Bear Cub Winter 2016 Information Session Emre Toker Managing Director Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship Michael Kinch, Ph.D Director Centers for Research Innovation in Biotechnology & Drug Discovery February 6, 2016

AGENDA 1.What/Why/How? (5 min) 2.Former winners’ experiences (10 min) 3.New opportunities (5 min) 4.Q&A (10 min)

Designed to support translational research activities that will generate results towards improving commercial licensing opportunities and/or investment potential. “Should I apply?”

Strives to foster and enhance innovative and entrepreneurial talents through education, networking, and funding.

Qualified applicants are: faculty, post-docs and/or graduate students who have previously submitted an invention disclosure to the OTM or who submit an invention disclosure concurrently with their Bear Cub application.

Judging criteria Rank your top 5 picks according to the following criteria: Likelihood that an award (up to $75,000) would lead to significant de-risking of the proposed venture concept and thus enabling downstream funding possibilities. Potential impact of the venture concept, considering value of the product, the ability to deliver this value to the end- user and the ability to extract value.

WHY? “Good return on my time investment?”

WHY? Return on my time investment? 1.Cash award 2.Real-life, key business/entrepreneurial skills 3.Exposure to capital sources (VC, angels,...) 4.Additional federal grant opportunities (SBIR/STTR)

HOW? 1.Submit ~ 2 sentence description online 2.Attend application prep workshop(s) 3.Attend one-on-one coaching session(s) 4.Attend entrepreneurial education workshops 5.Submit 2 page application (late Feb) 6.Attend additional workshops 7.Present ~10-15 minute pitch deck (late April/early May) 8.“Collect check” (end of May)

1.Submit brief summary at

HOW? 2. Attend application prep workshops and one-on- one coaching session (dates TBD)

HOW? 3. Attend entrepreneurial education workshops (dates TBD) 4. Attend entrepreneurial education workshops 5. Submit 2 page application (late Feb) 6. Attend additional workshops 7. Present ~10-15 minute pitch deck (late April/early May) 8. Funds disbursement (late May)

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