VC Fundraising Up 19% in ’05(Red Herring)
Venture firms collected more money last year to help keep them in the game.

Big pharma looking to profit from little guys (San Francisco Business Times)
The nation's largest pharmaceutical and medical device makers are turning to the Bay Area's venture and angel communities to supplement their research and development initiatives.

Nano Financiers Aim to Reinvent Seed Funding (Small Times)
Companies are raising money on public markets to sponsor university-level research.

June 28-29:
The Venture Forum. San Jose, CA
Hundreds of venture capitalists, angels, corporate investors and leading service providers from across the globe will gather in Silicon Valley to discover the most groundbreaking seed and early-stage investment opportunities and to engage with expert panels on innovation. The 2006 Venture Forum will feature the NIH Life Sciences Showcase and the Technology Innovation Showcase.

April 05-27:
NIH-CAP Outcomes Workshop. (Los Angeles, CA - Washington DC - Boston, MA - San Francisco, CA 
These workshops are part of the Larta run, NIH funded, Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP). At the Outcomes Workshop, CAP companies will work interactively with their Principal Advisors and other Larta mentors on their business cases and presentations. The workshop will also provide two tutorials for the companies on pertinent commercialization issues; "Making a Winning Presentation" and "Presenting Financial Data".

March 26-31:
ATP Entrepreneur Training and Commercialization Program Kickoff Workshop (Los Angeles, CA - Boston, MA)
A Larta run ATP-funded program, assisting early stage companies, and emerging university technologies in various high-tech industries in their commercialization efforts.  The program begins with a set of kickoff workshops where on the first day, workshop participants will hear from Larta's subject matter experts on several business practice topics through interactive discussions and presentations. On the second day, participants will receive individualized mentoring from targeted Larta advisors to help them refine their business case presentation.

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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.


University Tech Transfer: Licensing Intellectual Property from Universities 
Universities are among the best sources of intellectual property. This new white paper from Larta Institute includes approaches for finding and accessing university research, recommendations for avoiding potential pitfalls when licensing university IP, suggestions for successfully negotiating university tech transfer agreements, and illustrations of typical licensing terms and types of licenses. 


Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies 
It is vital for startup companies involved with wireless technologies to employ sound intellectual property strategies within the context of FCC regulations. A new Larta Institute white paper, Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies, details IP strategies while addressing considerations for obtaining FCC approval.

>> March 2-4:
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.

>> April 9-12:
BIO 2006 Forum: Innovative Solutions for Translational Research (Chicago)
Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, this Forum will have discussion of case studies of internal and external entities established to provide resources, assistance, and acceleration in translational research and/or the commercialization of university discoveries.

>> May 2-4:
OnHollywood 2006: The Digital Media and Entertainment Market for Executives
Produced by Always On Network, OnHollywood is where cutting edge technology from the backstreets of the Silicon Valley meets Hollywood's digital media revolution. This two and a half day industry insider event borrows on the "Film Market" tradition by providing and open environment where top digital entertainment and media entrepreneurs meet the big-time studio, telcom and consumer electronics executives.

>> May 31- June 1:
NIH Regional Seminar at UCR
This seminar is intended to help de-mystify the application and review process, clarify Federal regulations and policies, and highlight current areas of special interest or concern. The seminar serves the NIH mission of providing education and training for the next generation of biomedical and behavioral scientist.

>> July 25-27:
AO2006: The Innovation Summit @ Stanford
Always On's Annual Innovation Summit @ Stanford is the most powerful thought leader and business development conference in Silicon Valley. Each year the summit focuses on the sweet spots in technology markets - where innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new business opportunities.

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