Commercialisation workshop
The Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) Fellowship
and
Bond University’s Office of Business and Community Engagement
presents
Inaugural Commercialisation Seminar - Commercialisation Process and Intellectual Property Protection with Case Studies
Venue: Gregor Heiner Auditorium, Health Science Building, Bond University
Date: September 8, 2010
Time: 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
Invited Speakers:
Michael Buck, MichaelBuckIP Patent Attorney, http://www.patentsandtrademarks.com.au/
Peter Hone, InventionPathways, http://www.inventionpathways.com.au/
Chris Lane, Founder of Coastalwatch/Coastalcoms, http://www.coastalcoms.com/
Bruce Satchwell, Founder of Alive Technologies http://www.alivetec.com/
Stewart Williams, Biobike http://www.biobike.us/
Pls RSVP to confirm your free personal invitation by email to Clarence Tan, ctan@bond.edu.au or David Thornton, dthornto@bond.edu.au
This is the first of a series of commercialization seminars to be held on the Gold Coast to strengthen the collaboration between academia and the ICT industry, raise awareness of the commercialization process, prepare early stage companies to be investment ready and export savvy. This seminar is jointly held with Bond University’s Office of Commercialisation and the Queensland government EIR Smart State Fellowship Program which is sponsored by the Queensland Government, Bond University School of Information Technology, Gold Coast Innovation Centre and the Gold Coast City Council.
Program
11:30 am Welcome and introduction by Dr Clarence Tan, EIR Fellow
11:35 am The challenges of commercialization by Prof Iain Morrison, Head of Bond University School of Information Technology
11:50 am How Gold Coast Innovation Centre can help in the commercialization process by Andrew Loch, CEO, Gold Coast Innovation Centre
12:05 pm Launch of Office of Business and Community Engagement, Bond University by General Manager of Commercialisation of Bond University
12:20 pm Protecting Intellectual Property and the Patenting Process by Michael Buck, MichaelBuck IP
1:00 pm Lunch Break, Networking
1:20 pm From idea to commercialization by Peter Hone, InventionPathways
1:50 pm A case study of industry/academia collaboration, The Coastalcoms Story by Chris Lan, Coastalwatch/Coastalcoms
2:05 pm Ideas to products, an E-Health case study, Bruce Satchwell, Alive Technologies
2:20pm Challenges of commercialization by Stewart Williams, Biobike
2:35 pm Coffee Break/Networking
2:50 pm Questions for Panel of Speakers
3:15 pm Next Steps by David Thornton and Dr Clarence Tan
Regards
Denise Agnew
Human Resources and Quality Manager
Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development
www.bond.edu.au Gold Coast, Queensland 4229 Australia
Telephone No : (+61) 7 5595 3334
Facsimile No : (+61) 7 5595 1160
Email : dagnew@bond.edu.au
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