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 Larta
Institute has partnered with Red Herring's Innovation Pipeline
to deliver feature articles offering insight and news on
the two forces shaping the technology transfer landscape
today: labs and markets. On a bi-weekly basis, Larta VOX
will feature selected Innovation Pipeline content to complement
Larta's technology transfer and commercialization programs
and events.
When
Worlds Collide: Project T2 Brings the Lab to the Market
Hundreds of potential investors and partners will get a
sneak peek at more than 50 new technologies from 25 leading
universities, research centers and government programs worldwide
at Larta Institute's Project
T2 conference, November 8, 2005 in Los Angeles.
UCLA
Could Have Tech’s Next Big Thing
Published in partnership with Red Herring's
Innovation Pipeline newsletter
The next Broadcom could emerge from a technology developed
at UCLA, one of 25 universities and research centers participating
in Larta Institute’s Project
T2 conference November 8, 2005.
When
Labs Meet Markets, Science Isn’t Everything
Published in partnership with Red
Herring's Innovation Pipeline newsletter
University
labs and the venture community are a winning combination,
but market application is as important as technical innovation
in VC funding decisions.
Upcoming
Conference
Project
T2 - Technology Transfer Conference
Larta Institute presents the third annual Project
T2 Conference, a global showcase of leading new university
technologies. Discover the newest innovations spinning out
of top universities. Connect with the talent in America's
leading R&D center, Southern California. Network with
world-class researchers, investors, and corporations. Learn
creative new ways to finance spin-out ventures. Register
Now!
 Available
from Larta Research
2005
Federal Technology Funding Guide
Larta Institute's annual guide to government technology
funding is recognized as the nation's leading survey on
Federal technology funding opportunities. Winning Government
R&D Money: Federal Technology Funding Guide 2005
provides detailed information on Federal funding processes,
programs, and ways to win government R&D money.
purchase
report now for only $99
Send comments
and submissions to James Klein, Larta VOX Editor, at voxeditor@larta.org
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Larta
University
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 SSTI,
the State Science
and Technology Institute, calls Larta University one of the
"...best programs in the country," having "...helped
hundreds of entrepreneurs, implemented innovative programs, and
assisted client companies to raise hundreds of millions of dollars."
Larta
University Kicks Off 2005-2006 Entrepreneurship Series October 20,
2005!
Opportunity
to Present at Larta's Venture Forum 2006!
For the first time, Series enrollees who meet requirements may have
the exclusive opportunity to present in front of hundreds of potential
investors, customers, and/or partners at Larta's annual Venture
Forum conference in June. Each workshop will build on each other
to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step process to increase your
business success by helping you develop a well-rounded business
case presentation by the end of the Series. Call Joe Escamilla for
eligibility requirements and details at 213-765-4829.
Series attendees
can expect:
- Expert mentoring
and instruction from Larta's network of seasoned business professionals
- Guidance
on developing a well-rounded business case presentation
- To learn
practical and relevant steps to build a successful business operation
- Interactive
discussions, activities, and stories from successful entrepreneurs
- Networking
opportunities into the business community
For complete
Series information and registration, click
here
Upcoming
Courses:
Session
#1: Getting More Bang for Your Buck: Assessing the Value of Your
Business (West Los Angeles, Oct. 20)
This first session of the Entrepreneurship Series addresses ways
entrepreneurs can assess the potential of their business operation
by addressing their product and value proposition. Essentially,
what problem are you solving? This session will explain the value
of developing a well-rounded business case presentation in order
to make a convincing business case to potential investors, customers,
or partners. There will be an interactive session where attendees
will analyze their basic business obligations, strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats as well as tips on how to conduct market
research.
Session
#2: Making a Product Work for You: Developing Your Marketing and
Sales Plan (West Los Angeles, Nov. 17)
A strategy for effective marketing, pricing, sales planning and
managing competition is an essential element of any business plan.
This workshop covers issues such as: defining and segmenting the
total target market, customer and competitive analysis, branding,
and other marketing and sales planning fundamentals critical to
sustaining your business. The workshop will also lead you through
an exercise on how to think about pricing.
Larta
University's Course Schedule
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International
News
Southern
California Universities Selected for Nanotech Research (San Francisco
Chronicle)
Two universities in Southern California will lead research collaborations
in the use of molecular-scale nanotechnology devices to detect and
destroy tumor cells under grant awards announced by the National
Cancer Institute.
For
California, chase is on for stem-cell research stars (Sacramento
Business Journal)
Ongoing litigation may so far have prevented the California Institute
for Regenerative Medicine from writing its first grant check, but
its existence has already ignited fierce competition to hire from
among a small and elite group of researchers.
Startup
M&A Jumps 23% in Q3 (Red Herring)
Merger and acquisition activity heats up as companies seek to buy
intellectual property to gain an edge.
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Upcoming
Events
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This
calendar lists events endorsed by Larta Institute.
October 11:
JETRO
Technology Exchange
Discover how PDF in the architecture, engineering, and construction
industry can drive efficiency - a look at the design collaboration
process.
October 20: Entrepreneurship
Series #1: Getting More Bang for Your Buck: Assessing the Value
of Your Business (West Los Angeles)
This first session of the Entrepreneurship Series addresses ways
entrepreneurs can assess the potential of their business operation
by addressing their product and value proposition. Essentially,
what problem are you solving? This session will explain the value
of developing a well-rounded business case presentation in order
to make a convincing business case to potential investors, customers,
or partners. There will be an interactive session where attendees
will analyze their basic business obligations, strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats as well as tips on how to conduct market
research.
October
25: JETRO
4th Tuesday Tech Exchange
Discover new business and technical opportunities arising from
the Cell Processor and how it will change the entire computer industry.
November 8: Project
T2 - Technology Transfer Conference
Larta Institute presents the third annual Project T2 Conference,
a global showcase of leading new university technologies. Discover
the newest innovations spinning out of top universities. Connect
with the talent in America's leading R&D center, Southern California.
Network with world-class researchers, investors, and corporations.
Learn creative new ways to finance spin-out ventures. Register
Now!
November
10 (tentatively scheduled): Corporate
Investment & Strategic Alliance (CISA) Conference, Fall, 2005
Experience a unique opportunity to meet 25+ Fortune 1000 corporations
looking to invest in growing companies by participating in our company's
showcase.
November 17: Entrepreneurship
Series #2: Making a Product Work for You: Developing Your Marketing
and Sales Plan (West Los Angeles)
A strategy for effective marketing, pricing, sales planning and
managing competition is an essential element of any business plan.
This workshop covers issues such as: defining and segmenting the
total target market, customer and competitive analysis, branding,
and other marketing and sales planning fundamentals critical to
sustaining your business. The workshop will also lead you through
an exercise on how to think about pricing.
January 21-25, 2006: LabAutomation2006
LabAutomation2006 is the place where laboratory technologies emerge
and merge.
March 2-4, 2006: 2006
AUTM Annual Meeting
The AUTM Annual Meeting gathers between 1,500 and 2,000 technology
transfer and intellectual property professionals from across the
globe.
Larta Institute's Full
Events Calendar
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Larta
Institute
connecting
people to drive innovation
We bring people
together to move technologies into the marketplace. Our client solutions
include: conferences, training workshops, technology transfer, advisory
services, and research and analysis.
Since 1993,
companies helped by Larta Institute have raised over $1.5 billion
in capital. Larta Institute's conferences and seminars provide insights
to thousands of businesspeople each year. Larta Institute's weekly
electronic magazine on business innovation is read by over 20,000
people.
www.Larta.org
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Larta Institute
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Washington
DC Office:
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Chicago,
IL Office:
Larta Institute
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Suite 4208
Chicago, IL 60611
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