CTR Workshop on Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer in Translational Research Registration Form 

November 21, 2024, 9.00 AM – 3.00 PM; CKB – Agile Lab

The Center for Translational Research is committed to promoting excellence in collaborative research, innovation partnerships, entrepreneurial pathways, education, training and infrastructure development to translate technology into applications with a high societal and economic impact. 

To follow up on the CTR mission to enhance the research, innovation and technology entrepreneurship ecosystem at NJIT, we have initiated a series of workshops on pathways to translational research and innovation partnerships, with panel discussions and breakout sessions giving faculty, postdocs and students an opportunity to interact with experts on early and advanced translational research, tech transfer, licensing and funding strategies for entrepreneurial activities. 

Agenda

8.30 AM – 9.45 AM:     Registration and Meet & Greet Networking with Breakfast

10.00 AM - 10.15 AM: Welcome Remarks and Program Outline

         Atam Dhawan, Senior Vice Provost and Executive Director – CTR

        Teik Lim, President, New Jersey Institute of Technology

        Michael Johnson, President, New Jersey Innovation Institute

        Pradeep Fulay, Pradeep Fulay, Program Director, NSF ART Program, Technology and Innovation Partnerships (TIP) Directorate

10.15 AM -11.00 AM: Distinguished Keynote Presentation

   Elizabeth Dougherty, JD, Eastern Regional Outreach Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

11.00 AM - 12.30 PM: Distinguished Panel Session: Translational Research and Tech Transfer Processes in Academic and Industry                             

     Govi Rao, Chief Executive Officer at Phase Change Solutions (Moderator)

     John Ritter, Executive Director, Office of Technology Licensing Princeton University

     Deborah Perez Fernandez, Executive Director, Technology Transfer, Rutgers University

     Barry Datlof, Chief Business Development and Commercialization, Medical Technology Transfer, Medical Research and Development Command, Defense Health Agency (DHA)

     David Zimmerman, Strategic Partnership Officer, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University

     Greg Plaskon, Vice President – Intellectual Property, Stryker Orthopaedics, NJ

    Judith Sheft, Executive Director, New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology

12.30 PM - 1.30 PM: Lunch with Experts 

1.30 PM - 2.30 PM: Breakout Session – Technology Transfer and Licensing in Translation Research - NJIT IP, Technology Transfer and Licensing

      Shawn Chester, Associate Vice Provost for Research Collaborations

      Sherie Dodson, Associate Director for Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property

      Sanjiv Chokshi, Esq, Associate General Counsel

2.30 PM - 3.00 PM: Closing Remarks

3.00 PM – 4.00 PM: USPTO Patent Examiners Information Session

Recruitment of Faculty Inventors (by invitation only) 

Elizabeth Dougherty, JD, Eastern Regional Outreach Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

For Agenda and Additional Information, please click here. 

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