DEN Faculty Entrepreneurship Workshop Series

Jake Reder, PhD, Director, New Ventures Office, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Cofounder, Director, & Chief Executive Officer, Celdara Medical will moderate this 3-week DEN Faculty Entrepreneurship Workshop Series. Workshops will address a wide range of key issues along the startup continuum and provide practical, down-to-earth guidance that will give faculty a well-rounded understanding of how to put their ideas into action, including Intellectual Property ownership and commercialization and the connection with academia, market validation, product development, new venture formation, scaling, and venture financing.

Thursdays, 19 October, 26 October & 2 November 2017

3:30PM-5:00PM, followed by networking

Location: 19 October & 26 October - Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, Room 205

2 November - ROOM CHANGE -Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, Room 105

Limited to 25. FACULTY ONLY. Register at den-faculty-e-ship-17F.Eventbrite.com

Co-sponsored by DEN and Celdara Medical

Workshop Sessions

Thursday, 19-Oct-17, 3:30PM -- 5:00PM

Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, Room 205

Session 1: Faculty Intellectual Property ownership and commercialization and the connection with academia.

This session will cover principles of IP ownership and commercialization, and special considerations when IP is developed in connection with your role at Dartmouth.

Moderated by Jake Reder, PhD, Director, New Ventures Office, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Cofounder, Director, & Chief Executive Officer, Celdara Medical

Guest speakers:

• Nila Bhakuni, Director, Technology Transfer Office Dartmouth
• Charles Sentman, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Director, Center for Synthetic Immunity.

Thursday, 26-Oct-17, 3:30PM -- 5:00PM

Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, Room 205

Session 2: Faculty New Venture Formation

This session will cover the topics of new venture formation, legal considerations, and market validation techniques.

Moderated by Jake Reder, PhD, Director, New Ventures Office, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Cofounder, Director, and Chief Executive Officer, Celdara Medical

Guest speakers:

• Scott Ellison D’89, Esquire, Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson
• Joe BelBruno, PhD, Professor of Chemistry, Dartmouth College and CTO and Cofounder, FreshAir Sensor

Thursday, 2-Nov-17, 3:30PM -- 5:00PM

Class of 1978 Life Science Center 105 Sameth 1959 Classroom (NOTE ROOM CHANGE)

Session 3: Faculty Fundraising & Venture Financing

This session aims to provide foundational knowledge of venture capital and R&D funding, strategic partners, incubators, and government resources, as well as discuss the need to communicate beyond the confines of one’s discipline.

Moderated by Jake Reder, PhD, Director, New Ventures Office, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Cofounder, Director, and Chief Executive Officer, Celdara Medical

Guest speaker:

• Phil Ferneau D’84, Tu’96, Managing Director and Cofounder, Borealis Ventures