Best steps for the chemical entrepreneur: Part two

SCHB 14

Gianna Arnold, garnold@MilesStockbridge.com, Miles Stockbridge, PC, 10490 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 300, Columbia, MD 21044, Jason Balog, jbalog@milesstockbridge.com, Principal, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C, 10 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Ted Miller, ted@reifycorp.com, Reify Corporation, One Broadway, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142, Elizabeth Delgado Rodriguez, erodriguez@umassp.edu, Office of the General Counsel, University of Massachusetts, 333 South Street, Suite 400, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, Sadiq Shah, sadiq.shah@wku.edu, Office of Research & Economic Development, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101, and Tod Woolf, dfalcetti@yahoo.com, RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp, One Innovation Drive, Worcester, MA 01605.
Second half of the entrepreneurship panel discussion. This portion of the discussion is often focused on financing; however, can vary based upon audience interest. Join our wide spectrum of panelists for a facilitated discussion as to best steps for the chemical entrepreneur. Topics discussed will include: creating an organizational structure; various forms of intellectual property and their use as strategic business assets; alternative forms of funding/financing; and factors relating to enterprise success such as technology, customer base, marketing, and management. This is your opportunity to ensure the success of your new or planned entity. Panelists provide a wealth of experience and education in law, business and finance. Invited panelists include: Jason Balog Principal of Miles & Stockbridge, Ted Miller CEO Reify Corporation, Elizabeth Delgado Rodriguez Associate Counsel, Office of the General Counsel of University of Massachusetts, Sadiq Shah Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development of Western Kentucky University, and Tod Woolf President of RXi.

 

Best Steps for Chemical Entrepreneurs
2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- 260, Oral

Division of Small Chemical Businesses

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007