Volume 4    March 8-12    Issue 9

Technology Transfer Panel Announced
The EDC will hold a breakfast, featuring information about the technology transfer process from universities to businesses at 7:45 a.m., March.10 at University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Fla.

The event will feature a panel discussion with:

Valerie McDevitt, assistant vice president for Research in the Division of Patents & Licensing, at the University of South Florida.

Thomas McLain, M.B.A,, is Chief Executive Officer of Claro Scientific and has over twenty years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer products industries. Most recently he has served as a consultant to early stage biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare services companies.

Stephen Sundarrao, the Associate Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology at the University of South Florida’s College of Engineering and CEO of Rehab Ideas, a company formed in collaboration with USF to commercialize innovative rehabilitation technologies developed at USF.

David Fries, currently is Head of the Ecosystems Technology Group at University of South Florida (USF) Marine Sciences.   He was an original member of the Center for Ocean Technology at USF.  He is the initiator of USF’s MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) Program. He held a past appointment at Sandia National Laboratories/Lockheed Martin.  Currently David is an Entrepreneur in Residence at USF.

The moderator will be Anton Hopen, intellectual property attorney and founder of  Innovation Express, which teaches  young students about Intellectual Property Law. 

The event is sponsored by Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. The cost is $20 for EDC investors, $30 for non-investors. Registration is available online at www.edcsarasotacounty.com/calendar.asp or by calling 309-1200 ext. 103.
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