1. “Success Stories: From Lab To The Market – the US experience”
Satish Rao, PhD
“Success Stories: From Lab To The Market – the US experience”

2. A tech transfer story The Valley of Death TTO intake TTO marketing
Startup launched!
TTO intake
Patents filed
Federal grants
TTO marketing
License negotiations
No deals
$1MM seed round
sales, 5 employees
University startup accelerator, venture/strategic and federal investment
The Valley of Death

3. Prototyping funds, Teaching business/market principles to researchers
A tech transfer story
Columbia biomedical accelerator
License executed with a top tier allograft company
Boot camp teaches professor regulatory, market size, product scaling and pitching.
Accelerator funds prototyping
TTO marketing
Professor and TTO pitch to companies
TTO intake
Patents filed
NO federal grants
Prototyping funds, Teaching business/market principles to researchers
The Valley of Death