CTR Workshop on Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer in Translational Research

This event is sponsored by NSF ART (Accelerating Research Translation) Program at NJIT National Academy of Inventor (NAI) – NJIT Chapter

The Center for Translational Research is committed to promoting excellence in collaborative research, innovation partnerships, entrepreneurial pathways, education, training and infrastructure development to translate technology into applications with a high societal and economic impact. On its mission to enhance the research, innovation and technology entrepreneurship ecosystem at NJIT, the CTR has initiated a series of workshops on pathways to translational research and innovation partnerships, with panel discussions and breakout sessions giving faculty, postdocs and students an opportunity to interact with experts on early and advanced translational research, tech transfer, licensing and funding strategies for entrepreneurial activities.

Who Should Attend

Faculty, research staff, undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs and external partners who are pursuing or are interested in pathways to translational research and innovation with technology development for use-inspired applications and societal benefit should attend and would be benefited from the workshop.

Why You Should Attend

Learn about recent developments at the USPTO towards streamlining the IP acquisition processes including application submission, review by patent examiners and office actions by Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office who will give a Distinguished Keynote talk and also participate in the discussion session with inventors in academia and industry.

You will also have an opportunity to participate in the breakout session to learn about the NJIT’s new Technology Transfer Office with open discussion on licensing and enterprise development processes.

  1. NJII President, Michael Johnson, Ph.D.
  2. NJIT President, Teik C. Lim
  3. NJII BOD & Senior Vice Provost and Executive Director – CTR, Atam Dhawan
  4. NJII Entrepreneurship Division Director, Venture Studio, Viraj Mane

Register and view the full agenda and list of speakers here.