8:15 – 10:20 am: Small Business Spin-Offs into the Commercial Sector. Co-sponsors: BMGT and PROF.
10:30 am – 12:05 pm: True Stories of Success from Chemical Entrepreneurs. Co-sponsors: BMGT, PROF, and SCTF.
1:15 – 2:40 pm: Best Practices for Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion.Co-sponsors: BMGT, PROF, and SCTF.
AUG 30 Tuesday Morning: All SCHB Sessions are at the Colorado Convention Center, Room 205. Win a SCHB 4GB memory card.
8:15 – 10:25 am: Small Business Spin-Offs into the Commercial Sector.
Co-sponsor: BMGT and PROF.
Christine V. Hampton, Joonhyung Cho, Organizers
Jane Garrity, Organizer, Presiding
8:15 — Introductory Remarks.
8:20 —23. Maximizing the likelihood of university spinout success. Gerald P. Roston, InPore Technologies, Inc.
8:50 —24. Sodium silicide as a hydrogen source for fuel cells. James L. Dye, Dept. of Chemistry, Michigan State University; Michael Lefenfeld, Dept. of Management, Michigan State University and SiGNa Chemistry Inc.
9:20 —25. University/industry partnerships for innovation: The Cornell Center for Materials Research Industrial Partnerships Program. Michael van de Walle, Cornell Center for Materials Research, Cornell University.
9:50 —26. Working Bugs LLC: Bio-based specialty chemical company.Dianne Holman, Working Bugs, LLC.
10:20 — Concluding Remarks.
10:30 am – 12:05 pm: True Stories of Success from Chemical Entrepreneurs.
Co-sponsors: BMGT, PROF, and SCTF.
Joseph E. Sabol, Chemical Consultant, Organizer, Presiding
10:30 — Introductory Remarks.
10:35 — 27. Building a world class nanotech company: From the beaker to the customer. Craig Bandes, Pixelligent Technologies LLC; Greg Cooper,Pixelligent Technologies LLC; Robert J. Wiacek, Pixelligent Technologies LLC.
11:05 — 28. I didn’t want to build an empire so this is what I built. John H. Lauterbach, Chemistry & Toxicology, Lauterbach & Associates, LLC.
11:35 — 29. Professional sales agents: A key to success for every small chemical business. John H. Lauterbach, Chemistry & Toxicology, Lauterbach & Associates, LLC.
12:05 — Concluding Remarks.
AUG 30 Tuesday Afternoon: All SCHB Sessions are at the Colorado Convention Center, Room 205. Win a SCHB 4GB memory card.
1:15 – 2:45 pm: Best Practices for Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion.
Co-sponsors: BMGT, PROF, and SCTF.
Joseph E. Sabol, Chemical Consultant; Christine V. Hampton; Jane Garrity, Organizers
Joonhyung Cho, Organizer, Presiding
1:15 — Introductory Remarks.
1:20 — Introductory Remarks by Panelists. Best practices for entrepreneurs: James L. Dye, Dept. of Chemistry, Michigan State University;Michael Lefenfeld, Dept. of Management, Michigan State University and SiGNa Chemistry Inc.; Dianne Holman, Working Bugs, LLC; Craig Bandes,Pixelligent Technologies LLC; Gerald P. Roston, InPore Technologies, Inc.
1:40 — Panel Discussion.
2:40 — Concluding Remarks.
2:45 – 3:15 pm: SCHB Business Meeting
3:30 – 5:00 pm: SCHB Executive Committee Meeting at Cactus Club, 1621 Blake Street, Denver (details on venue)
5 – 7 pm: Joint SCHB and BMGT Social Reception at the Cactus Club, 1621 Blake Street, Denver (Phone: 303- 623-4009). Thank you to Ed Huffman, our host.
Directions to Cactus Club from Colorado Convention Center
Public Transport:
1) Walk to 16th Street Mall & California St (About 4 min., 0.2 mi)
2) At 16th Street Mall & California St, take MALL Bus towards Union Station Gate East Alighting Stop (5 min., 6 stops)
3) At Market Street Station – Alighting Stop: Walk to 1621 Blake Street (The Cactus Club) (about 2 min., 0.1 mi)
By Car:
1) Head southeast on 14th St toward Welton St (341 ft)
2) Take the 1st left onto Welton St (0.4 mi)
3. Turn left onto 18th St (0.6 mi)
4. Turn left onto Blake St (Destination will be on the right)
(0.1 mi)
