Best Practices for Faculty and Founders

Researchers and would-be life sciences company founders, this panel is designed especially for you! Learn directly from technology transfer professionals at some of Pennsylvania’s premier institutions how, when and why to work with technology transfer offices to optimize the power of invention.

Topics to be explored include:

• Tips for effective communication with Technology Transfer Offices
• The relationships among invention disclosures, patents, publications, copyrights and trade secrets
• Patenting processes, including timing and costs

• Common myths about intellectual property

• Camille Jolly-Tornetta, PhD, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Tim Hurley, Associate Director, Office of Technology Management, Penn State University
• Niraj J. Muni, PhD, MBA, Associate Director, Technology Commercialization, Temple University