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IPIRA September 2013 Newsletter
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Dear friends and colleagues,
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As the new academic year is in full swing, big changes are afoot here at IPIRA. We have begun launching some exciting educational programs and networking opportunities to empower our innovators, and have many more planned for next year! As always, your feedback is important to us. If you haven't yet, make sure to stay connected with us @BerkeleyIPIRA. Sincerely, Ophelia and the IPIRA Team Assistant Director, Marketing & Technology Analysis
In This Issue Berkeley Technologies Available for License Portfolio News KineMed Awarded NIH Contract to Identify Biomarkers for Myocardial Fibrosis Campus Events NSF SBIR/STTR Workshop — Mastering the Culture (Free Event) IPIRA/QB3 NSF SBIR Grant Application Bootcamp Inaugural Software Conference in Partnership with Licensing Executives Society's Silicon Valley Chapter — "Commercializing Software IP: High Tech, Digital Health & Education" Seeking Research Funding?
Meet Our Team IP & INDUSTRY RESEARCH ALLIANCES (IPIRA) Carol Mimura – AVC Ophelia Yeung – Marketing & BD TECHNOLOGY LICENSING (OTL) Michael Cohen – Physical Sciences Curt Theisen – Physical Sciences Marc Oettinger – Physical Sciences Irvin Mettler – Life Sciences Javed Afzal – Life Sciences Kathleen McCowin – Patent Drafting Richard Harris – Licensing Specialist Greg Morgan – Licensing Specialist Kathy Berson – Licensing Specialist INDUSTRY ALLIANCES (IAO) Eric Giegerich – Director Lynne Hollyer – Contract Mgmt Kevin Christopher – Contract Mgmt Leah Pierson – Contract Mgmt Kate Lewis – Contract Mgmt Anissa Jones – Contract Specialis
Berkeley Technologies Available for License LACVD Thin Film Encapsulation of Organic Optoelectronic Devices 2013110 Laserassisted chemical vapor deposition (LACVD) system allows, for the first time, encapsulation of organic optoelectronic devices and permits deposition on temperaturesensitive materials... read more Applications – organic light emitting diode (OLED), organic photovoltaics (OPV), temperaturesensitive substrates MEMS Nanowire Ion Sensor 2013097 Sensor employs a MEMS device where ions are sensed with nanowires using an alternating current (AC) electric field. The MEMS nanowire ion sensor can serve as a chemical sensor or biosensor... read more
Applications – pH monitor, DNA sequencer, blood ion sensing Micro Electromechanical Switch Design with Self Aligning and SubLithographic Properties 2013082 Novel process for fabricating ultimately scaled electromechanical relays with decananometer lateral dimensions. Compact electromechanical switch design has selfaligned features... read more Applications – ultra low power and low cost ICs, batterylife dependent electronics, safety critical medical devices SingleLayer Microfluidic Device 2013072 Singlelayer microfluidic device with optofluidic circuitry, constructed in situ via optofluidic lithography; boosts such features as rotational and linier gears, ratcheting, resistors, diodes, capacitors and other key elements... read more Applications – labonachip, POC molecular diagnostics, onsite chemical detection HighSensitivity Angular Interferometer 2013021 Optical interferometer with <30 nrad accuracy and can be integrated into more compact, highsensitivity commercial instruments for a fraction of the cost of current, stateoftheart instruments which exceeds $30,000... read more Applications – optical precision alignment, beam monitoring over extended periods, optomechanical calibration Microfabricated Ultrasonic GasFlow Sensors for Natural Gas Pipelines 2013019 These innovative sensors are inexpensive, small and have modest power requirements (suitable for wireless implementation). Sensors can be mounted without intrusion of the inner surfaces of pipes... read more Applications – gas transmission (30inch diameter pipes), gas distribution (2inch diameter pipes) Porous Microfluidic Spinneret 2010143 A biomimetic silk gland using the latest advances in microfabrication and microfluidics. The innovation opens the way towards replicating natural silk production in industrial setting and producing nativequality artificial silk... read more Applications – fiber spinning, structural materials, biomaterials NanoAggregate ThinFilm Ultracapacitor Module (NATUM) 2010041 A nanoaggregate with a high K / high breakdown strength is used in the ultracapcitor to achieve high energy and high power densities. Resulting cells have higher energy density to that of lithium ion batteries (100 Wh/kg)... read more Applications – portable electronics, hybrid vehicles, power plants, alternative energy storage
Portfolio News KineMed Awarded NIH Contract to Identify Biomarkers for Myocardial Fibrosis September 19, 2013 – KineMed, Inc. announced that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded the company a $225,000 Phase I SBIR contract to develop biomarkers for the detection of early myocardial fibrosis. Biomarkers for myocardial fibrosis will guide disease interventions that block the progression of this disease which is risk factor for heart failure and arrhythmias. [more]
Campus Events NSF SBIR/STTR Workshop (Free) — Mastering the Culture with Errol Arkilic (Oct 2, 2013) Location: SkyDeck | Berkeley Time: 6:00 7:30 pm Light refreshments will be served RSVP: Sign up on Eventbrite IPIRA and SkyDeck are pleased to host Errol Arkilic, former NSF SBIR Program Manager and the founding Innovation Corps Lead Program Director. Errol spent ten years at NSF, eight as a program director leading the Software and Services and Security (Nano/Bio/IT) Technology portfolios. For the past two years, he led the Innovation Corps program before leaving NSF in July 2013. In this presentation, Errol will share his experience in managing SBIR projects with the extended Cal and Berkeley communities. You will learn first hand from Errol who has personally reviewed approximately 1,000 SBIR/STTR proposals. Errol will describe where the SBIR/STTR program funds sit in the spectrum of available
support and how to make the highest use of the program funds to mitigate risks to attract additional resources. He will also describe how to best position your proposal to increase the probability that it will resonate with reviewers, and what you should be doing prior to submitting a proposal in order to increase your chances at success with the program and beyond. UPDATE: Event is now sold out, late signups will be placed onto our waiting list. Tickets shall be released to waitlist attendees on a first come first serve basis as they become available.
IPIRA/QB3 NSF SBIR/STTR Grant Application Bootcamp (Oct 21, 2013 & Nov 13, 2013) Location: UC Berkeley, Stanley Hall, Room 117 Schedule: Two 2.5hour classes First session: Monday, October 21, 12:00 2:30 pm Second session: Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 2:30 pm RSVP: Register on Eventbrite Please also fill out this application form to be considered for enrollment Note that this workshop will exclusively focus on the specifics of the NSF application and will not cover basic information. For this reason, we recommend that you only sign up if you previously attended a prior full SBIR workshop or are familiar with the SBIR format. Our first NSF SBIR/STTR workshop will address specific differences between the NSF and NIH applications to successfully file a wellwritten SBIR/STTR grant application for the Fall, 2013 NSF SBIR deadline. The course culminates in a submission clinic that will ensure your application is correctly filed. One or more team members from the company should be prepared to attend every session. Remember to bring your laptop; these will be working sessions. Course Overview One 2.5hour working session, plus one 2.5hour filing clinic Ability to access course remotely via web conference Presubmission review of specific aims by our course instructors Instructors Shauna FarrJones, PhD, UCSF/QB3 Grant Writer Douglas Crawford, PhD, Associate Director, QB3; Managing Director, Mission Bay Capital Adriana Tajonar, PhD, Entrepreneurship Program Manager Registration Fee Standard rate for the entire 14hour workshop: $150 per company Discounted rate for UC affiliates, QB3 Startup in a Box Members, and QB3 Accelerator Members: $50 per company Teams registered for the Fall 2013 NIH workshop: $0 Meet Our Instructors Shauna FarrJones Shauna FarrJones has a record of writing successful government grant and contract proposals on diverse life science topics, providing strategic input on both research and business plans. She has helped companies secure over $150 million in grant and contract funding from numerous government and philanthropic agencies including BARDA, EPA, NIH, DTRA, USDA, DARPA and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For twelve years, she has consulted for life science companies and universities identifying funding opportunities, preparing research plans, marketing plans, technical reports IND’s, NDA’s, white papers and proposals. She teaches grantwriting workshops at QB3, an incubator for life science companies funded by the State of California. She is a frequently invited speaker on the topic of nondilutive funding. Previously, she was Senior Writer BioCentury Publications, where she analyzed and wrote about the biotechnology industry. She was a postdoctoral fellow at UCSF and has a PhD in Biochemistry from Tufts University.
Douglas Crawford Douglas Crawford’s goal is to help entrepreneurial scientists create successful startups to meet California’s needs for better health, a sustainable environment, and economic growth — particularly jobs. To this end, Crawford and his colleagues have systematically lowered the barriers between great ideas and successful companies. For instance, Crawford created and manages the first incubator within the University of California, the QB3 Garage@UCSF. The QB3 incubator program has now grown to five sites and 62 companies, and he has created a partnership to build a new 24,000 square foot lifescience incubator in Mission Bay. More recently, QB3 created a program to help entrepreneurs create companies to pursue government grants and private funding. In the first 23 months this program has helped launch 146 companies, 31 of which are already operational. Crawford is also a founder and managing director of Mission Bay Capital, an $11.3M seedstage venture fund that makes pivotal earlystage investments in bioscience companies. He is a board member of Atreca (observer), Delpor, Ethonova, Magnamosis, and Ocular Dynamics. Crawford received his PhD in biochemistry from UCSF. Adriana Tajonar Adriana Tajonar manages the QB3 Startup in a Box and QB3 Accelerator programs, a core part of QB3’s initiative to launch life science companies and set them up for operational success. The QB3 Startup in a Box Program allows entrepreneurs to form wellstructured companies and prepare competitive SBIR applications. In 2 years, the program has formed over 150 companies, 31 of which are already operational. Adriana also runs the QB3BayBio Accelerator Program, which aims to make companies operationally efficient by providing advice, checklists, and connections to bestinclass service providers. Adriana holds a PhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from Harvard University and a BS in Biology from MIT.
Inaugural Software Conference in Partnership with Licensing Executives Society's Silicon Valley Chapter — "Commercializing Software IP: High Tech, Digital Health & Education" (Nov 13, 2013) Location: UC Berkeley International House Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm When it comes to software, you can never have too much information. We have toptier industry leaders, regulatory and venture capital speakers lined up for panels on hot software IP topics. Come hear them discuss a variety of new commercialization pathways in high tech, digital health and education. This is an allday networking conference jointly hosted by IPIRA and the Licensing Executives Society Silicon Valley Chapter (LES). Make sure to stop by our Technology Showcase located near the entrance. IPIRA and our event co sponsors — Berkeley's International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), UCSF, and Sandia National Labs — will be exhibiting select software innovations. From earthquake simulation, video content mining, social media behavior, and automatic network analyzers to point of care diagnostics, here is your chance to hear from inventors and demo new inventions.
Schedule 8:00 — 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 — 9:15 am Morning Session Introduction 9:15 — 10:30 am Panel 1: University IP Licensing Agreements 10:30 — 10:45 am Break and Networking 10:45 — 12:00 pm Panel 2: Models for Realizing Software Return 12:00 — 1:00 pm Lunch and Keynote Address 1:00 — 1:15 pm Afternoon Session Introduction 1:15 — 2:30 pm Panel 3: Digital Health: Smart Phone Usage 2:30 — 2:45 pm Break and Networking 2:45 — 4:00 pm Panel 4: Dissemination of Educational Content 4:00 — 4:05 pm Closing Comments
This event qualifies for MCLE credit.
Register Now and Save Your Spot! Please visit LES' website for the most uptodate information on event logistics, exhibition descriptions and speaker biographies. Click here to register: RSVP form. Fees Early Bird (by Friday, November 8, 2013 9 pm PDT) — LES Members & NonMembers: $ 95 Regular Admission (Friday, November 8, 2013 & Onsite) — LES Members & NonMembers: $120
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