News
Vol. 7, No. 15, 8/18/08
This Edition's Highlights
- Bio Buzz - Local & National Happenings
- Office of Enterprise Development (OED) News
- About the Office of Enterprise Development (OED)
- Subscribe/Unsubscribe
- News Submissions
Bio Buzz - Local & National Happenings
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Financial Growing Pains of a Biotech
By: Sam Hall and Alastair J.J. Wood
Large risks and high costs dominate the financial life cycle of a biotechnology company, but the potential payoffs are huge.
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Financing Slows to A Trickle
By: Jennifer Van Brunt
Raising money is tough these days: A slumping housing market, the credit crisis, the near-collapse of savings and loan firm IndyMac Bancorp – not to mention rising oil prices and a falling dollar – have each played their part in turning investors’ concerns into downright fears for the health of the economy.
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Defensive Use of Publications in an Intellectual Property Strategy
By: Bill Barrett
Although it has been slow to catch on in biotechnology, defensive publication can be an important part of your comprehensive IP strategy.
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Senate Deal Could Give VC-Owned Firms a Shot at R&D Awards
By: Kent Hoover
Under a compromise negotiated in the Senate, small companies that are majority-owned by venture capital firms would once again be eligible for Small Business Innovation Research awards.
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Office of Enterprise Development (OED) News
Fall 2008 Limbach Lecture Series
Dr. Susan Catalano
Chief Science Officer
Cognition Therapeutics, Inc.
"From California to Pittsburgh: Starting a Biopharmaceutical Company to Discover Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease."
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
4PM to 6PM
Room 1105A, Sciafe Hall
There is no cost for this event!
Please join us for the first event in the Fall 2008 Limbach Lecture Series as we welcome Dr. Susan Catalano who will discuss starting a pharmaceutical company to find drugs to fight Alzheimers Disease
Light refreshments will be served.
Bring a friend and network with your peers!
To learn more about the OED and it's programs, please contact Karen Zellars at 412-624-3160 or via email at zellars@pitt.edu.
About the Office of Enterprise Development (OED)
About the OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (OED): The OED was originally established as the Limbach Entrepreneurial Center in 2001 by local entrepreneur Scott Limbach and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) under the leadership of Dr. Ronald Herberman, Director, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Director, UPMC Cancer Centers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Research, Hillman Professor of Oncology, Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine. Now under the guidance of Dr. Art Levine, Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, and Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the renamed OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT remains focused on helping academic scientists learn about entrepreneurship through education, networking and participation in entrepreneurial endeavors. For more information about the OED programs and services, please contact Karen Zellars, Administrative and Program Coordinator, OED, at zellars@pitt.edu or by phone at (412) 624-3160.
This newsletter is targeted at entrepreneurially minded scientists and those interested in the business of biotechnology in Pittsburgh. It is designed to put you in touch with local entrepreneurial happenings and provide insight into issues that effect the biotech start up community. Third party event announcements may be included in the next newsletter, at the discretion of the editor. OED will not, as a matter of policy, send campus-wide email regarding events which are not OED sponsored events. You are receiving this newsletter due to your past involvement in OED programs such as the educational course or the regularly scheduled biotech lecture series. If you would prefer not to receive it in the future, or if you received it from a friend and want to subscribe, please see the SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE instructions below.
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News Submissions
The Office of Enterprise Development (OED) Newsletter is published bi-monthly on Mondays. Please have submissions in by noon on Thursday for publication the following Monday. The OED welcomes company information, program announcements, and press releases; however, all information is printed at the discretion of the OED and only on a space available basis. The Newsletter does not print company earnings reports or job listings. Event announcements must include date, time, sponsoring organization, a brief description and a contact phone number. SEND SUBMISSIONS to oed@otm.tt.pitt.edu. more »