University research is a key component of a nation’s capacity for innovation. Increasingly, research universities are being seen as sources of innovation that can drive economic development, as opposed to institutions created exclusively for scientific discovery and teaching. How are universities addressing these competing priorities? Many institutions of higher education have developed successful models for fostering and commercializing their innovations, and regional and national governments have established policies to support such efforts. What are the key lessons to be learned from these models? What are the main factors that support university-industry collaboration? Does a strong focus on commercialization cause other modes of innovation to be neglected?
Join the Chairman of the Expert Commission on Research and Innovation (EFI), Dietmar Harhoff, who advises the German government on its innovation policies, as he discusses models of university-industry collaborations and technology transfer with Orin Herskowitz. Herskowitz is the VP of Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer for Columbia University as well as Executive Director of Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV).
Imke Ehlers-Surur, licensing manager in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Office of Technology Development, will moderate. Ranjana Kadle, partner at Hodgson Russ LLP, the co-sponsor of this event, will be the introductory speaker.
Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: German Center for Research and Innovation, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY (First Ave., btw. 48th & 49th Streets)
RSVP here.
Unable to attend? Follow @gcri_ny and the hashtag #techtransfer for live tweets. A video recording will be available on http://www.germaninnovation.org shortly after the event.
About the German Center for Research and Innovation
The German Center for Research and Innovation provides information and support for the realization of cooperative and collaborative projects between North America and Germany. With the goal of enhancing communication on the critical challenges of the 21st century, the GCRI hosts a wide range of events from lectures and exhibitions to workshops and science dinners. Opened in February 2010, the GCRI was created as a cornerstone of the German government’s initiative to internationalize science and research and is one of five German Houses of Research and Innovation worldwide.
