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The BioEntrepreneur Workshop is designed to help faculty and students learn the practical aspects starting a biomedical/life science company. Over the course of this two-day workshop, experienced entrepreneurs will coach attendees on how to evaluate the commercial potential of their technology, define the first steps in starting a company and assemble a startup roadmap for taking the next steps in launching the company.

Who: The workshop is open to faculty, staff, and students from UNC and NCSU. It is intended for early-stage University technologies for which the application is unclear. Please submit information about the technology when registering. This information will help us customize content and select appropriate coaches. If you are not submitting information on a technology you may still attend the workshop. However, instead of meeting with a coach you will attend the technology pitch presentations.

What: Throughout the course of the workshop, we will inform you on the basics of taking a technology outside the university setting, help evaluate commercial potential, identify special considerations relating to faculty entrepreneurs, review the practical steps towards starting a company, discuss the types of communication involved in venture creation and with the help of experienced coaches, develop an action plan moving forward.

Cost: Due to event expenses, this workshop is offered at a cost of $300 for faculty/staff and $100 for students. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided, in addition to ongoing break service. If you have special dietary restrictions, let us know.

If you have any questions please contact John Sheridan (jtsherid@email.unc.edu).

Preliminary Agenda:

Day 1

Time	Session Title
8:00 – 8:45	Breakfast & Networking
8:45 – 9:00	Welcome & Introduction
9:00 – 10:30	Module 1: The Basics of Biomedical Commercialization Startups vs Licensing Defining the Product Identifying the Need and the Customers Establishing the Competitive Advantage Understanding Risk and Reward
10:30 – 12:00	Module 2: Intellectual Property and Conflict of Interest When and how to disclose an invention What does it take to get a patent? Meeting with conflict of interest
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch Presentation: Biomedical Innovation from an Investor’s Perspective
1:00 – 1:30	Break
1:30 – 2:45	Panel Discussion: Faculty Entrepreneurs A panel of faculty founders discussing their entrepreneurial experiences
2:45 – 3:45	Module 3 – University Resources Express License 4D OTD Vice Chancellor’s Development Grants KickStart-NEO, Incubator space Kenan Institute Patent Landscape
3:45 – 4:00	Break
4:00 – 5:00	Module 4 – Communicating the Innovative Idea Elements of communicating the idea Knowing the audience Concrete language Common vs technical language Value proposition Pitching the Idea The Elevator Pitch The Venture Pitch
5:00 – 5:15	Wrap up Overview of agenda for Day 2

Day 2

Time	Session Title
8:30 – 9:00	Breakfast & Networking
9:00 – 10:00	Module 5: Top 10 mistakes When Establishing a Startup
10:00 – 10:15	Break
10:15 – 11:30	Module 6: Opportunities for Funding SBIR Venture Capital Corporate Venturing NCBC Loans
11:30 – 12:00	Regulatory Overview
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch Presentation: University startups from an Entrepreneur’s Perspective
1:00 – 2:30	Group A One-on-one Coaching Session	Group B Pitch Practice (5 slides)
2:30 – 4:00	Group A Pitch Practice (5 slides)	Group B One-on-one Coaching Session
4:00 – 4:30	Wrap Up & Adjourn

Note: Due to the nature of this event, you will be exposed to proprietary information. Therefore, in order to attend and participate in the workshop we require all attendees to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Event Title	2014 BioEntrepreneur Workshop
Location	Rizzo Conference Center
Sponsor	NC TraCS (Translational and Clinical Sciences) Institute: NIH CTSA at UNC-CH - Carolina KickStart
Date/Time	07/17/2014 - 07/18/2014 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Event Price