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February, 2005
NEFC Dinner Meeting
February 17, 2005
Wyndham Westborough

MAKING MONEY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY LICENSING–
WHAT'S OUT THERE AND HOW TO GET IT!

Michael Cavaretta
Morse Barnes -Brown & Pendleton
www.MBBP.com/michaelc.html
What to do to put a license deal together: Mike's practice focuses on the representation of information and technology businesses, including Internet and interactive media companies, software companies, entertainment companies, publishers, and authors. Mike has experience in strategic alliances, intellectual property licensing, technology development and distribution transactions, and trademark and copyright protection and registration.
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Randal Chinnock
Optimum Technologies
www.optimum-tech.com
Randal addresses the challenges of getting technology. Optimum Technologies, Inc., is a product development and contract manufacturing company founded in 1994. The company specializes in optical devices used to detect, diagnose, and treat disease. Recent projects have included endoscopes, fiberoptic sensors, microscopy systems, and phototherapeutic systems. The company provides services to medical device companies of all sizes, and has also received several SBIR awards to develop it's own novel technologies. Its most recent award is from the National Cancer Institute for the development of a fiberoptic probe for early detection of cancer in-vivo.
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Mike Gagnon
Vista Ventures Early Stage Investing
www.vistavc.com/team/4.html
Mike discusses looking at and evaluating opportunities. Mike has twenty-five years operating experience in semiconductors and communications, specializing in strategic planning, marketing and business development at companies such as Analog Devices, Anadigics and the world's first DSP company, TRW LSI Products. Mike has also served as the CEO of a networking company and consultant to several technology start-ups. Most recently, he co-founded GTV Capital, an early stage venture fund.
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Howard Guthermann
DJR Technology Associates
Independent technical consultant. Trust and verify - Howard discusses: What needs to be verified from an investor's point? Things you should know. Mr. Guthermann is an expert in optical and electrochemical detection and quantitation, in statistics and chemometrics, and in fluidics,systems engineering, and systems integration. He has seven issued patents relating to non-invasive optical assays in vivo.
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Jerry Schaufeld
Dir. of the Slater Technology Fund/Navigator Technology Ventures
www.slatermarineenvironmental.com/slaters.asp
Jerry oversees:Slater Center for Biomedical Technology , Slater Center for Design and Manufacturing , Slater Center for Interactive Technologies , Slater Center for Marine and Environmental Technologies. The Slater Centers, led by entrepreneurial directors and seasoned advisory boards, mine for promising technologies and mentor inventors and entrepreneurs as they take their ideas to the commercial market - with the ultimate goal of launching new Rhode Island-based high-tech companies. Services provided to companies range from developing business plans to perfecting pitches to investors. Jerry talks about areas of where to go to find the technology, seeing where the deal may go for funding, grant opportunities etc.
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