Join us at the 2nd Annual OLV Day

The Office of Licensing & Ventures is holding their 2nd Annual OLV Day this Tuesday, September 22 from 1:15 - 6:15pm in Love Auditorium. It's a great opportunity to learn how to successfully spin technologies out of Duke and to meet other folks interested in the same topic. There will be some panel discussions and presentations by Duke entrepreneurs sharing their stories. You don't have to attend the entire event. Feel free to join the portions of the event that fit your schedule and that interest you. Definitely take advantage of the opportunity if you can make it!

For more details and to register for the event, please visit the OLV event website:

http://olv.duke.edu/About/OLVDay/index

Here are some of the details of the event:

Linking Ideas to Impact

Date: September 22, 2009, 1:15 -6:15 pm

Location : Love Auditorium, Duke University

Levine Research Science Center,LSRC

450 Research Drive,Durham,NC 27708

Contact : Ms.Tamara Powers

Tel:(919) 681-7167 Email : Contact@OLV Day

OLV Day is an annual event hosted by the Duke Office of Licensing and Ventures.This year we start by showcasing the role of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in innovation at Duke.Then we shift to a discussion of the Challenges to university technology commercialization and strategies for redefining university interaction with industry

1:15 - 1:25	Welcome: Rose Ritts, Executive Director, Office of Licensing & Ventures
1:25 - 2:00	Keynote: Carl Weissman, Accelerator Corporation
2:00 - 2:40	Graduate Student and Postdoctorial Fellow presentations: Emerging Duke technologies Participants: Michael Angelo, Marina Dickens, Heather Himburg, Amanda Hoertz
2:40 - 2:50	Break
2:50 - 3:30	Duke University start-up Presentations Case Study 1: Trevena - Bridging the gap: From Innovation to Technology License Jonathan Violin, Co-founder and Research Scientist Erin Whalen, Co-founder and Senior Research Scientist Case Study 2: Precision Biosciences - Launching a company: From License to Startup Matthew Kane, CEO
3:30 - 4:30	Panel Discussion "Potential to Reality", moderated by Mr. Weissman(Accelerator Group). Participants: Victor Dzau(Chancellor, Duke University), Doug Fambrough (General Partner,Oxford Bioscience Partners), Eva Jack(Managing Director,Medimmune Ventures), and Shiv Krishnan(Director of Innovation and Partnership Sanofi-Aventis).
4:30 - 6:00	Networking Reception