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Growing With the Flow
VCs invested
$6.2 billion in 797 deals in third quarter 2006, the first time
since 2001 venture funding has topped $6 billion in three straight
quarters. That influx is feeding new funds directed at early-stage
deals. Among the most interesting: Charles River Ventures’ CRV
QuickStart seed program and Spire Equity.
Published
in partnership with Innovation Pipeline
NIH-CAP Participant Kinetic Muscles Makes
Strides
KMI has
been recognized by local industry associations as an “up and comer”
and has won two international design awards for their Hand Mentor
device.
Made in Minnesota
Hutchinson Technology is the world’s
leading supplier of suspension assemblies for disk drives.
Published in Partnership with the University of Minnesota
Academic & Corporate Relations Center |
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This Tech Boom Has Legs (CNN Money)
For
several reasons - especially growing demand in developing countries
- tech's run most probably will last many years.
Hedge Funds Move Into VC Turf
(Red
Herring)
Tech startups
take capital where they can get it. Hedge funds are getting in. High
technology startups are turning to hedge funds for financing,
particularly when they reach the later stages and need the capital
to prepare for an initial public offering.
Help For Info Age Have-Nots
(Business Week)
Companies
from AMD to Yahoo are pushing devices and services aimed at bringing
cutting-edge tech to parts of the world that need it most. |
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Apply to Present at
the 13th Annual Venture Forum!
The
Venture Forum showcases outstanding innovators from
across the globe. Companies present at the Forum are drawn from a
wide range of technology sectors. Larta Institute's world-class
mentors prepare the best entrepreneurs to deliver presentations
focused on excellent science and strong growth potential for an
audience of investors, partners and customers. The event will be
held at the San Francisco Marriott on May 1&2,
2007. Larta's Venture Forum is the must
attend event for those seeking access to
quality deal flow from around the world.
Apply now!
*Applications will be selected on a rolling basis.
Larta President to Speak at Fourth
Annual Global CONNECT Meeting
In four
years, the Global CONNECT Annual Meeting has grown into a
major gathering of leaders of regional business accelerators
from around the world. Participants in the meeting include
specialists in technology-based economic development, and
senior policymakers. Larta's President, Victor Hwang, will be
moderating a session on "Qualifying and Accelerating SME's
in the Global Market" on Thursday, December 7th.
Check Out Innovation Pipeline's New
Special Report!
On Demand
Nanotech. The 20-page report takes an in-depth look at new
nanotechnologies, investment and how these technologies
are updating the manufacture of materials across a range of
industries--from chips to healthcare.
Russia-US Global Bridge Program
Launched!
The United States Industry Coalition (USIC) and the Foundation
for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC), in
collaboration with Larta Institute, launched a U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored program aimed at
emerging
entrepreneurs from the Former Soviet Union defense complex.
The purpose of the program is to provide participants with
valuable mentorship, preparation for U.S. market penetration
and the opportunity to showcase their innovations at Larta
Institute’s Venture Forum. Innovators for this program come
from technology institutes' spin-offs and other technology
companies that have been funded by the Global Initiatives
for Proliferation Prevention Program (GIPP) of the U.S.
Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security
Administration. For more information or if you wish to apply
please e-mail Gulbarshyn Bozheyeva, Technology
Commercialization Manager, USIC at
gbozheyeva@usic.net.
The deadline to apply is December 31, 2006.
Larta & Southern
California Edison's IP Review Panels Program
Larta Institute, with the support of Southern California
Edison, has designed
an IP Review
Panels program that
will lead
Network T2 in the development and
implementation of IP Review Panels to act as centralized,
efficient means for Network T2 institutions to have their IP
expertly screened and analyzed for feasibility and business
applicability. The overall project objectives are to
measurably increase the rate of successful innovation
transferring from the Network T2 institutions to the market
(thereby generating jobs, innovation, and economic benefit
for the region) and to build a model for doing so that is
easily scalable to other regions, thereby pioneering
innovation even beyond the IP brought out of Network T2.
The project seeks to centralize an ongoing process for
rapidly and expertly assessing the feasibility of IP in the
combined Network T2 libraries, thereby generating for the
tech transfer offices a larger pipeline of diligently
reviewed IP.
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Larta Institute Publications
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 The
2006 Federal Technology Funding Guide
Now Available!
Larta
Institute's annual publication is recognized as the nation's
leading survey on Federal technology funding opportunities. The
2006 Federal Technology Funding Guide:
Navigating Government Programs Supporting Innovation in R&D and Beyond, provides
detailed information on Federal funding processes, programs,
and tips
on applying for government R&D money.
The 2006 edition marks the 10th
anniversary of the Guide!! Larta Institute is proud to bring
this useful resource to innovators. This year, and thanks to
the support of the Kauffman Foundation, we are able to make
the Guide available at no cost to the public. To download
the Guide please click
here.
You can also
download the Guide at the Kauffman Foundation site for
entrepreneurs,
www.eVenturing.com.
Purchase
other reports for only $99
 University Tech Transfer:
Licensing Intellectual Property from
Universities
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.
 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. |
Other Upcoming Industry
Events |
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>> December 6-8:
Fourth Annual Global CONNECT Meeting
In four
years, the Global CONNECT Annual Meeting has grown into a major
gathering of leaders of regional business accelerators from
around the world. Participants in the meeting include
specialists in technology-based economic development, and senior
policymakers.
>> December 7:
Taking AIM: What Southern California
Companies Should Know About the World's Leading Stock Market for
Growing Companies
AIM is the
most successful growth market in the world. AIM is the London
Stock Exchange's international market for smaller growing
companies. Since its launch in 1995, over 2,400 companies have
joined AIM − raising more than £30bn in the process, both
through initial public offerings (IPOs) and further capital
raisings. Many companies in the U.S. have already joined AIM.
Registration is free for Larta VOX subscribers.
Register using code SYCRL.
>> December 16:
CONNECT’s 19th Annual
Most Innovative New Product Awards Luncheon
The MIP
Awards is CONNECT's annual competition honoring the vision, hard
work and perseverance that transform ideas and technologies into
products. Now in its 19th year, the Awards continue the
tradition of showcasing local companies with cutting-edge high
technology.
>> January 29-31:
AlwaysOn Media 2007
AlwaysOn Media
is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of
Silicon Valley meet the global advertising and media
establishment. This event features CEO presentations and
high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior
and creating new opportunities in the marketing, branding,
advertising, and public relations industries. At AlwaysOn Media,
our editors will also honor the AO Media 100 Top Private
Companies, fifty of which will pitch their market strategies to
a panel of industry experts in our “CEO Showcase.” Five hundred
technology, media and advertising CEOs, business development
officers, media buyers, venture capital and private-equity
investors, and leading members of the press and blogging
community will attend AlwaysOn Media.
>> February 4-6:
5th Annual BioPartnering North America
Investing in Global Partnerships: Now in it’s 5th year,
BioPartnering North America
(BPN) is supported by leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology,
financial, and service companies from around the world. This key
partnering meeting, held in Vancouver, offers companies and
attendees a focused business development experience that is
consistently excellent, efficient, and cost-effective. With of
over 1000 attendees from more than 500 companies representing
all facets of the life sciences industries, and sponsored and
supported by industry leaders, BPN consistently brings back the
best and most effective audience.
>> February 19-21:
The Cleantech Forum™ XII
Join the
Industry Leaders at the Premier Cleantech Investment Event.
The Cleantech Venture Network® contains over 9000 cleantech
players internationally, more than 1300 affiliate members and we
continue to accelerate cleantech growth globally. In response to
changing investment and market trends, we are expanding the
scope of our Cleantech Forum™ XII.
Network with more than 800 Investors including VC, corporate,
and private equity. We continue to lead the way with thought
leadership, networking & dealflow. |
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Larta
Institute
Connecting People to Drive Innovation
We manage the nation's largest
innovation pipelines.
Larta Institute is a professional services firm providing
entrepreneur training, commercialization, and technology transfer
services for governments, companies, and universities.
The core of Larta's mission is
to facilitate deal making between qualified suppliers of
technology and corporations seeking outside sources of technologies
as well as investors seeking investment opportunities.
We
accelerate the transition of cutting-edge technologies to the
marketplace by connecting innovators to investors and companies. 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. |
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