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- Biotech Investing
Conference November 5-6 SRI International
Menlo Park, CA
This conference is focussed on
financing the biotechnology and
biopharmaceutical industry and discusses trends
in private and public funding, innovative
business strategies, new alternative partners,
and the impact of global competition.
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- Investing in Tech Transfer
& Early Stage Conference October 17-18
Boston University
Boston, MA.
Venture Capitalists
and corporations are identifying promising
technologies in research labs at universities,
medical centers, and government agencies for
spinouts and commercialization. The conference
is focused on starting, building and financing
technology based spinouts. The event is
different from annual association meetings
because the event unites tech transfer
executives, venture capitalists and corporations
for open and honest dialogue on investing
opportunities, term structures and deal
partnerships.
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- Australian Association of Angel
Investors Ltd formed. Inaugural meeting
tentatively scheduled for Feb 18-19 2008
Canberra.
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BRW: Tech Stock Series.
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Publication: Engineer Treads Water. An
acquisition spree and a strategy realignment may
finally start to pay dividends for one tech
start-up. BRW Feb 7-13 2008
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Publication: Unlucky Laser. Australian-listed
Silex Systems has experienced a sharp fall in
its share price. In May 2007, the company
licensed its uranium enrichment technology to
GE. BRW Jan 24 2008
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BRW: Good Dose of Directorship Series.
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The right path. Directors of emerging
businesses will benefit from a protocol providing a
roadmap to reasonableness. BRW March 22 - 28 2007, published
with permission.
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A duty to nurture. The attraction of
investment, leadership and board expertise for
startup businesses is being hindered by legal action
and expanding regulation. BRW March 15 - 21 2007, published
with permission.
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The right direction. Getting the
appropriate directors and board members in place and
keeping them there is imperative for a company to
run smoothly. BRW March 1 -7 2007, published
with permission.
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- Is Your Biotech Investor Ready?
Investing in biotech poses some interesting
challenges. Valuation of early stage companies is
difficult enough in itself without the challenge of
the science which is both daunting and difficult to
understand. Take this quick quiz
to determine whether you’re seriously ready to talk
to investors.
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- Venture Dispatches: CEO's Guide to Intangible
Resources?
Mention the word “resources” in Australia and you
immediately conjure up images of a booming ASX
market led by commodities. And yet there’s another
type of resources that allows companies to
successfully compete in global markets and deliver
attractive returns for their shareholders.
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- Collaborative R&D IP Ownership Guidelines.
While the potential value of intellectual property
is well recognised in research organizations, the
ownership, sharing, and commercial development of
any IP from collaborative arrangements has been a
major point of disagreement. These guidelines
proposes a portfolio interest approach to address
such issues.
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- Are
You Investor Ready? While some
of the old rules still apply when seeking
investment, there are a few key questions you need
to able to answer before you’re investor ready.
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- Going
Global in the US? Sooner,
or later, the typical Australian tech business looks
offshore. And,
the US as the largest consumer,
technology and venture capital market beckons. How
difficult can it be to go global in the US
given
what appears to be a large, homogeneous, English
speaking, and rule-of-law market?
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- VC Guide
to Valuing Early Stage Technology Speech. LESANZ
Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, July
16, 2004.
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Prometheus'
partners have written a variety of insider articles on
different aspects of managing technology businesses
and venture investing.
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Angel investing grows almost 11% in 2006
The angel investor market saw total investments
of $25.6 billion last year, up 10.8 percent from
2005, according to the 2006 Angel Market
Analysis released Monday by the Center for
Venture Research at the University of New
Hampshire.
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Book:
Managing
Technology for Profit,
A
Small Business Guide
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