ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Larta VOX May, 2006</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <style> <!-- div.Section1 {page:Section1;} span.style11 {color:#330066; font-weight:bold} span.GramE {} --> </style> </head> <body bgcolor" text= "#333333" link="#333333" vlink="#5276AB""#FFFFFF> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" bordercolorlight="#999999" bordercolor="#666666" bordercolordark="#666666" name="icl" height="2593" width="653"> <tr bgcolor="#999999"><td height="99" colspan="2"> <div align="center"><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/head_vox1.jpg" width="650" height="115"></div> </td> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DFCD66"> <td height=22 colspan="2" valign="center"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#83731B">May 2006 / v.8, n.5</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td width="490" height="2467" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table width="99%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellspacing="5" align="center" border="1" height="2677"> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Top Stories</b></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="288" align="center" valign="top"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <p align="left"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/052006_royalties.asp">Royalty Rate Rules of Thumb</a><br> </span></b> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Larta Institute s Norman Brown explains how to determine licensing rates for patents relating to </span> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">laboratory instrument <span style="COLOR: black">technology.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/052006_ascendent.asp">Venture Forum Company Ascendent Systems Purchased by Research in Motion</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial"><br> Research In Motion announced March, 2006 that it was acquiring Ascendent Systems, a company Larta Institute presented to investors at the 2003 <u> <a href="http://www.theventureforum.com/">Venture Forum</a></u> conference<a href="http://www.theventureforum.com/" style="text-decoration: none">.</a></span><br> <br> <b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/052006_onhollywood.asp"> Digital Media Market Event Highlights Industry Trends, Issues</a><br> </span></b> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tony Perkins of Red Herring fame brings his network and skills to <u> <a href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/onhollywood/?t_ref=AOHP1"> OnHollywood</a></u>, where Silicon Valley technology meets Hollywood s media and entertainment elite.</span><br> <font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b> <br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/052006_cerius.asp">Renting Top Executive Talent Gaining Momentum Among US Firms</a><br> </b> </font><font SIZE="2"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Companies are increasingly using interim staffing to fill the need for short-term executives.<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/052006_iedc.asp"><br> <b>Larta CEO Shukla at Tech-Led Economic Development Conference</b></a><br> Conference shares best-practice secrets for tech-based economic development May 21-23 in San Jose, California.<br> <br> </font></font><font SIZE="2" face="Arial"><b> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/052006_entretec.asp"> Entrepreneurs Design for Success</a></b><br> Program teaches entrepreneurs how to use design to make their technology or product-based venture a hit.</font></p> <p align="left"> <b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2006/052006_beardsley.asp">On the Road Again</a><br> </span></b> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Published in partnership with <a href="http://www.inpipeline.com" target="_blank">Innovation Pipeline</a></i></font><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br> </span></b> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Finding a second round can be a tough process for a startup. Robert A. Beardsley, CEO of targeted-therapeutics firm Kereos, offers some advice.</span></p> <p align="left"><font color="#333333"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"> <font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><font color="#333333"><a href="http://www.inpipeline.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/logo_pipeline.gif" width="192" height="75" border="0"></a></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="1">Larta Institute has partnered with 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 monthly basis, Larta VOX will feature selected Innovation Pipeline content to complement Larta's technology transfer and commercialization programs and events.</font></p> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"> <div align="left"><font color="#314E51" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">Send comments and submissions to James Klein, Larta VOX Editor, at</font> <a href="mailto:voxeditor@old.larta.org" target="_blank">voxeditor@old.larta.org</a></b></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#FF6633" size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tech Sector News </font></b></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="196" align="center" valign="top"> <p align="left"><b><font face="Arial" size="2"> <a href="http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=16543&hed=Billions%2BMore%2Bfor%2BBuyouts" target="_blank"> Billions More for Buyouts (Red Herring)</a></font></b><br> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The money continued to pour into private equity funds during the first quarter according to data reported by Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association.<br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stemcell11apr11,1,6008703.story?coll=la-headlines-california" target="_blank"><br> </a></span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stemcell11apr11,1,6008703.story?coll=la-headlines-california" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="#000000"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700"> Stem Cell Institute Awards 1st Grants (Los Angeles Times)</span></font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#333333"><br> </font> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial"> Roughly $12.1million from private sources will jump-start research as the organization's ability to issue bonds is determined in court.</span><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#333333"><br> <br> <b><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/travel/ci_3691639" target="_blank">System patently out of date, some inventors complain (Denver Post)</a></b></font><br> <span class="articlesubtitle1"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial"> A symposium of university researchers dissects U.S. patent procedures in light of an explosion in technological innovation.<br> &nbsp;</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="29" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Upcoming Larta Events</b></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="144" align="left" valign="top"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#5276AB">June 28-29: </font><font color="#333333"><i><a href="http://www.theventureforum.com" target="_blank"><br> </a></i><a href="http://www.theventureforum.com" target="_blank">The Venture Forum. San Jose, CA</a><i><br> </i></font></b><font color="#333333">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. </font></font><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> &nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Larta Institute Publications </b></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="542" align="left" valign="top"> <p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/default.asp?MajorCategory=Reports" target="_blank"><font color="#333333"><strong><font size="3">Purchase reports now for only $99</font></strong></font></a><font size="3"><strong><font color="#333333">&nbsp;</font></strong></font><strong><font color="#333333">&nbsp;</font></strong></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_federaltechnology1.gif" width="115" height="132" align="left" hspace="8" vspace="4"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/PublicationDetail.asp?Pub=FTFG05" target="_blank">2005 Federal Technology Funding Guide</a></b><b><br> </b>Larta Institute's annual guide to government technology funding is recognized as the nation's leading survey on Federal technology funding opportunities. <i>Winning Government R&amp;D Money: Federal Technology Funding Guide 2005</i> provides detailed information on Federal funding processes, programs, and ways to win government R&amp;D money.<br> <br> <br> <b><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_university2.gif" width="116" height="132" align="right" hspace="8" vspace="4"></b><strong><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=UTechTrans&MajorCategory=Reports%20" target="_blank">University Tech Transfer: Licensing Intellectual Property from Universities&nbsp;</a></strong><br> Universities are among the best sources of intellectual property. This 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.&nbsp;<br> <br> <b><br> <img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_intellectual3.gif" width="116" height="132" align="left" hspace="8" vspace="4"></b><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=IPWirelessStrategies&MajorCategory=Reports%20" target="_blank"><strong>Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies</strong></a>&nbsp;<br> 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.</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#5276AB"> <div align="center"><font color="#84B3F7" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Other Upcoming Industry Events</strong></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="937" align="left" valign="top"> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; </font></b></font><font color="#5276AB">May 2-4:</font> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/onhollywood/?t_ref=AOHP1"><i><br> </i>OnHollywood 2006: The Digital Media and Entertainment Market for Executives</a></b><br> Produced by <a href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/index.php" target="_blank">Always On Network</a>, 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 &quot;Film Market&quot; tradition by providing and open environment where top digital entertainment and media entrepreneurs meet the big-time studio, telcom and consumer electronics executives.</font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; May 3:</font> <br> <i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pdmala.org/index.cfm?page=calendar&cal=showevent&CalID=5"> An Evening of Networking</a></i></b><br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Produced by PDMA: Expand your professional horizons: come network with other members of the product development and management community to share experiences, learn from each other, meet like-minded individuals from other companies and have fun! You will also have the opportunity to learn about exciting 3-dimensional industrial design capabilities from our event sponsor, 3D Industrial Design.</span></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; </font></b></font><font color="#5276AB">May 9-10:</font> <a target="_blank" href="http://franklincoveysymposium.com/symposium/anaheim/index.php"><i><br> </i>12th Annual FranklinCovey's International Symposium: <i>Sustained Superior Performance: Lead, Focus, Win!</i></a></b><br> Almost all organizations want to achieve and maintain superior performance. In practice, however, few actually do. This year's theme recognizes the critical role leaders&#146; play, at all levels, in engaging people throughout their organizations, and focusing their best efforts toward the achievement of their organization's most important goals. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#333333"><b>To enroll for this powerful 2-Day Event Call: 1.800.987.1776 and mention promo code &quot;LARTA&quot;</b></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; May 21- 23:</font> <a href="http://or.ucr.edu/event/about.aspx" target="_blank"><i><br> </i></a></b></font><b> <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial"><font size="2"> <a style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.iedconline.org/Tech-LedConference/index.html" target="_blank"> Tech-Led Economic Development Conference</a></font></span></b><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The</font><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black"><font size="2"> International Economic Development Council s (IEDC</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">) <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.iedconline.org/Tech-LedConference/index.html" target="_blank"> <span style="color:windowtext"><font color="#333333">Tech-Led Economic Development Conference</font></span></a><font color="#333333"> takes place at the<b> </b></font> <font color="#333333"><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/SJCSJ" target="_blank"> <span style="color:windowtext">San Jose Marriott</span></a> in <a href="http://www.sanjose.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" target="_blank"> <span style="color:windowtext">San Jose, CA</span></a></font>.&nbsp; Given the importance of technology and innovation to the growth of communities, this conference shines an important spotlight on the practice of tech-based economic development.</font></span></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; May 23- 25:</font> <br> </b></font><span class="style11"><b> <font face="Arial" color="black" size="2"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Arial"> <b title="http://www.techvision.com/c21/"> <a title="http://www.techvision.com/c21/" style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.techvision.com/c21/" target="_blank"> <span title="http://www.techvision.com/c21/" style="font-weight: bold"> 8</span><sup title="http://www.techvision.com/c21"><span title="http://www.techvision.com/c21/" style="font-weight: bold">th</span></sup><span title="http://www.techvision.com/c21/" style="font-weight: bold"> Annual C21 BioVentures</span></a></b></span></font></b></span><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font><font face="Arial" color="black" size="2"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> C21BioVentures (C21) is the next generation conference for venture-stage companies worldwide. The conference showcases some of the most innovative private life science companies and provides them with superior exposure to top VCs, private equity investors, and top decision makers from leading pharmaceutical and biotech firms worldwide.</span></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; </font></b></font><font color="#5276AB">May 31- June 1:</font> <a target="_blank" href="http://or.ucr.edu/event/about.aspx"><i><br> </i>NIH Regional Seminar at UCR</a></b><br> 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.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; May 31- June 1:<br> </font></b></font><b><font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <a title="http://www.pdmala.org/index.cfm?page=calendar&amp;cal=showevent&amp;CalID=6" style="text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single; font-style: italic" href="http://www.pdmala.org/index.cfm?page=calendar&cal=showevent&CalID=6" target="_blank"> The Secret to Building High Performance Teams</a></span></font></b><br> <span class="GramE"><font face="Arial" size="2"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Produced by PDMA: Come join us for an exciting evening as Richard Eppel introduces us to the fundamentals of creating and managing high performance development teams.</span></font></span><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> You will learn the importance of the language-action relationship in building relationships and trust, and how gaining alignment and commitment can produce breakthrough results.&nbsp; Whether you are developing products or services; whether you have a small, dedicated group or a large cross-functional team, you will come away with essential tools and insights for accelerating performance!</span></font></p> <p><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#333333" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#5276AB">&gt;&gt; </font></b></font><font color="#5276AB">July 25-27:</font> <a href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/events/index.php?t_ref=AOHP1" target="_blank"><i><br> </i>AO2006: The Innovation Summit @ Stanford</a></b><br> Always On's Annual Innovation Summit @ Stanford is the most powerful thought leader and business development conference in Silicon Valley. 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Our programs leverage our extensive network of relationships and resources. Since 1993, companies helped by Larta Institute have raised over $1.5 billion in capital. Our programs serve thousands of businesspeople each year. Our electronic magazine on business innovation is read by over 25,000 people. </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="244" valign="top" bgcolor="#DFCD66"><p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><a target=blank href="http://www.old.larta.org"><font size="2"><strong>www.old.larta.org</strong></font></a> <br> <br> <strong>Los Angeles Office:</strong></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><br> 714 W. 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