SURVIVAL in a DIFFICULT ECONOMY
November 17, 2009 / 08:30am / Mark Henry, CEO (Grow, LLC)

Faculty Entrepreneurship: Creating Start-ups from University Research
November 12, 2009 / 12:00pm / Dr. Kevin Malloy, Professor, Center for High Technology Materials, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy (University of New Mexico)

Operations Startup, Monitoring, and Human Resources
November 4, 2009 / 08:00am / (Technology Ventures Corporation)

Open Innovation: The Story Behind the Story
October 22, 2009 / 12:00pm / Chuck Valauskas, J.D., Founder & Partner (Valauskas & Pine LLC)

Update on the Economy. Where Do We Go From Here From a Technology/Patent/Small Business Perspective?
October 13, 2009 / 07:30am / Dr. Henry Coleman, Founding Partner (Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.)

Preparing and Presenting the Business Plan
October 7, 2009 / 08:00am / (Technology Ventures Corporation)

Doing a Start-up on the Cheap: the Fifty250 Method (aka Cheap Bastard Start-up)
September 30, 2009 / 12:00pm / Mr. Bruce Fryer, CEO (ProtoHIT, Inc.)

Venture Capital and Angel Investors: What You Should Know
September 9, 2009 / 12:00pm / Mr. John Chavez, President, Board of Directors (New Mexico Angels)

New Mexico’s Economy—Where We’re Headed
August 26, 2009 / 15:30pm /

Presentation by Dr. Ruben Flores of Millipore Corporation
August 25, 2009 / 09:00am / Dr. Ruben Flores, Senior Manager for Business Development and Scientific Affairs, Bioscience Division (Millipore Corporation)

The New Economy—Emphasis on Cost Cutting in Invention and Legal/Prosecution Strategies
April 8, 2009 / 12:00pm / Henry Coleman, Ph.D., J.D., Founding Partner (Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.)

Patent Claims: What Are They? Why Are They Important?
March 12, 2009 / 12:00pm / Edward J. Timmer, Esq., Founder (Timmer & Associates)

Venture Capital and Drug Development
March 11, 2009 / 12:00pm / Curt H. LaBelle, M.D., Managing Director (Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc.)

Turning Specific Aims to Patent Claims
February 24, 2009 / 12:00pm / Graham Timmins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy (University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center)

Preparing to Create a Start-up Company
February 10, 2009 / 12:00pm / Mr. Thomas J. Stephenson, Managing General Partner (Verge Fund)

Small Molecule Screening for Potential Prostate Cancer Therapeutic Agents: Why Intellectual Property and Commercialization Considerations Are Important
November 13, 2008 / 12:00pm / Todd Thompson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy (University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Center)

Businesses with Software
October 29, 2008 / 12:00pm / Chuck Valauskas, J.D., Founder (Valauskas & Pine LLC)

Survey of Proposed Changes to the U.S. Patenting Scheme
October 22, 2008 / 12:00pm / Alberto A. León, J.D., Ph.D., Managing Partner (Bauman, Dow & León, P.C.)

The Mercenary Technologist
October 9, 2008 / 12:00pm / Dr. Richard D. Gill, President & CEO (ActiveCyte Holdings)

Preparing to Create a Start-up Company
October 2, 2008 / 12:00pm / Mr. Thomas J. Stephenson, Managing General Partner (Verge Fund)

What Investors Need to Know--Preparing to Raise Money
September 24, 2008 / 12:00pm / Mr. Roger D. O'Brien, President (O'Brien Associates LLC)

Solar and Nano
May 27, 2008 / 15:00pm / Various (Nano-Network of New Mexico)

BIOMEDICAL TUESDAY...in Albuquerque
May 13, 2008 / 11:30am / Denise Brown, Executive Director

New Anticipated Developments in Patenting Inventions and What You Can Do to Prepare
March 13, 2008 / 12:00pm / Henry Coleman (Coleman, Sudol & Sapone, PC)

Politics, the Patent Office, and Your Patent Application
March 5, 2008 / 12:00pm / Tim Hsieh, Ph.D., J.D., Co-Founder/Partner (MH2 Technology Law Group, LLC)

Patent and Trademark Seminar Workshop for Librarians
February 28, 2008 / 08:30am / U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Patent and Trademark Seminar
February 27, 2008 / 08:30am / U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Entrepreneurship in New Mexico and the Global Economy
February 20, 2008 / 12:00pm / Trevor Loy, Managing Partner (Flywheel Ventures)

Starting a Company from the Sidelines: How to See Your Technology Commercialized in a Start-Up Without Founding a Company Yourself
February 7, 2008 / 12:00pm / Carolyn Mold, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology (University of New Mexico School of Medicine)

Drug Discovery: The Delicate Dance Between Biology and Chemistry
January 24, 2008 / 16:00pm / Christopher A. Lipinski, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor (Melior Discovery)

The Commercialization of GaN Nanowires
November 15, 2007 / 12:00pm / Dr. Stephen D. Hersee, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of New Mexico)

View into Lockheed Martin's Needs In Nanotechnology for Aerospace
November 14, 2007 / 17:30pm / Dr. Sharon Smith, Director of Advanced Research (Lockheed Martin)

Unique Challenges in Commercializing Technology in the Life Sciences
October 30, 2007 / 12:00pm / Waneta Tuttle, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer (Southwest Medical Ventures)

Protecting Digital Media, Maybe
October 18, 2007 / 12:00pm / Charles C. Valauskas, Founder/Partner (Valauskas & Pine, LLC)

Conflict of Interest in the University Setting
October 17, 2007 / 12:00pm / Dr. Rick Lyons, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center)

STC Gap Funding
October 4, 2007 / 12:00pm / Larry Sklar, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center)

Educating for Innovation: Connecting UNM to the World's Challenges
October 2, 2007 / 09:00am / Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Honorary Co-Chair and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) Honorary Co-Chair

NIST-ATP Funding Available Seminar
April 25, 2007 / 08:30am / Frank Barros and Richard Bartholomew (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))

Top Ten Reasons to File a Provisional Patent Application
March 22, 2007 / 12:00pm / Alberto A. León, Esq., Partner (Bauman, Dow & León, P.C.)

Recent Trends in the Patent Office: Why The Patent Office Has Made Broad Protection More Difficult To Obtain And Steps That Can Be Made To Enhance Portfolio Value
March 21, 2007 / 12:00pm / Henry D. Coleman, Esq., Partner (Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.)

Drug Repurposing
February 7, 2007 / 12:00pm / Stuart S. Winter, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology & Oncology (UNM Health Sciences Center)

Working With Lawyers
February 1, 2007 / 12:00pm / Erik F. Gerding, Assistant Professor of Law (UNM Law School)

SBIR: A Goldmine for Tech Startups
January 25, 2007 / 12:00pm / Barbara Stoller, Director, Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Outreach Center (Technology Ventures Corporation)

Ready, Set, Go: Clinical Trials Industry
January 17, 2007 / 12:00pm / Marion S. Karvas, Business Development Manager (Lovelace Scientific Resources)

Basics of Patenting
November 9, 2006 / 12:00pm / Edward J. Timmer, Esquire (Timmer & Associates)

Opportunities For Pathologists To Participate In Realization Of In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices: From The Inside And Outside Perspectives
November 8, 2006 / 12:00pm / Dr. Tom Williams, Professor of Pathology; Medical Director; Vice President, R&D and CTO (University of New Mexico; TriCore Reference Laboratories; Exagen Diagnostics)

The Importance of Strong Management Disciplines on a Company's Success
October 19, 2006 / 12:00pm / Stuart Schoenmann, CEO (CVI Laser, LLC)

Venture Capital: The Deal
October 11, 2006 / 12:00pm / Francine Sommer, Special General Partner (Village Ventures)

From Creative Idea to Commercial Success: You Can Get There From Here
October 5, 2006 / 12:00pm / Chuck Valauskas (Baniak Pine & Gannon)

Resources for UNM Start-Up Companies: From Wet Lab to Product Launch
September 13, 2006 / 12:00pm / Connie Vance, Property Manager/Leasing (Science & Technology Park)

Open Source Software: When May Too Many Rights Be Wrong?
April 20, 2006 / 12:15pm / Chuck Valauskas (Baniak Pine & Gannon)

Web-Based Invention Disclosure: A (Relatively) Painless Procedure
March 22, 2006 / 09:00am / Nicholas Wolf, Ph.D., Patent Liaison (Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM)

Web-Based Invention Disclosure: A (Relatively) Painless Procedure
March 9, 2006 / 12:00pm / Nicholas Wolf, Ph.D., Patent Liaison (Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM)

Commercializing Technology-Based Products in a Start-Up Environment
February 15, 2006 / 09:00am / Terry Dunlay, Co-founder (Cellomics, a Bio-Technology Tools Company)

Building a Start-Up Company Based On University Technology
January 19, 2006 / 12:00pm / Mark Pritchard, Director (Allied Minds)

Integration of Material Transfer Agreements, Research Agreements & Intellectual Property--A Panel Discussion
January 18, 2006 / 09:00am / Rena Vinyard, Elizabeth Minott, Jane Fedor, Shannon Sheehan

Keys to Starting and Growing Biomedical Companies
November 16, 2005 / 12:00pm / Bob Curtis

Are You an Entrepreneur?
November 10, 2005 / 12:00pm / Ned Godshall (Altela, Inc.)

Copyright: How to Succeed in Business with a Little Bit of Trying
October 20, 2005 / 12:00pm / Chuck Valauskas (Baniak Pine & Gannon)

Faculty Entrepreneurship: A First-Hand Account
October 6, 2005 / 12:00pm / Luke Lester (Center for High Technology Materials)

An Update on the State's BioTeP Initiative for Commercializing Biotechnology
October 5, 2005 / 12:00pm / Jerry Mattingly, Ph.D. (Pine Mountain Biotechnology, Inc.)

Life Sciences: What is Patentable?
August 31, 2005 / 16:00pm / Henry Coleman, Ph.D. (Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.)

Life Science Patents
May 5, 2005 / 12:00pm / Katy Fain (Mays & Fain, LLP)

Moving Toward and Into Commercialization and Entrepreneurship: Expectations and Realities
April 7, 2005 / 12:00pm / Dr. Robert Fisher

Writing a Meaningful Patent Disclosure
March 24, 2005 / 12:00pm / Dr. Alberto León (Bauman, Dow & León, P.C.)

How to Start and Get Funding for a High-Tech Business in New Mexico
March 3, 2005 / 12:00pm / John Dunning (Wasatch Venture Fund)

Industry Entrepreneurs Partnering with Faculty for Successful Start-Ups
February 10, 2005 / 12:00pm / Dr. Ray Radosevich (Verge Fund)

Concept to Product
December 2, 2004 / 12:00pm / Kathleen Kelleher and Dr. William Sibbitt (AVANCA Medical Devices, Inc., Albuquerque, NM)

Recent Developments in Life Science Patents
November 18, 2004 / 12:00pm / Donna M. Ferber, Ph.D. (Greenlee, Winner and Sullivan, P.C., Boulder, CO)

Raising Capital in New Mexico Today
November 4, 2004 / 12:00pm / Trevor Loy (Flywheel Ventures, Inc.)

Recent Developments in Engineering and Physical Science Patents
October 19, 2004 / 12:00pm / Timothy M. Hsieh, Ph.D. (Min, Hsieh & Hack, LLP, Washington, DC)

The Critical Steps to Entrepreneurial and Leadership Success
October 7, 2004 / 12:00pm / Matthew K. Stewart (National Services Group and College Works Painting, Santa Ana, CA)

Creating a Partnership Between an Academic Health Sciences University, the State, and the Business Community to Stimulate Technology Transfer and Economic Development
September 23, 2004 / 13:00pm / Matthew J. Kluger, Ph.D., MBA, Vice President for Research and Dean, School of Graduate Studies (Medical College of Georgia)

Gaming the Exit Strategy for a Start-Up
April 8, 2004 / 15:30pm / Len Rand, Managing Director (Granite Ventures, LLC)

How the U.S. Patent Office Reviews Patent Applications: A View from a Former Patent Examiner
March 25, 2004 / 15:30pm / Kevin L. Pontius (Robert, Abokhair & Mardula, LLC)

Starting and Sustaining New University-Based Ventures in Challenging Times
March 11, 2004 / 15:30pm / George F. Murphy (Taraval Associates, LLC)

Academic Entrepreneur: Lessons from N = 3
March 4, 2004 / 15:30pm / Garland Marshall, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (Washington University School of Medicine)

What's New in Life Science Patent Practice
February 26, 2004 / 15:30pm / Henry D. Coleman, Ph.D. (Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.)

A Primer on Understanding Investors
January 29, 2004 / 15:30pm / John Ciannemea, Managing Partner (Academy Funds)

Starting a Technology-Based Company: Lessons Learned
December 9, 2003 / 15:30pm / Dr. Waneta Tuttle, President & CEO (Exagen Corporation)

New Developments in Physical Science, Engineering, and Software Patents
November 20, 2003 / 15:30pm / Steve Lundberg (Schwegmann, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth)

Financing University-Based Start-Ups with Venture Capital
November 11, 2003 / 11:30am / Lyle Hohnke, General Partner (Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc.)

New Developments in Life Science Patents
October 16, 2003 / 15:30pm / Victoria A. Sandberg, Ph.D., Patent Attorney (Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt)

How to Build the Start-Up Team: Do's and Don'ts
October 9, 2003 / 15:30pm / Todd Hand, Founder & Executive Managing Director (Talent Capital Group)

The Reality of Starting a Company Based on UNM Technology
September 9, 2003 / 15:30pm / Peter Rachor, Entrepreneur-in-Residence (Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM)

Introduction to STC's "Inventor's Portal": How to Access Information About Your Inventions Online
September 4, 2003 / 15:30pm / Lisa Kuuttila, President & CEO (Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM)