The Cooperative Education for Enterprise Development (CEED) program, Institute of Advanced Studies, and Office of Industry and Innovation invite you to a public panel discussion of the challenges encountered in the commercial development of technologies originally developed in institutions of higher education.
The panel members represent a diverse range of experiences in the commercialisation process.
•Dr Andy Sierakowski, Director of the UWA Office of Industry and Innovation, will share experiences drawn from his extensive experience of commercialisation in the corporate and university arenas.
•Senior Gledden Fellow Professor Mark Garnich, of the University of Wyoming, will provide an insider’s view of the establishment and operation of a private company (Firehole Technologies, Inc.) based on technology developed as part of his research.
•Dr Paul Watts and Dr Richard Hopkins, of Phylogica, will discuss their experiences managing a publicly listed biotechnology company, and the challenges faced in marketing technology both to potential commercial customers and the broader public investing community.
The discussion will be moderated by Associate Professor Jeremy Leggoe, Director of the UWA CEED program and member of the School of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering.
Registration is free, but essential. Please RSVP via e-mail to Associate Professor Jeremy Leggoe (
[email protected])
