Presents:

John Morris is the President and CEO of Technology 2020 (University of Tennessee) which focuses on the development of entrepreneurs and start-ups in the Tennessee Valley Corridor. Mr. Morris has been instrumental in forming five technology commercialization ventures, utilizing technology from five different disciplines. Mr. Morris’s first small business experience was with Consultec Scientific, Inc., a Knoxville-based startup focused on technology transfer and commercialization. Eventually becoming President and CEO, he led the effort to start three companies from Consultec. One of the companies, NetLearning, Inc., is an Internet-based e-Learning company focused on the healthcare market. Under his leadership as President and CEO, NetLearning grew from an idea to serving 500 hospitals nationwide in seven years. Thomson Corporation acquired it in Mr. Morris also served as President and CEO of Sunlight Direct, an alternative energy start-up with licensed technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Marc Sedam, Executive Director in the University of New Hampshire Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization, has an extensive background in intellectual asset management, licensing, and start-up formation. He currently serves as the head of the University of New Hampshire’s technology transfer office and concurrently serves as the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Innovation Research Center, New Hampshire’s only translational research funding program. Prior to UNH, Marc was the Chief Operating Officer of Qualyst, a UNC-Chapel Hill spinout which studies the impact of drug transporters on the safety and efficacy of drugs. Marc was also the Associate Director-Life Sciences for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s technology transfer office where he helped UNC become the top single university in start-up formation in He is a frequent speaker on issues relating to intellectual asset management and university start-up formation.

Joshua Schuler is executive director of the Lemelson-MIT Program, a non-profit organization within MIT’s School of Engineering. In that position he focuses on advancing strategic goals that support the program’s mission to recognize outstanding inventors, encourage sustainable new solutions to real-world problems, and enable and inspire young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention. He has been responsible for managing the daily operations of this educational initiative since he began this position in July From August 2003 to July 2007, Schuler held the post of InvenTeams grants officer, a supervisory position for the Lemelson-MIT Program’s national initiative to inspire a new generation of inventors by awarding high school teams grants of up to $10,000 each to develop an invention. Through Schuler’s vision, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, InvenTeams evolved from a pilot that served three New England teams to a prototype for hands-on problem solving that funded grants for as many as 20 schools from Alaska to New Mexico to Florida. Schuler also established continuation grants as a means for former grantees to sustain inventive communities through the experiential learning of InvenTeams.

 Policy and structure variations for:  Faculty  Students ▪ Important to draw a clear line of distinction between undergraduate and graduate students, including "triggers" that might lead to ownership of undergrad inventions ▪ Unique university resources ▪ Federal funding

 High-profile engagement opportunities:  Clubs ? Alumni or student?  Business plan competitions ▪ Tech 20/20 – Volcourt, ThrottleUp!  Courses teaching entrepreneurship or startup formation  Lean Launchpad  Use student teams to look at marketing potential for university assets  Collaborations with business schools and law schools People

 Outreach methods that:  Connect students to your local business community  Build interest ▪ Tech 20/20 – Entrepreneurial Imperative – Annual Conference  Maintain involvement ▪ Tech 20/20 – Monthly Tech Council, After hours peer to peer networking People

 Alumni groups  Venture Mentoring Service  Enterprise Forum Chapters  Clubs around the world Resources

 Legal, Advising and Connections  Technology Transfer Office  Technology Licensing Office  Entrepreneurship Centers  Lab-to-market funding  Grants: Deshpande Center, NCIIA Resources

 Opportunities for real-world entrepreneurship:  Assessing and developing university IP  Tech 20/20 – Center for Entrepreneurial Growth – Professional Mentoring and Coaching  Tech 20/20 – SPARK and Bridging the Gap Resources

 Business schools  Tech 20/20 – Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation  Marketing and engineering departments  Tech 20/20 – Tennessee Engineering Entrepreneurship Class - SBIRs

 Incubators, labs and more …  Tech 20/20 – Tech Commercialization Center, Fairview Technology Center, UT Business Center  Nearby incubators and VC with strong connections to university  Cambridge Innovation Center  Dog Patch + Tech Stars  MassChallenge  Flagship Ventures

 Competitions  Tech 20/20 – ThrottleUp!, ‘What’s the Big Idea’, VolCourt, Boyd Venture Fund  Team-based: ▪ Business Plans: $100K ▪ Engineering, Invention and Social Entrepreneurship: Soldier Design Competition, MIT IDEAS, iGem  Individual: $30K Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, DeFlorez

 Internships/Fellowships for students  Research in labs known for tech transfer/spin-outs  Grant programs  Tech 20/20 – Tennessee Technology Development Corp Maturation Grants  Monthly seminars on commercialization of research  Get sponsorships from local community  Engage local service providers to help  Provides venue for TTO to be the "expert" On-Campus Opportunities

 Connecting to the community for:  Tech 20/20 – Pathway Lending, Southern Appalachian Fund, Meritus Ventures, Tech 20/20 Startup Fund  Support services  Tech 20/20 – Incubation, Shared Services (acct, legal, telcom, etc.), Operational Assistance

 Nearby incubators and VC with strong connections to university  Cambridge Innovation Center  Dog Patch + Tech Stars  MassChallenge  Flagship Ventures  Connecting to the community for:  Externships – place students at alumni founded/run start- ups

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