Panel discussion with Garrard Beeney (Partner and Co-Head of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group at Sullivan & Cromwell), Ian McClure (Director at the Office of Technology Commercialization at the University of Kentucky, and former I

VC And Entrepreneur Perspectives On IP

Feb 27th, 2017 1h 12m

Panel discussion between Sean Dalton (Partner at Highland Capital Partners), Joe Ellis (CEO and Co-Founder of vidRovr), Hemai Parthasarathy (Scientific Director of Breakout Labs, Thiel Foundation), Nina Tandon (CEO and Co-Founder of EpiBone), a

Patents 101 with Jeff Sears, Columbia's Chief Patent Counsel 2016

Jan 27th, 2017 1h 6m

Hear Jeffrey M. Sears, PhD, Chief Patent Counsel for Columbia University, present a patent law primer focusing on what you need to know to preserve patent protection for your inventions.

SBIRs & STTRs: The Inside Story

Jul 20th, 2016 1h

On March 4 2016, former U.S. Small Business Administration’s Associate Administrator Javier Saade held an informational session on federal Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) grants. This session

Is This An Invention? Now What?

Jul 11th, 2016 59m 28s

Listen to a panel discussion with Jeff Sears (Columbia's Chief Patent Counsel), Ofra Weinberger (Director of Licensing, CTV) and Ron Katz, (Senior Technology Licensing Officer, CTV) to explore invention disclosure, patenting, and the technology

Patenting & Licensing Of Early-Stage University Technology

Apr 4th, 2016 1h 8m

Columbia Technology Ventures’ Executive Director Orin Herskowitz discusses the fast-changing and ever-growing world of patenting and licensing early-stage university technologies, including examples of scientific inventions, how patent decision

Venture Capital Perspective with Carlo Rizzuto, Versant Ventures

Apr 4th, 2016 1h 6m

Featuring a discussion and Q&A with Carlo Rizzuto, operating principal of Versant Ventures, a leading healthcare investment firm investing across the sector at all stages, with an emphasis on early-stage investment in therapeutics. In this vide

Venture Capital 101 with Osage University Partners

Apr 4th, 2016 1h 30m

While venture capital investment is on the rise, the number of start-ups has also exploded, and competition for VC dollars is fierce. In this podcast, John Lee, Matthew Cohen, Louis P. Berneman of Osage University Partners offer insight into th

Obama's Startup Nation: Perspectives on Catalyzing Innovation

Apr 4th, 2016 1h 9m

Hear from three current and former federal officials who will offer insight into how the Obama Administration has made innovation a top priority and what this means for the future of entrepreneurship, inside and outside the government. Xavier H

Patents 101 with Jeff Sears, Columbia's Chief Patent Counsel

Mar 31st, 2016 56m 45s

Hear Jeffrey M. Sears, PhD, Chief Patent Counsel for Columbia University, present a patent law primer focusing on what you need to know to preserve patent protection for your inventions.

Biopharma Perspective on Early Venture Investing and R&D

Feb 29th, 2016 1h 21m

Presenting a panel discussion with Marian Nakada (Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC), Bob Silverman (Roche) and Steven Weinstein (Novartis Ventures), moderated by CTV’s executive director Orin Herskowitz. The conversation touches on the vario

Venture Capital Perspectives: Early Stage Biotech Investing

Feb 29th, 2016 1h 21m

Presenting a discussion and Q&A with Doug Cole, managing partner of Flagship Ventures, a life science venture fund with over $1.4 billion under management and a new $574 million fund devoted to early-stage therapeutics, health technologies and

Mock Patent Examination with Jeff Sears, Columbia's Chief Patent Counsel

Feb 29th, 2016 1h 6m

Pull back the curtain and find out how your patent application might hold up under prosecution by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Columbia University’s Chief Patent Counsel Jeff Sears demonstrates a mock patent examination, show

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