2005 "Ready to Commercialize" Conference
Emerging Opportunities for Investors, Partners, and CXOs
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
The Commons, J. J. Pickle Research Center, Austin, TX

The 2005 Ready to Commercialize conference presents patented and patent-pending technologies available now for exclusive or non-exclusive licensing or partnering from UT's Office of Technology Commercialization. You can download a copy of the inventor presentations (in PDF format) by clicking on the presentation title in the agenda below.

Supporters

American Electronics Assn.

The Austin Clean Energy Initiative

Austin Technology Council

BioHouston

The Chair of Free Enterprise

Entrepreneurs Foundation & Idea Network

Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

International Business Forum

Satai Network

Sematech

TechNet

Texas Advanced Computing Center

Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute

Texas Nanotechnology Initiative

Texas Workforce Commission

UT Center for Nano & Molecular Science & Technology

UT College of Engineering

UT College of Natural Sciences

UT College of Pharmacy

UT Red McCombs School of Business

UT Wireless Networking & Communications Group

7:30–8:30	Registration
8:30	Speaker Stephen Baker, Senior Technology Writer, BusinessWeek "And the Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Coming Age of Innovation" Even in the networked world, place remains crucial. And Texas enjoys a privileged post, with its combination of high-tech companies, great research universities, and unparalleled economic freedom. Still, the winners in the coming decade will have to break through traditional boundaries. Whether it's nanomaterials or biotech, the innovations increasingly come from the mingling of disciplines and cultures. The challenge is to reorganize our institutions—from banks and universities to government—to promote the wondrous hybrids that will define 21st-century technology.
	Welcoming remarks University of Texas at Austin President Larry Faulkner Texas Governor Rick Perry
	Inventor presentations Sanjay Banerjee Quantum dot applications for flash memory, semiconductor lasers, and photodetectors Produces fast, low-voltage, reliable, high-retention devices Desiderio Kovar, Michael Becker, John W. Keto Scalable methods of producing three-dimensional nanocomposites for energy, semiconductor, and advanced manufacturing applications Creates nanodevices for films and pattern structures Krishnendu Roy Injectable bio-chips for drug delivery using fab techniques Biocompatible chips that allow targeted drug release in response to distinct disease-specific signals C. Grant Willson Exponentially scalable sensor arrays using patterns and existing fab techniques Encoding and construction techniques for the mass production of sensor arrays in DNA, biological, and chemical applications
	Break
	Panel "Alternative models for bridging the gap from university research to societal benefit" UT Austin models for driving university research results to early-stage commercialization Moderator: Neil Iscoe, Director, OTC Stephen M. Chazen: Botanical Scientific, LLC Alan H. Dean: University Health Science Center at San Antonio Mark Melliar Smith: Molecular Imprints Donnie Vanelli: Advanced Laser Materials, LLC Brian Windsor: Emergent Technologies, Inc.
	Inventor presentations Michael Bryant/Benito Fernandez Real-time computing in the analog domain Processing of analog signals without digital conversion allows real-time response capability. Robert O. (Bill) Williams III Nanoparticles for pharmaceutical applications Improves the delivery, life cycle, and efficacy of poorly water-soluble pharmaceuticals Jason Shear, Keith Stevenson, Andrew Ellington Three-dimensional fabrication of bioelectronic interfaces Construction techniques for building three-dimensional biological interfaces to the physical world
	Lunch panel "Technology Commercialization at Texas Universities" Moderator: Juan Sanchez, Vice President of Research, UT Austin Texas A&M University: Guy Diedrich Baylor College of Medicine: Lynne Schaefer UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Bill Doty UT Southwestern Medical Center—Dallas: Dennis Stone
	Inventor presentations Risto Miikkulainen Digital neuroevolution: real-time creation of sequential systems for control, design, and decisionmaking Evolutionary neural net systems for independent, innovative, and immediate automated problem solving Bugao Xu High-speed (70 mph) real-time pavement inspection system Rapid, efficient, repeatable, and reliable inspection of asphalt and concrete Benny Freeman Nanocomposite membranes for energy and advanced material applications Nanoparticle-impregnated membranes for gas separation equipment Allen Bard, Arumugam Manthiram, José Fernandez, Vadari Raghuveer Lower-cost fuel cells Replaces expensive platinum fuel-cell catalysts with palladium-based catalysts
	Break
	Speaker Rick Hawkins, CEO, LabNow (commercialized UT technology) "From university research lab to saving lives: The LabNow Story" Texas can create jobs and drive economic development by building companies that change the world
	Panel "Strategic Initiatives for Texas Economic Growth" Moderator: Pike Powers, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Mark Ellison, Texas Workforce Commission Randy Goodall, SEMATECH Phil Wilson, Office of the Governor
	Reception

2005 "Ready to Commercialize" Conference Emerging Opportunities for Investors, Partners, and CXOs Tuesday, May 24, 2005 The Commons, J. J. Pickle Research Center, Austin, TX

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2005 "Ready to Commercialize" Conference
Emerging Opportunities for Investors, Partners, and CXOs
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
The Commons, J. J. Pickle Research Center, Austin, TX