ÿþ&nbsp;<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><!-- saved from url=(0043)file://J:\LAVox\2006\Copy%20of%20092006.htm --><HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Larta VOX November 2007</TITLE><META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><STYLE>DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } SPAN.style11 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #330066 } SPAN.GramE { } SPAN.articlehed1 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana } SPAN.articledek1 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana } H1 { FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 6.75pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } span.homebody1 {font-family:Arial; color:black;} H2 { FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } span.SpellE {} </STYLE><META content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD><BODY text=#333333 vLink=#000000 aLink=#000000 link=#333333 #FFFFFF bgcolor leftmargin="5"?><DIV align=center> <TABLE borderColor=#FFFFFF height=1346 cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=#666666 cellPadding=0 width=856 bgColor=#ffffff borderColorLight=#999999 border=1 name="icl"> <TBODY> <TR bgColor=#999999> <TD colSpan=3 height=99> <DIV align=center> <map name="FPMap0"> <area href="http://www.old.larta.org" shape="rect" coords="6, 0, 854, 151"> </map> <img border="0" src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/head_vox3.gif" width="855" height="152" usemap="#FPMap0"></DIV> </TD> <TR align=middle bgColor=#dfcd66> <TD colSpan=3 height=22 bgcolor="#000066"> <div align="center"><b> <font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF" style="font-size: 16pt"> November 2007 </font> <font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">v.9, n.9</font></b></div> </TD> </TR> <TR bgColor=#cccccc> <TD vAlign=top borderColor=#5276ab width=168 bgColor=#f6f1d4 height=1202> <table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" height="1337"> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff" bordercolordark="#5276ab" bordercolorlight="#5276ab"> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=18 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="154"> <div align=center> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face=Arial color=#99CCFF size="4"><strong>Announcements</strong></font> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bordercolor="#666699" height="187" width="154" valign="top"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Larta Institute has partnered with Chisk, Inc.</strong> to provide businesses with outsourced, cost effective and high quality office support combined with the convenience and quality assurance that comes from local contact. To learn more visit <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/chisk.asp">www.old.larta.org/chisk</a></font></p> <b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">2008 Venture Forum<font color="#000000"> </font> </font></b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Mark your calendars, we have the date and place! The Venture Forum will be on May 30, 2008 in Santa Clara. For more information visit <font color="#0066FF"> <a href="http://www.theventureforum.com"><font color="#000000">www.theventureforum.com</font></a></font></font><p> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <b>USDA CAP Program to be Managed by Larta</b>&nbsp; An opportunity for Larta to successfully manage a Commercialization Assistance Program across agricultural science research is underway! </font></p> <p> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <b>Young Arab Leaders Program </b>The anticipated YAL-Larta Institute Partnership Program is set to be launched in March 2008.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <b>Korean Tech Transfer Program&nbsp; </b>Read more about Larta's venture into Korean technology transfer, a program set to take place November 13-15th.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> <b>Network T2 Consortium Update </b>Virtual Bundling Agent and<b> </b>The IP Review Panels last month have been a success!&nbsp; Learn more about these two endeavors intended for prestigious research universities in the United States and New Zealand.</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff" bordercolordark="#5276ab" bordercolorlight="#5276ab"> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=18 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="154"> <div align=center> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face=Arial color=#99CCFF size="4"><b><font face=Arial color=#99CCFF size="4">Larta Institute Publications</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" face=Arial color=#99CCFF> </font></b></font> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bordercolor="#666699" valign="top" width="154" height="1053"> <p align="center"><span class="661065315-04122006"><b><font color="#5276AB" face="Arial"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.old.larta.org/Veda/FTFG/Final%20FTFG.pdf"> <img border="0" src="http://www.old.larta.org/veda/FTFG/FTFG-Cover-2006.jpg" hspace="7" width="93" height="118"></a></font></b></span></p> <p align="left"><span class="661065315-04122006"><b> <font color="#666699" face="Arial" size="2">The 2006 Federal Technology Funding Guide<br> &nbsp;</font></b><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"><b><br> A</b></font><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">vailable for download at no cost.</font></b><i><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> </font></i><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><br> Larta Institute's annual&nbsp;publication is recognized as the nation's leading survey on Federal technology funding opportunities.&nbsp;<em><span class="467183922-01122006">The 2006 </span>Guide </em></font><font face="Arial" color="#333333" size="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">provides detailed information on Federal funding processes, programs, </font> <font color="#000000">and&nbsp;<span class="381273000-02122006">tips on applying for&nbsp;</span>government</font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> R&amp;D money. </font> <font color="#000000"><br> Download the Guide <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/Veda/FTFG/Final%20FTFG.pdf">here.</a></font></font></span></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Other reports available for purchase:</b></font></p> <p align="center"><font face=Arial color=#333333 size=2><b> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=UTechTrans&MajorCategory=Reports "> <img height=90 hspace=8 src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_university2.gif" width=79 vspace=4 border="0"></a></b></font></p> <p align="left"> <font face=Arial color=#333333 size=2><strong><font color=#5276ab>University Tech Transfer: Licensing Intellectual Property from Universities <font color="#000000">Purchase price of $99.</font></font></strong></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> 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.</font><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">&nbsp;To purchase this report, click <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=UTechTrans&MajorCategory=Reports%20">here</a>.</font></p> <p align="center"><b><font face=Arial color=#5276ab size=2><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=IPWirelessStrategies&MajorCategory=Reports"> <img height=91 hspace=8 src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/img_intellectual3.gif" width=80 vspace=4 border="0"></a></font></b></p> <p align="left"><b><font color=#333333 size=2><strong> <font face=Arial color=#5276ab>Intellectual Property Strategies for Wireless Technologies</font></strong></font><font face=Arial color=#5276ab size=2>&nbsp;</font><font face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><br> </font></b><font face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><b>Purchase price of $99. </b>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. To purchase this report, click <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/ecommerce/Shop/MnCatalogDetail.asp?ProductID=IPWirelessStrategies&MajorCategory=Reports">here</a>.</font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </table> <span class="661065315-04122006"><b><font color="#5276AB" face="Arial"></font></b></span></TD> <TD vAlign=top borderColor=#5276ab width=516 bgColor=#ffffff height=1202> <DIV align=left> <table height=1101 cellspacing=5 bordercolordark=#5276AB cellpadding=4 width=516 bgcolor=#ffffff bordercolorlight=#5276AB border=1 align="left" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> <!-- MSTableType="layout" --> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=31 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="494"> <div align=center> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> <font face="Arial" color="#99CCFF" size="4"> Feature Articles</font></b> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle height=233 width="494"> <p align="left"> <span style="font-weight: 700"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><u> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2007/112007_NIH-CAP.asp"> <font color="#000000">Spotlight on NIH-CAP:&nbsp; A Recap of the Commercialization Training Workshop</font></a></u><font color="#000000"> </font></font></span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black"> <b> <font color="#000000"><br> </font></b> </span><font color="#000000"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "> NIH's Commercialization Assistance Program was launched, as it was ushered in by the Commercialization Training Workshop at Marina del Rey in October</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 115%">.&nbsp; Learn more about the highlights at the CTW.<br> </span><br> </font><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black"><font color="#5276AB"> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2007/112007_Angels%20Pretty%20Faces.asp"> <font color="#000000">Angels with Pretty Faces</font></a></font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font color="#000000"><br> </font></span></b> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">Do angel investors still have The</font><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande; color: #000000"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Midas touch?&nbsp; Read more about the value and potential for the latest markets angel investors are keeping their eye on.&nbsp; </font> </span> </p> <p align="left"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 115%"><font color="#000000"><i>Published in partnership with Innovation Pipeline.</i></font></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-style:normal"> <b> <font face=Arial color=#000000 size=1> Send comments and submissions to Stephanie Watt, Larta VOX Editor, at </font> <font face=Arial color=#314e51 size=1> <a href="mailto:voxeditor@old.larta.org" target=_blank><font color="#000000">voxeditor@old.larta.org</font></a></font></b></span><font color="#000000"> </font> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=31 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="494"> <div align="center"><b><font face="Arial" color="#99CCFF" size="4"> Announcements</font></b></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=left height=422 bordercolor="#5276AB" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="494"> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.theventureforum.com/"> <img border="0" src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/STD2008.gif" width="491" height="78"></a></p> <p align="left"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 115%"> <font color="#000000"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Mark your calendars for May 30, 2008: </font>The Country's Largest Seed &amp; Early Stage Investment &amp; Partnering Event is back!</b> The Venture Forum is the largest - and longest running - showcase of early stage innovation and entrepreneurship on the planet. It is the must-attend event for those seeking access to untapped quality deal flow from around the world. Now 14 years strong, Venture Forum presenting companies are drawn from Larta's robust pipeline, and prepared by world-class mentors to deliver <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">presentations focused on a solid business proposition, excellent science, and strong growth potential for an audience of investors, partners and customers. </font></font></span><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Larta Institute's commercialization practice advises hundreds of innovative companies with breakthrough technologies funded by or spinning out of U.S. Federal Agencies, universities and research institutes, and innovative regions from across the globe. </font><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <font color="#000000">Mark your calendars, May 30, 2008 Santa Clara Convention Center, and look out for more updates!<br> </font> <a href="http://www.theventureforum.com"> <font color="#000000">www.theventureforum.com</font></a></font></b></p> <div> <span class="887260923-26102007"><b> <font face="Arial" color="#000000">LARTA INSTITUTE AWARDED USDA CONTRACT</font></b></span></div> <div> <p> <font face="Eras Light ITC" size="2" color="#000000"> <img style="width: 241px; height: 119px" src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/USDA%20banner.bmp" align="left"></font></p> <p> <font face="Eras Light ITC" color="#000000">Agribusiness up your alley? Keep yourself updated on this&nbsp; commercialization assistance program from Larta!</font></p> <font size="2"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><font size="+0"><b> <font size="2" face="Arial" color="#000000"> <span class="887260923-26102007">Los Angeles</span>,&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">CA</span>  &nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">November 6, </span>200<span class="887260923-26102007">8</span></font></b></font><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><span class="887260923-26102007">&nbsp; Larta Institute</span>&nbsp;has been awarded a contract from the&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">US Department of Agriculture</span>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">develop and manage a commercialization</span>&nbsp;assistance program&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">for </span>its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">grantees</span>. </font></p> <p><span class="887260923-26102007"> <font face="Arial" color="#000000">The program is geared to provide support services to Phase II&nbsp;grantees to develop and transition their research into a commercial and marketable product, process, technology, or service to further the economic goals of the small company, while satisfying the short and long-term goals of the USDA.</font></span></p> </font><font size="+0"> <p><span class="887260923-26102007"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman"> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">&quot;Research in the agricultural sciences shows great promise....innovation expressed through entrepreneurs meeting opportunities head-on has great potential in resolving some fundamental concerns: food and water supply, infectious diseases, chemical and chem-alternatives in treating pests, new strains of crops, etc.&quot; says Rohit Shukla, Larta Institute's CEO.</font></span></span></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">Th<span class="887260923-26102007">e</span>&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">USDA SBIR program supports&nbsp;companies across&nbsp;various topic areas, including biofuels and biobased products, p</span>lant&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">p</span>roduction and&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">p</span>rotection -&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">b</span>iology<span class="887260923-26102007">, a</span>nimal&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">p</span>roduction and&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">p</span>rotection<span class="887260923-26102007">, s</span>oil<span class="887260923-26102007"> </span>and&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">w</span>ater&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">r</span>esources<span class="887260923-26102007">, f</span>ood&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">s</span>cience and&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">n</span>utrition<span class="887260923-26102007">, a</span>quaculture<span class="887260923-26102007">, p</span>lant&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">p</span>roduction and&nbsp;<span class="887260923-26102007">p</span>rotection - Engineering<span class="887260923-26102007">, and others.</span></font></font></div> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#000000">LARTA PARTNERS WITH YOUNG ARAB LEADERS ORGANIZATION<img border="0" src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/YAL.gif" align="left" width="177" height="144"></font></b></p> <font SIZE="2"> <p></p> <p></p> </font> <p><font face="Eras Light ITC">A new opportunity to forger partnership between the the Arab world and the rest of the world! </font></p> <font SIZE="2"> <p><b><font face="Arial" color="#000000">New York-- October 22, 2007&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></b><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Larta institute and Young Arab Leaders (YAL) announced a partnership today which will jointly develop a multi year program to stimulate and expand innovation and entrepreneurship in the Arab world. The program will be launched formally at the next Global Action Forum in New York in March 2008. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#000000">YAL is a network of business professionals with a mandate to encourage leadership values and foster the development of future Arab leaders, contribute to regional development efforts, and help bridge the awareness gap between the region and the rest of the world. Details will be forthcoming at the next YAL Global Action Forum. </font></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> </font> <p align="left"> <b> <font color="black" face="Arial"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: black">KOREA - U.S. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BRIDGE</span></font><font face="Verdana" color="black"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Verdana"> </span></font></b><font color="#000000"><span class="SpellE"> <font face="Eras Light ITC" size="2"> <img border="0" src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/Korea%20TT.bmp" align="left" width="172" height="152"></font></span></font></p> <p align="left"> <font face="Eras Light ITC" color="#000000">VOX will return next month to provide&nbsp; concluding insights from the Korea-U.S. Technology Transfer Bridge program</font></p> <p align="left"> <font color="#000000"><span class="SpellE"> <font face="Arial" size="2">TechnoValue</font></span><font face="Arial" size="2">/Business Network &amp; Systems Development International (<span class="SpellE">bnsD</span>), in </font></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> collaboration with Larta Institute, has created a comprehensive educational program and study tour for technology transfer managers of various regional technology transfer centers (<span class="SpellE">RTTCs</span> ) from Korea. The program will be conducted in Southern California from November 13 to November 20, 2007. Participants will learn first-hand about the technology transfer processes and practices in California's universities and research institutions and hear about the challenges and opportunities in creating and nurturing an ecosystem to support the transfer of technology from research institutions. For more information about the program please visit </font> <a title="http://www.old.larta.org/globalbridge/Korea.asp" href="http://www.old.larta.org/globalbridge/Korea.asp" style="color: #000000; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single"> <font title="http://www.old.larta.org/globalbridge/Korea.asp" face="Verdana" size="2"> <span title="http://www.old.larta.org/globalbridge/Korea.asp" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"> http://www.old.larta.org/globalbridge/Korea.asp</span></font></a></p> <p align="left"> <b><font face="Arial" color="#000000">NETWORK T2 CONSORTIUM AT WORK</font></b></p> <p align="left"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> <font size="2">The Virtual Bundling Agent is underway, and selected bundles are now awaiting review from industry. The ten most promising bundles can now be found and reviewed at Kauffman Foundation s iBridge Network.&nbsp; Follow the <font color="#000000">link</font> to read more about the Virtual Bundling Agent, as well as the IP Review Panel Program Larta hosted for UCI, UCSD, UCLA, and universities in New Zealand.&nbsp; Click <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2007/112007_NetworkT2.asp">here</a> to read more.&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="2" face="Arial"> NETWORK T2 is a major consortium of universities and nonprofit research institutions focused on the goal of connecting new innovations with the marketplace.&nbsp; NETWORK T2 is one of the largest groups of its kind ever created, with 19 members.</font></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=31 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="494"> <div align=center> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> <font face="Arial" color="#99CCFF" size="4"> Larta in the News</font></b> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle height=234 bordercolor="#5276AB" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="494"> <p align="justify"><font color="#99CCFF"><b> <font color="#666699" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> <img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/globe_hands.gif" width="92" height="97" align="left" hspace="33"></font><font color="#666699" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"> Watch this space for exciting news&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; as Larta gets around&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in the world! </font></b></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#000000"><b> October 2007: </b>Rohit Shukla was a featured speaker at the &quot;October Symposium: Bundling Technology, Larta At Work&quot; for the The iBridge<sup>SM</sup> Network, a program of the Kauffman Innovation Network, Inc.&nbsp; He introduced the iBridge Network to the project Larta Institute has been working on with the Kauffman Foundation in regards to bundling technologies.&nbsp; For more information, visit http://www.ibridgenetwork.org/. </font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><font color="#000000"> Monday, October 22, 2007: </font></b><font color="#000000">Constanza Pachon, Larta Institute's </font></font> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Director of Operations, keynoted this year's &quot;Inter-Institutional Partnering Workshop</font><strong style="font-weight: 400"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">&quot; as part of the <a href="http://www.sandiegodialogue.org/initiatives.htm" style="text-decoration: none"> <font color="#000000">Life Sciences Gateway Initiative</font></a>, a program developed by </font> </strong> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">San Diego Dialogue.&nbsp; <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">She discussed how and why NETWORK T2, a successful Larta Institute project, has been assembled, what the opportunities and challenges are, and other issues surrounding inter-institutional partnering for research and commercialization.</span></font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#000000"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Tuesday, October 2, 2007</b></font><b>:</b></font><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"> Larta CEO, Rohit Shukla, keynoted the College of the Canyons&#146; Annual Entrepreneurship Conference on October 2nd. His theme: Going Global: The New Imperative, will cover the issues entrepreneurs face in a world where money, talent, and innovations are now available globally. For more information, visit: http://www.canyonsecondev.org/conferences/index.html.</font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=31 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="494"> <div align=center> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Arial" size="4" color="#99CCFF"><b>Companies to Watch For</b></font> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle height=139 bordercolor="#5276AB" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="494"> <p align="justify"><b><font face="Georgia" color="#666699"> <img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/binoculars.jpg" width="129" height="102" align="left"></font></b><font size="3" color="#666699" face="Georgia"><b>Our picks of companies</b></font><b><font face="Georgia" color="#666699" size="3"> that are making the news and already on their way to&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; making it big!</font></b></p> <p align="left">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><b><font size="4" face="Georgia" color="#666699">Fresh Faces </font></b></p> <p align="left"><b><u><font face="Arial" size="2"> <a href="http://blog.mlive.com/oak_business_review/2007/10/oxford_biomedical_chosen_for_f.html"> <font color="#000000">Oxford Biomedical Research Inc.</font></a></font></u><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Located in Rochester Hills, MI, Oxford Biomedical Research develops and manufactures high quality biological reagents and assay kits for the life science research market.&nbsp;The company is one of the participants in the 2007-08 National Institutes of Health Commercialization&nbsp;Assistance Program (NIH-CAP),&nbsp;funded by NIH and managed and executed by&nbsp;Larta. Denis Callewaert, the company s founder, has extensive start-up experience; Oxford is the second of four biotechnology companies he has founded. Through the NIH-CAP, the company hopes to expand its </span> </font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial"> current market and explore licensing opportunities or joint ventures.</span></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; text-decoration: underline"><strong><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2007/100107_Atmospheric%20Glow.asp"> <font color="#000000">Atmospheric Glow Technologies, Inc.</font></a></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000"><strong style="font-weight: 400">&nbsp; </strong></span></font> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">One Atmosphere Uniform Glow Discharge Plasma (OAUGDP®) technology from this Tennessee company that could pave the way for air purification, biotechnology, healthcare, and manufacturing.&nbsp; </font></p> <p align="left"><i> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">AGT was chosen to particpate in the NIH-CAP program this year.</font></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle height=173 bordercolor="#5276AB" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="494"> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia" size="4" color="#666699"> <b>Larta Alums</b> </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><u><b> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2007/100107_Biopsy.asp"> <font color="#000000">Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</font></a></b></u><font color="#000000">&nbsp; </font></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> Angiotech is earning its name in the global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device markets.&nbsp; Last month, NIH-CAP alum Biopsy Sciences, a Tucson, Arizona-based medical device company, sold the intellectual property and commercialization rights to its Bio-SEAL"! technology to Angiotech.&nbsp; Biopsy Sciences CEO, John Fisher credits the NIH-CAP program as instrumental to the company's success.&nbsp; Fisher successfully completed the ten-month program, where he worked with Larta experts to further his proprietary Bio-SEAL"! technology, a biopsy tract sealant for safer and more accurate tissue biopsy procedures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Angiotech is proud to announce the Bio-SEAL"! technology as part of its repertoire, and is optimistic of the product's ability to add to the company's product revenue growth for the coming year. </font></p> <p align="left"><b><span class="791200421-02102007"><u> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> <a href="http://www.stratagentlifesciences.com/downloads/seriescpressrelease.pdf"> <font color="#000000">StrataGent</font></a></font></u><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">&nbsp; </font></span></b><font SIZE="2" face="Arial" color="#000000"> StrataGent Life Sciences, Inc., an Essex Woodlands Health Ventures portfolio company focused on needle-free delivery of drugs, will merge into Corium.&nbsp; The combined Company will use the proceeds to develop Corium s pipeline of advanced transdermal products employing its proprietary MicroCor</font><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><font size="2">TM</font><font size="2"> microneedle technology and CorplexTM </font></font> <font SIZE="2"><font face="Arial" color="#000000">polymer adhesive technology. </font></font></p> <p align="left"><font SIZE="2" face="Arial" color="#000000"><i> StrataGent is </i></font><i><span class="791200421-02102007"> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">an alumni of </font> </span><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">Larta's National Institute of Standards and Technology-Advanced Technology Program</font><span class="791200421-02102007"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> (NIST ATP)</font></span></i></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><u><b><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2007/100107_LivingCell.asp"> <font color="#000000">Living Cell Technologies</font></a></b></u><font color="#000000">&nbsp; An Australian life sciences company that has its roots in xenotransplantation is making fast progress to the development of type 1 diabetes treatment.&nbsp; </font> </font></p> <p align="left"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"><i>Living Cell Technologies was a featured presenter at Larta Institute's annual 2007 Venture Forum and participant in Larta's Global Bridge Program. </i></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=31 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="494"> <div align=center> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> <font face=Arial color=#99CCFF size="4">Tech Sector News</font></b> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle height=237 width="494"> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font size="2"><b><span style="font-family: Arial"> <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2007/db2007117_264711.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories"> <font color="#000000">Tim Wu, Freedom Fighter</font></a></span></b></font><font color="#5276AB"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span> <a href="http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22307&hed=VC+Investment+Down+in+China,+Europe+" style="text-decoration: none"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#5276AB"> (Business Week</font></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a target="_blank" href="http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22307&hed=VC+Investment+Down+in+China,+Europe+"><font color="#5276AB"><span style="text-decoration: none">)</span></font></a></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><a target="_blank" href="http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22307&hed=VC+Investment+Down+in+China,+Europe+"><font color="#000000"><span style="text-decoration: none"> </span> </font></a><span style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#000000"> <br> </font></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; ">Why</span></font></span></font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Google owes its anticipated success developing mobile phone software to this Columbia Law School Professor.</font><p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <i> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"> 8</font></i><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i> November 2007</i></font> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <b><u><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">T</font></u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; color:black; font-size:10pt; text-decoration:none"><font color="#5276AB"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial"><a target="_blank" href="http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=19806&hed=Hedge+Funds+Move+Into+VC+Turf"><font color="#000000">echs are market leaders -- again</font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=19806&hed=Hedge+Funds+Move+Into+VC+Turf" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#5276AB"> (LA</font></a> Times</span></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#5276AB"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; color:black; font-size:10pt; text-decoration:none"><a target="_blank" href="http://redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=19806&hed=Hedge+Funds+Move+Into+VC+Turf" style="text-decoration: none; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial"><font color="#5276AB">)</font></a></span></font></span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#5276AB"><b><br> </b> </font></span> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">The prospects for the technology sector are good.&nbsp; What does the future say about their place in the marketplace?</font></p> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">5 November</font></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#5276AB" size="2" face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><i> 2007</i></font><b><br> <br> </b></font><b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.news.com/Russia-to-invest-in-venture-capital-firms/2100-11398_3-6217705.html?tag=cd.lede"> <font color="#000000">Russia to invest in venture capital firms</font></a><font color="#5276AB"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#5276AB" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#5276AB"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/technology/30ping.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin" style="text-decoration: none"> <font color="#5276AB">(CNet)</font></a></font></span></font></span></font></b></span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br> </span> </b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; ">What we can learn from Russia's model of investment in technology.</span></font></p> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#000000"><i> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">9 </font></i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i> November 2007</i></font></font></p> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp; </p> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" SIZE="2"> <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_4_sndgs03.html"><b> <font color="#000000">Brain Funding Drain</font></b></a> </font> <b><font face="Arial" color="#5276AB" SIZE="2">(City Journal)</font></b></p> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">Where Carl Shramm of Kaufmann Foundation sees university technology transfer offices are heading.</font></p> <p align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <i><font face="Arial" size="2">Autumn 2007</font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000"> </font></i></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=middle bgcolor=#5276AB height=31 bordercolor="#5276AB" width="494"> <div align=center> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> <font face="Arial" color="#99CCFF" size="4">Other Industry Events</font> </b> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=left height=1815 width="494"> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="661065315-04122006"> <div> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"><b>November 14-16, 2007:&nbsp;&nbsp; </b></font><font color="#000000"><b> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="http://www.investorscircle.net/index.php?tg=articles&topics=141"> <font color="#000000">Investors' Circle 2007 Fall Conference</font></a></font></b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> The Investors' Circle 2007 Fall Conference is the premier meeting place for angel investors, professional venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, and entrepreneurs who are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable future. If you are interested in presenting at the Venture Fair at our 2007 Fall Conference, please apply by August 10, 2007! </font></font></p> <p><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>November 15, 2007:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://echo.bluehornet.com/ct/ct.php?t=2042103&c=1067820777&m=m&type=1&h=A0827F3E6350BB7AB25A06FDB474BC8B"> <font color="#000000">UNDER THE RADAR: MOBILE</font></a></b><br> UTR conferences showcase 32 of the most disruptive companies in a sector. It&#146;s a hands-on look at the true innovators fueling an explosion of emerging technology and new business opportunities. Each company demos their product to a panel of industry experts who are active in the sector, along with an audience of early-adopter technology insiders. Both audience and experts get a chance to ask questions and offer feedback on business models, market opportunities, areas for improvement, and how best to reach out and build up their audience. The conference also offers ample time for presenters and attendees to network and share ideas and information. Larta friends save $100 when registering by clicking <a href="http://echo.bluehornet.com/ct/ct.php?t=2042107&c=1067820777&m=m&type=1&h=A0827F3E6350BB7AB25A06FDB474BC8B"> <font color="#000000">here</font></a>.</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000000">November 17, 2007: <u><a href="http://www.opportunitygreen.com"> <font color="#000000">Opportunity Green</font></a></u><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.opportunitygreen.com" style="text-decoration: none"> </a></font></font></b> <font size="2" face="Arial" color="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opportunity Green Conference 2007 is&nbsp; being held in conjunction with<br> the Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the UCLA Anderson<br> School of Business.&nbsp; The purpose of the conference is to facilitate participants in<br> development of companies that are&nbsp; profitable AND environmentally and<br> socially responsible.&nbsp;&nbsp; Attendees include executives/CEOs, designers, engineers, MBA/PhD students and entrepreneurs from major law firms, startups, venture<br> capital, design and branding firms, top tier universities, and more.&nbsp; Join us on November 17 for a full day, and afterparty, of meeting leaders in Green business.&nbsp; </font> </p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"><b>December 12, 2007:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://echo.bluehornet.com/ct/ct.php?t=2042108&c=1067820777&m=m&type=1&h=A0827F3E6350BB7AB25A06FDB474BC8B"> <font color="#000000">AAMA Connect 2007: Technology's Middle Kingdom</font></a></b><br> <i>China's Rising Influence in Asia and the West</i><br> For years the annual Connect Conference has been facilitating meetings between thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and high-level executives. This event lays the groundwork for many multimillion-dollar deals every year. Given the current state of China's booming economy, and the changes and development taking place in the Asia Pacific Rim, 2007 is sure to be the most promising and invigorating conference to date. </font> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br> <b> <font color="#5276AB" face="Arial"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.old.larta.org/Veda/FTFG/Final%20FTFG.pdf"> </a></font></b></p> </div> </span></div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face=Arial color=#333333 size=2><br> &nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=left height=1310 width="494">&nbsp; </td> </tr> </table> </DIV> </TD> <TD vAlign=top borderColor=#5276ab width=171 bgColor=#f6f1d4 height=1202> <TABLE height=1839 cellPadding=5 width=61 align=center> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top height=127> <DIV align=center><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/vox_credit-banner.jpg" width="148" height="111"> </DIV> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top height=176> <P align=center><FONT face=Arial> <A href="http://larta.blogspot.com/" target=_blank> <IMG height=160 src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/img/blogad1.jpg" width=140 border=0></A></FONT></P> <P align=center> <img border="0" src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/Vox_FTF-link.png" width="152" height="76"></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=middle bgColor=#5276AB height=51><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffffff size=4>About Larta </FONT></STRONG></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#CCCCCC height=488> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=1><font color="#000000"><B>Larta Institute<BR> </B></font><I><font color="#000000"><b>Connecting People to Drive Innovation<BR> <BR> </b> </font></I><b><font color="#000000">We manage the nation's largest innovation pipelines. </font> </b> </FONT> <b> <FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=1>Larta Institute is a professional services firm providing entrepreneur training, commercialization, and technology transfer services for governments, companies, and universities. <BR> <BR> The core of Larta's mission is to&nbsp;facilitate deal making between&nbsp;qualified suppliers of technology and corporations seeking outside sources of technologies as well as investors seeking investment opportunities.<BR> <BR> 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. </FONT></b></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#CCCCCC height=214> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=1><A href="http://www.old.larta.org/" target=blank> <FONT size=2 color="#000000"><STRONG>www.old.larta.org</STRONG></FONT></A><font color="#000000"><b> <BR> <BR> </b><STRONG>Los Angeles Office:</STRONG><b><BR> 606 S. Olive Street<BR> Suite 650 Los Angeles, CA 90016<BR> Tel: (213) 294-2826 <br> Fax: (213) 622-6230</b></font></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=1 color="#000000"><STRONG>Washington DC Office:</STRONG><b><BR> c/o Kelly, Anderson &amp; Associates<BR> 424 North Washington Street<BR> Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 740-8330 </b> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#CCCCCC height=85><B><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=#000000><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Arial>Sponsorship</FONT></U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Arial color=#000000>: </FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt" face=Arial color=#000000>To sponsor VOX, Larta events or publications, contact <b> <a href="mailto:cgutierrez@old.larta.org"><font color="#000000">Carlos Gutierrez<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN> </font> </a></b></FONT></TD> </TR> <tr> <TD vAlign=top height=401> <P align=center><FONT face=Arial> <A href="http://www.belaydevelopment.com/" target=_blank> <IMG height=320 src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/belay.png" width=140 border=0></A></FONT></P> </TD> </tr> <TR> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#f6f1d4 height=154> <P align=center>&nbsp;</P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> </BODY></HTML>