Now more than ever it is critical to have a strong business model and strategy behind that compelling concept. Morning topics at the conference will include the five most common legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs, successful venture financing, a genomics case study, the role of options in attracting and maintaining management, and how to strengthen a company's balance sheet. There also will be a bioscience job fair in the morning featuring positions with internationally based pharmaceutical companies and Connecticut-based biotechnology companies. Afternoon events will include an opportunity for company CEOs and management to meet and informally present their business plans and ideas to leading venture investors.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
OCR was founded at Yale in 1982 to oversee patenting and licensing activity, university inventions, and contractual relationships between faculty and industry. An important goal of the office is to identify new ideas, cultivate venture funding for them, and facilitate their development into companies that become part of the New Haven economy.