Developed exclusively for graduate and PhD students in technology and science programs at the University of , the 3M Seminar series features interactive discussions and case studies on how to bring your ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace

Hear directly from leading technology entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and academics about how to turn your technology and science-based ideas into profitable businesses. This four-part series of industry-specific seminars presents and discusses critical issues facing technology- based entrepreneurship:

November 20, 2010 I - Healthcare March 2011 III - High Tech February 2011 II - Cleantech April 2011 IV - Intellectual Property

Each of these industry-specific sessions will be held from 8-12 AM on Saturday mornings at the School of Management. Following discussions on the trends within each industry, faculty from the Carlson School will facilitate sessions on how to get started with the process of commercializing your technology. Seminar speakers are experienced in law, venture capital and launching new ventures. They bring a wealth of experience in getting new technology businesses off the ground. Each session will provide handout materials, introduce real-world case studies of failure and success, and provide the opportunity for interactive discussion.

In order to provide for an interactive setting, registration is limited to 50 graduate or PhD students from the Institute of Technology, College of Biological Sciences, CFANS, Academic Health Center and the Carlson School. The seminars are organized by the Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship. All expenses for these seminars have been sponsored by the 3M Foundation as a means to complement students’ education with practical lessons on how to bring their technologies to market.

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Additional information at www.entrepreneurship.umn.edu

Developed for graduate and PhD students in technology and science programs at the University of Minnesota, the 3M Seminar series features interactive discussions on how to bring your ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace

Seminar I - Healthcare Industry November 20, 2010 8-12 AM Hanson Hall Room 1-109

Industry practitioners and Carlson School entrepreneurship instructors will lead a series of discussions on the following: . Discuss industry outlook and technology, regulatory and market trends . Share personal experiences of launching and developing their new ventures . Review framework for identifying new business opportunities . Discuss key elements of business formation and new venture development:  Business model  Management team  Financing requirements/options  Legal and intellectual property issues . Discuss potential paths toward commercializing new opportunities

Agenda

7:30 – 8:00 Registration and Networking

8:00 – 8:45 Welcome / Buzz Benson, Managing Director – Industry & Technology Outlook Sightline Partners 8:45 – 9:45 Entrepreneur & Investor Panel Lee Jones – Founder Inlet Medical Stephen Parente – Carlson School Sean Solberg – Faegre & Benson 9:45 – 10:00 BREAK Individual Questions & Networking

10:00 – 10:45 Workshop 1: Toby Nord, Director – Carlson Opportunity Identification & Evaluation Ventures Enterprise

10:45 – 11:45 Workshop 2: Marti Nyman, Managing Partner – Business Formation Process Altavail Partners, LLC

11:45 – 12:00 Wrap Up & Discussion

Seminar Speakers

Buzz Benson is a founding member of SightLine Partners. He focuses on emerging companies across the medical technology industry. Prior to SightLine, Buzz founded Piper Jaffray's dedicated venture activities in 1992. Prior to 1992, he co-headed Piper Jaffray's Investment Banking activities focused on the healthcare industry for six years. In addition to his over 16 years of venture capital experience, Buzz has been actively involved in a broad range of transactions for healthcare companies including mergers and acquisitions, corporate partner agreements, public offerings and private placements of equity and debt. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 1986, Buzz was a partner at Stonebridge Capital, a partnership investing in emerging publicly traded companies. Previously, he was an investment officer with Cherry Tree Ventures, and a manager in the public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. He is a graduate of St. John's University and a Certified Public Accountant.

Lee A. Jones, former president and CEO of Inlet Medical, has over 25 years of medical device experience. Inlet Medical, a company focused on providing surgical solutions for women’s health, was sold to CooperSurgical in 2006. Prior to joining Inlet Medical in 1997, she spent 14 years at Medtronic and was involved in three entrepreneurial ventures within the company. Lee received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and completed the Executive MBA Program at the Carlson School. Lee is also on the boards of Impres Medical, Uroplasty, Aveus, and the Women’s Health Leadership Trust, and a member of the Sofia Angel Investment Fund. Lee received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in 2005, was named a -St. Paul Business Journal “Woman to Watch” in 2005, and has been granted two patents. In addition, Inlet Medical was recognized as one of America’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies by Inc Magazine and as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Twin Cities by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal in 2003-2005. Lee serves as a CEO-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota’s Venture Center and recently completed her assignment as Chief Administrative Officer for the Schulze Diabetes Institute.

Marti Nyman is a senior business development executive with more than 20 years of success in creating growth for Fortune 500 companies. Having worked across a variety of industries (energy, telecommunications, consumer retail), Marti has extensive expertise in strategy development, growth opportunity identification, new venture creation (M&A, Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances) sales and territory management, relationship development and business execution. He has held leadership positions at GE, Ericsson, ADC Telecommunications and . Most recently, he responsible for the formation and launch of Best Buy’s Venture Capital practice. Mr. Nyman holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, with a minor in Materials Science. He teaches graduate level courses on Corporate Venturing and Business Planning at the Carlson School and is on the Board of Directors at SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), as well as the Advisory Board of two startup companies. Mr. Nyman has an extensive network of influential relationships across venture capital, investment banking and Fortune 500 companies.

Toby Nord is currently the Director of Carlson Ventures Enterprise at the Carlson School. The Ventures Enterprise, an integral part of the fulltime MBA curriculum, is a yearlong course designed to teach entrepreneurial skill through experiential learning. The Ventures Enterprise provides real world experience through sponsored projects from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Toby’s passion is innovation and creativity. He also teaches MBA classes on Corporate Venturing, New Product Design and Business Development and Design for Sustainability. Toby spent eleven years at Best Buy working in Strategic Marketing, Business Development, Strategy, and Innovation. While at Best Buy, Toby was responsible to bring new business ideas to market, create a process for innovation, and teach the principles of innovation. Toby has also held positions in various companies ranging from Senior Director of Sales for a direct-to-consumer computer manufacturer to Vice President of Marketing, Operations and Development for a small specialty retailer. Toby is a graduate of Hamline University in St. Paul, MN and has also earned his MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Stephen Parente is the Director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute and a Professor in the Finance Department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He specializes in health economics, health information technology, outcomes research, and managed care. Parente has extensive experience directing empirical analyses utilizing primary and secondary data bases and is acknowledged as a national expert on using administrative databases, particularly private insurance, Medicare and employer benefit data, for health policy research. He has served has a consultant to several of the largest organizations in healthcare delivery including: UnitedHealth Group, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the American Association of Health Plans, Pfizer, Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. He’s also consulted for various state governments and biotechnology firms. Parente holds a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, and both a Masters of Science in public policy analysis and a Masters of Public Health from the University of Rochester.

Sean Solberg concentrates his practice in intellectual property law with Faegre & Benson and serves as patent counsel to clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries, including the medical device, biotech and agriculture industries. Sean has extensive experience managing and implementing strategies for both significant and emerging patent and application portfolios, drafting and prosecuting patent applications in various technologies, performing due diligence investigations of intellectual property portfolios in merger and acquisition deals, evaluating the validity and enforceability of patents, and advising on infringement issues. He also drafts and negotiates various technology agreements, including licenses, assignments, and agreements related to research, collaboration and consulting. His areas of technical expertise include: technologies, medical devices, biotechnology compositions and devices, software/business method technologies, electromechanical devices and pharmaceuticals.