University Commercialization and Spinouts in Europe

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Session Six shifts our attention to the university technology transfer, commercialization and spinout ventures scene, with two examples from leading universities in the Czech... [read more]

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE | Website: http://me421.stanford.edu/

NOTE NEW LOCATION: Changed to Room 370-Main Quad from Skilling Aud
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Session Six shifts our attention to the university technology transfer, commercialization and spinout ventures scene, with two examples from leading universities in the Czech Republic and Italy. We examine how different European countries approach this complex legal, administrative and management challenge vital to successful research-based innovation.

SPEAKERS

* Dr. Ruggero Frezza - University of Padova (IT)

Dr. Ruggero Frezza is Professor in the Department of Information Engineering at the Uiversity of Padova, Italy. He also serves as President and CEO of M31 Italia, a private incubator based in Padova. Ruggero has founded with his students and collaborators six companies including: Biovision (now incorporated in Microtec), eMotion (now incorporated in BTS), VI-grade and M31. Each of these companies operates in the high tech sector, ranging from the biomedical industry to wood processing and CAE instruments for automotive enterprises. Ruggero completed his Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Davis.


* Prof. Vladimir Marik - Czech Technical University (CZ)

Vladimir Marik was appointed a professor of Control Engineering at the Czech Technical University (CTU), Prague, in 1990. Later, he founded the Department of Cybernetics which has been recognized as an EU Center of Excellence. Dr. Marik acts as the Head of this Department which belongs to the strongest research department in the country. This Department has long-term contract cooperation with Toyota, Volkswagen, Medtronic, Google, and Honeywell as well as with the FAA and US defense services. Since 2010 Vladimir acts as Managing Director of CertiCon, a.s., a large technology transfer company spun off from CTU.

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