[Mathmajors] Fwd: BIOEN Intro to Technology Course Information (fwd)

[Brooke Miller]

This fall the Department of Bioengineering is offering Introduction to
Technology Commercialization Please see the text announcement below and/or
attached word and pdf documents for details. The course is under BIOEN
599D, sln 1903, T Th 4:30 - 6:20. It is open to seniors and to graduate
students. There are no other registration restrictions. The course
instructor will be professor Buddy Ratner of Bioengineering.

Thanks for your help in announcing this course.

Regards,
Kelli Jayn Nichols
Lead Academic Counselor
Bioengineering
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>Introduction to Technology Commercialization
>BIOEN 599D in Autumn Quarter 2005
>_________________________________________________________________________
>Did you ever feel inspired by industry leaders like Jack Welch and Steve Jobs?
>Do you want to know what to expect in your future R&D position in industry?
>Do you want to start your own business in the future?
>Do you wish you could learn what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
>while still in school?
>Are you wondering how your exciting research can be commercialized?
>______________________________________________________________________________
>**If you answered yes to any of these questions, then BIOEN 599D is the
>course for you.**
>
>*Learn firsthand from renowned industry leaders who have achieved your dreams.
>*Join other like-minded students in an interactive course designed to
>equip you with the tools for successfully moving your technology idea into
>the marketplace.
>*Get to know in person highly successful innovators, venture capitalists,
>CEOs, and other industry leaders who have multi-billion dollars' worth
>combined commercialization experience.
>*Start building your network of industry mentors, investors and peer
>researchers.
>*Get a unique training supplementing your graduate and undergraduate
>education and significantly improve your career opportunities.
>*Distinguish yourself in the competitive global economy and job market.
>______________________________________________________________________________
>The BIOEN 599D course helps science and engineering students understand
>how to:
>
>*Evaluate a market opportunity
>*Sell their ideas
>*Finance a venture
>*Market a product
>*Develop an intellectual property strategy
>*Communicate ideas to business people
>*Comply with regulatory issues
>*Build a winning team
>______________________________________________________________________________
>Students in BIOEN 599D will get the opportunity to expand their training
>even further: the PROGRAM ON TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION is a hands-on
>3-course series followed by a $10,000 paid summer fellowship. Find out
>more at: http://icsl.ee.washington.edu/ptc_courses
>______________________________________________________________________________
>What students and lecturers say about PTC:
>
>"An outstanding variety of quality lectures"
>"A great way to learn from the experiences of others"
>"Taught me things I never would have learned elsewhere"
>"I wish I had taken this kind of course when I was in school; it would
>have saved me millions of dollars' worth of mistakes"
>
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