Business
Turning Science into Viable Businesses
The University of California, Davis is inviting science and engineering students and researchers to spend a week learning to recognize, develop, and bring to market green businesses built on their ideas. The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy is a five-day immersive program, scheduled for July 7-11, 2008 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, helping students to understand how to bring innovative ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace.
Among other skills, participants will learn about evaluating technology/market opportunities; pursuing IP patenting and licensing strategies; crafting business plans; and modeling finance and investment strategies.
Application deadline is May 2, 2008. Click here to download the application.
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