products and
profits.
 The State
of Biologics: An Interview with Larry Guiheen
Larry Guiheen, President of BioPharmaceuticals at Baxter BioSciences, discusses
R&D, IP, the FDA, the benefits of technology transfer, and plays health czar for a day. Mr.
Guiheen is a keynote speaker at the Project
T2 technology transfer conference November 13th.
 Maryland Invests in Tech Commercialization
Maryland's Department of Business
and Economic Development is raising up to $3 million for a private company to identify and
commercialize the state's most promising new technologies.
 Eight
Rules for Successful Outsourcing
Information technology outsourcing lowers operating
costs, eliminates backlogs, improves data input quality, production and document availability, and
in the end, adds profits to the bottom line.
 Project T2
Project T2 on November 13th is a national conference on technology transfer. See 30 new
technologies being commercialized out of 12 top universities. $100 discount for Larta VOX readers: enter code JLQ726X when
registering.
Register now to attend the Project T2
conference!
 Latest White
Paper from Larta Research
Nanotechnology: What to Expect
Promising breakthroughs, innovative
applications, and increasing federal support and venture capital funding have raised hopes for the
nanotechnology industry, which must overcome some fundamental challenges in order to realize its
potential.
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November 12: Entrepreneurship Series #6: Finance and Valuation
It is not crucial
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track the company’s cash flow and burn rate. This workshop will cover the financial tools that
allow entrepreneurs to run their businesses responsibly and raise the right amount of funding at
the right time. Topics include: developing realistic financial assessments, budgeting and
forecasting, preparing financials for the business plan, how to be fiscally prepared for
foreseeable budget cycles, valuation, and reporting to financial stakeholders.
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December 3 and 10: PwC #4:
Revenue Recognition for Start-Up Companies
Why can’t revenue be recorded if the
cash has been received and it is non-refundable? Revenue recognition continues to be a focus in the
financial community, particularly the tech sector. Penalties for not properly recognizing revenue
include loss of management credibility, impact to a company’s valuation, and potential investor
issues. The goal of this course is to focus on the key revenue recognition principles that can be
used by emerging technology companies to guide them in this ever-changing and complex area.
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Stories in Hot Technology Sectors
Biotech
Cancer wars
(Red Herring - registration required)
Genentech’s latest drug leads a new category in
cancer fighting therapy.
more
Biotech news
Communications
As security
concerns ease, businesses warm to Wi-Fi (CNet News)
New intrusion defenses could open
the door to renewed corporate Wi-Fi spending.
more
Communications news
Hardware
Technology
spending uptick unleashes hope for PCs (Forbes)
Dell's most recent quarter could
boost hopes of a corporate technology spending jump spurred by Cisco's earnings and the latest GDP
numbers, analysts say.
more
Hardware news
Software
Microsoft settles another antitrust case (CNet
News)
Microsoft reached a
settlement with consumers from the state of North Carolina as it continues to work toward putting
an end to its ledger of class-action lawsuits.
more
Software news
Internet
Internet
Tax Ban Stops Dead in Senate (Washington Post)
A drive to permanently ban Internet
access taxes stopped dead in the Senate on Friday, stuck in a clash over whether the legislation
would shear millions from the budgets of state and local governments.
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Internet news
Investments
Tech Stocks
Rise Modestly After Unemployment Data (Wall Street Journal - registration
required)
Technology stocks advanced modestly Friday as investors showed subdued
enthusiasm for encouraging reports on payrolls and unemployment. Graphics-chip maker Nvidia enjoyed
an analyst upgrade.
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November 11: LAVA/PNG
Networking Event
The Los
Angeles Venture Association and Professionals Network Group
welcome members from both
organizations and guests at this evening social.
November 11: Current
Trends in Technology Venture Capital and Licensing
The Los Angeles Chapter of the
Licensing Executives Society hosts this luncheon for members and guests to learn about the current
trends in technology venture capital and licensing.
November 12: Entrepreneurship Series #6: Finance and Valuation
This Larta
University workshop will cover the financial tools that allow entrepreneurs to run their businesses
responsibly and raise the right amount of funding at the right time.
November 13: Project T2:
A Technology Transfer Conference
A national conference on technology transfer. See
30 new technologies being commercialized out of 12 top universities. $100 discount for Larta VOX
readers: enter code JLQ726X when registering.
Register now to attend the Project T2
conference!
November 17-18: GovCom
San Diego Regional Technology Alliance (SDRTA) presents
GovCom, a conference on federal government procurement strategies for tech and biotech
companies. Learn from and connect to key decision-makers in the government sector and tech/biotech
executives who have successfully worked though the government procurement process.
November 18: The Art of
the Exit
Orange Coast Venture Group's November 2003 Breakfast Meeting covers today's
requirements for a successful exit, maximizing shareholder value and realizing fast liquidity, and
features an outstanding panel of private equity investors and executives of VC-backed
companies.
November 18: The
Value of Fame: Understanding The Right of Publicity
The 'right of publicity'
describes individuals' last, best hope of controlling how their identities are commercially
exploited by others. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLC presents a program that will explain the
right and how it works in advertising, merchandising, fictional works, and the Internet.
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