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Harvard University
Harvard University on
Its Business Development Initiatives
Wednesday, June 10, 1:00-2:30pm ET (10:00-11:30am PT)
With
Daniel Behr
(Director Business Development, Harvard)
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Click here for Daniel's slides
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Daniel Behr is a “venture catalyst” at Harvard University where he is Director of Business Development in the Office of Technology Development. Harvard is a leader in technology commercialization and startup creation/funding. Daniel will discuss several initiatives at Harvard OTD that are accelerating its successful efforts, including:
For more information about Harvard's Office of Technology Development Click Here.
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COST: Free, but registration required.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?: This webinar is online. You need a computer with web access for the visual and a regular phone line to hear the audio. Q&A is conducted by a chat box to the speakers.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE WEBINAR?: This webinar is open to the public and anyone interested in the Innovation Economy and what universities are doing to create startups in their region is invited to attend.
_______________________
Daniel Behr
(Director Business Development, Harvard)
Bio
Daniel Behr co-founded 4 technology companies, was a general partner in a seed-stage venture fund, and serves as director/advisor to several start-ups. He is currently a “venture catalyst” at Harvard University where he is Director of Business Development in the Office of Technology Development. Daniel was co-founder of IN USA which became a $10M world leader in ozone instrumentation; Compact Instruments, which developed the world’s first hand-held mass spectrometer and was acquired by MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) in 2000; Arradiance, which is developing an electron-beam source for use in semiconductor lithography (funded by top-tier VC funds in November 2004); and Growth Point Life Sciences, a firm focused on accelerating the commercialization of intellectual property assets. His seed-stage angel fund, Seed Partners, was founded in 1999 and is fully invested in a portfolio of start-up companies. Daniel is a Director of Nutfield Technology (industrial lasers) and an advisor to companies commercializing new medical devices, instruments, nano technologies, and software products. Daniel earned an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School and an engineering degree with Highest Honors from Georgia Tech, and is fluent in Spanish and German.
Its Business Development Initiatives
Wednesday, June 10, 1:00-2:30pm ET (10:00-11:30am PT)
With
Daniel Behr
(Director Business Development, Harvard)
_______________________
Click here for Daniel's slides
_______________________
Daniel Behr is a “venture catalyst” at Harvard University where he is Director of Business Development in the Office of Technology Development. Harvard is a leader in technology commercialization and startup creation/funding. Daniel will discuss several initiatives at Harvard OTD that are accelerating its successful efforts, including:
- Engaging area entrepreneurs
- Using summer interns
- Graduate student fellowship program (following the Columbia model)
- Business School “EIR” program
- Alumni “expert” network
- Accelerator Fund (gap fund)
For more information about Harvard's Office of Technology Development Click Here.
_______________________
COST: Free, but registration required.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?: This webinar is online. You need a computer with web access for the visual and a regular phone line to hear the audio. Q&A is conducted by a chat box to the speakers.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE WEBINAR?: This webinar is open to the public and anyone interested in the Innovation Economy and what universities are doing to create startups in their region is invited to attend.
_______________________
Daniel Behr
(Director Business Development, Harvard)
Bio
Daniel Behr co-founded 4 technology companies, was a general partner in a seed-stage venture fund, and serves as director/advisor to several start-ups. He is currently a “venture catalyst” at Harvard University where he is Director of Business Development in the Office of Technology Development. Daniel was co-founder of IN USA which became a $10M world leader in ozone instrumentation; Compact Instruments, which developed the world’s first hand-held mass spectrometer and was acquired by MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) in 2000; Arradiance, which is developing an electron-beam source for use in semiconductor lithography (funded by top-tier VC funds in November 2004); and Growth Point Life Sciences, a firm focused on accelerating the commercialization of intellectual property assets. His seed-stage angel fund, Seed Partners, was founded in 1999 and is fully invested in a portfolio of start-up companies. Daniel is a Director of Nutfield Technology (industrial lasers) and an advisor to companies commercializing new medical devices, instruments, nano technologies, and software products. Daniel earned an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School and an engineering degree with Highest Honors from Georgia Tech, and is fluent in Spanish and German.