AUTM 2017 Central Region Meeting

July 10 – 12, 2017 Swissotel Chicago • Chicago, IL

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The AUTM 2017 Central Region Meeting takes place at The Swissotel Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Attendees can expect excellent content, engaging speakers, networking and friendly conversation. The Central Region Meeting is an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, ask questions and gain valuable contacts. The meeting hosts more than 200 leaders in academic research and technology transfer initiatives.

About AUTM The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing research to life by supporting and enhancing the global academic technology transfer profession through education, professional development, partnering and advocacy. AUTM’s more than 3,300 members represent managers of intellectual property from more than 350 universities, research institutions and teaching hospitals around the world, as well as numerous businesses and government organizations.

Partnering at the AUTM Central Region Meeting The AUTM Central Region Meeting features a powerful online partnering and networking tool, including a mobile application for iPhone and Android. The program enables attendees to create detailed organizational and personal profiles, search for other attendees, send and receive messages, easily search for licensing and collaboration opportunities and effortlessly schedule one-on-one meetings. Networking has never been easier! www.autm.net 2 #AUTMCRM2017 AUTM 2017 Central Region Meeting Final Program

AUTM 2017 Central Region Diamond Sponsor

Universities devote significant resources to research and development, and to safeguarding the inventions created from this work with intellectual property protections. At the same time, universities often struggle to generate meaningful revenue from their valuable intellectual property rights - revenue that could be used to advance the core mission of the university. At Longford Capital, we provide financial assistance to universities to help them realize the full value of their research and development activities, without burdening their budgets. We are proud to support the amazing work of America’s universities, which is the backbone of innovation and economic growth in the .

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Valauskas Corder, LLC currently represents over 40 U.S. and foreign educational institutions, plus business entities of all sizes, individual authors and inventors. VC’s practice includes all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and right of publicity law. VC’s attorneys regularly render advice to clients on IP Policy, contractual and internet-related matters and other issues that arise during the development and commercialization of new technologies and creative works.

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Quarles & Brady represents research institutions and universities engaged in cutting-edge research and technology transfer. Its dedicated Research Institutions & Higher Education Industry Team understands all facets of intellectual property and the business of technology transfer and remains at the forefront of providing innovative legal solutions. Visit quarles.com/research_institutions/.

The Davis Brown Law Firm has extensive experience in university technology transfer, actively advising clients in all areas of intellectual property including patent protection, portfolio management and complex technology licensing. We are committed to helping our clients move their innovations from the academic environment to the marketplace.

At Viksnins Harris Padys Malen LLP, we specialize in evaluating, developing and managing global patent portfolios in the biological, chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical and electrical arts, including cell biology, immunology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical devices. We work extensively with universities, giving us an understanding of the unique patent requirements of research institutions.

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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner is a nationally recognized boutique intellectual property firm focused on strategic patent procurement with 140 patent practitioners that have robust backgrounds across a wide spectrum of technology areas. Schwegman’s clients include multinational corporations, middle-market businesses, universities, as well as start-ups and individual inventors.

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AUTM 2017 Central Region Meeting Program Committee Lunch with Chair Tamara Wilgers, University of Missouri – St. Louis the Industry Experts

Program Co-chairs Join us for a special lunch session Sean D. Solberg, JD, Davis Brown Law Firm Mark W. Staudt, PhD, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Tuesday, July 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Industry leaders will lead Site Chairs Linda Kawano, PhD, RTTP, GroupOptima an informal table discussion on Charles C. Valauskas, Esq, JD, LLM, Valauskas Corder LLC specific topics related to academic Committee Members industry interactions. Jean C. Baker, PhD, Quarles & Brady LLP Chase Kasper, MBA, University of Southern Mississippi Sign up at the registration desk Joseph O. Hill, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin when you arrive. Gwendolyn Humphreys, Northwestern University David McClure, Texas Tech University Preferred seating is limited. Jeffrey Myers, Michigan State University Michael F. Moore, University of North Dakota M. Angela Parsons, PhD, Fish & Richardson PC Jeffrey D. Peterson, Michael Best Eagle Robinson, JD, Norton Rose Fulbright Kerri Smith, Rice University

Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) Demonstrate your expertise in the academic technology transfer profession by becoming a Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP). All AUTM professional development courses and designated educational offerings and meetings are eligible for continuing education (CE) credits, which support your registration application. For more information about the registration process and requirements, visit the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals (ATTP) website at www.attp.info.

Certified Licensing Professionals (CLP) Continuing Education Certified Licensing Professionals (CLP) are required to demonstrate continued competence in their field to maintain their certifica- tion status. Individuals who hold the CLP designation can renew their credential by earning at least 40 continuing education (CE) credits. All AUTM professional development courses and designated educational offerings on the topics of licensing, technology transfer, and technology commercialization at AUTM conferences or meetings are eligible for CLP continuing education credits for certification renewal. Visit www.licensingcertification.org for more information on the recertification requirements.

The Central Region Meeting will provide 10 hours of continuing education (CE) credits for those who attend the entire meeting. www.autm.net 7 #AUTMCRM2017 AUTM 2017 Central Region Meeting Final Program

Meeting Agenda Sunday, July 9 4 – 5 p.m. Registration Dr. Silverman will discuss what led to his discovery of pregabalin Location: Zurich Ballroom Foyer and the disclosure of his invention to the university’s technology transfer office. Dr. Kawano will discuss technology transfer 5 – 6 p.m. Early Bird Reception practice in the early 1990’s. This was at a time when email Sponsored by was not an option for many on campus; the average personal computer contained 80286 microprocessors; and the Internet Location: Edelweiss Penthouse was hardly searchable. Researching potential licensees without the benefits of the World Wide Web, pre-GATT patent strategy and negotiating the option and license agreements for the Monday, July 10 invention were some of the many challenges. “Antiquated”, although effective communication approaches, such as face- 8 – 9 a.m. Breakfast to-face meetings, serendipity, a bit of luck, and perseverance Location: Zurich EFG all contributed to the story. In conclusion, the speakers will fast- forward their discussion to present time. They will show how 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration the income generated from the invention has and continues to Location: Zurich Ballroom Foyer provide research opportunities and scholarships on campus and how future generations will benefit. 9 – 10:30 a.m. Plenary Session I Sponsored by 10:30 – 11 a.m. Break Location: Zurich EFG Discovery to Disclosure to Development to Drug: 11 a.m. – Noon Workshops The Story of How a University Invention Became a Blockbuster Drug A1 Best Practices in Women’s Entrepreneurship Programs Location: Zurich ABC Location: Zurich ABC Moderator: Linda Kawano, GroupOptima Moderator: Dimitra Georganopoulou, Northwestern University Speaker: Richard Silverman, Northwestern University Speakers: Diana Horvath, 2Blades Mary Juhas, Twenty-five years ago, the patent rights to a chemical Ohio State University compound, pregabalin, were licensed by Northwestern Robert Keynton, University to Warner Lambert. Some 13 years later, the sale of University of Louisville pregabalin was approved for sale in the United States. Today, Nichole Mercier, pregabalin is known under the brand name Lyrica. It is a multi- Washington University-St. Louis billion dollar, blockbuster drug for Pfizer. More than 9 million people in the United States have used the pharmaceutical. Awareness is growing around the need to develop new Northwestern has received more than billion dollars in royalties strategies to increase the number of women commercializing to date. university research. The reasons are economic – if you are not involving half your researchers in this process, your ecosystem In this opening session, former Northwestern Technology is missing out on innovation. We will hear from three university Transfer Program Director (1990-1993), inventor of Lyrica programs that are focused on improving and enhancing and former Northwestern University Professor Dr. Richard the involvement of women in the entrepreneurship and Silverman and Dr. Linda Kawano, will take you back in time to commercialization process. In addition, a successful female the discovery of pregablin in 1989. They will discuss how they entrepreneur will join us to share her experiences with starting worked together at Northwestern over 25 years ago. and growing a company.

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Meeting Agenda Monday, July 10 A2 Term Sheets – Deal Savers or 1:30 – 3 p.m. Workshops Just Time Stealers *CLE Eligible B1 When to Walk Away: Location: Zurich D Managing Technology Portfolios by Strategic Culling Moderator: Charles C. Valauskas, Valauskas Corder LLC Location: Zurich ABC Speakers: Pamela Cox, Moderator: Jean C. Baker, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP Quarles & Brady LLP Peter Galindez, Speakers: Michael Nicolas, Mayo Foundation Longford Capital Management, LP Marie Kerbeshian, Brion St. Amour, Indiana University Research & Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation Technology Corporation Sulin Shah, Shire Kalpa Vithalani, Does your institution love term sheets, MOUs, MOAs, LOIs, Medical College of Wisconsin LOAs, or hardly use anything to negotiate from other than Sharon Walker, the template license agreement? The panel will explore the Innovation Partners Healthcare effective use of term sheets for internal and external use. Beth Werner, For those that don’t find term sheets helpful, we’ll provide Wisconsin Alumni Research other efficient negotiation constructs. We’ll discuss strategies Foundation and approaches for leveraging these tools, terms to use and Limited financial resources are a big concern in most whether the syntax should be business-speak, legal or a blend. technology transfer offices. One way to free up limited resources We’ll also explore international variations and potential legal is to identify technologies that should not be a part of your hazards. portfolio and stop the financial drain as soon as possible. In this session, four technology transfer professionals will break Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch down the technology life cycle and talk about their decision- Sponsored by making process at every step. We’ll discuss the technology Location: Zurich EFG intake, the conversion of provisional patent applications, the strategic considerations during patent prosecution and the practical effects of walking away from technology. These decisions are not always black and white, but the panel will explore their institutions’ attempts to provide consistent and practical outcomes.

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Meeting Agenda Monday, July 10 B2 International Patentability: Act and other laws provide a flexible legal framework that They Do Things Differently facilitates such developmental efforts. This workshop provides *CLE Eligible information regarding the details of this legal framework and Location: Zurich D the creativity that can result when the law operates as intended. Moderator: Jeffrey Peterson, Chuck Valauskas will discuss what constitutes legally Michael Best & Friedrich LLP permissible inspired creativity and innovation. Valauskas will review how and under what circumstances the copyright Speakers: Aaron Hurvitz, subject matter, data, trademarks and patented property Kangxin Partners, P.C. owned by others can be used to develop new creations and Lisa Mueller, innovations. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP There have been many changes in the United States in the Steven Fischer is a two-time Emmy nominated writer/ past few years regarding patentable subject matter, but drafting producer/director. His credits include the acclaimed animated claims for the United States does mean compliance with the documentary Freedom Dance with Golden Globe-winning rest of the world. On the contrary, there may be opportunities actress Mariska Hargitay and Old School New School, a personal in foreign jurisdictions for subject matter that are difficult to study on creativity with many internationally acclaimed artists protect in the United States. This panel will look at subject including Emmy-winning actor Brian Cox, Grammy winner matter eligibility in China, Europe and Japan and discuss McCoy Tyner, and 5-time Oscar nominated cinematographer prosecution strategies with respect to subject matter eligibility William Fraker. Drawing upon his experience as a professional in these regions. filmmaker, Fischer will discuss his views of creativity and the creative process, examine where ideas originate, and provide 3 – 3:30 p.m. Networking Break some observations about what he believes makes a creation “original”. Location: Zurich EFG , the well-known contributor of artistic 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. AUTM Presidential Address creations to , , Wired, Location: Zurich ABC Raw, Harvard Business Review, Drawn & Quarterly and many other publications, will discuss his latest creation, Terms and Speaker: Mary Albertson, Conditions. To develop this new work, Sikoryak illustrated the AUTM President entire Apple iTunes Terms and Conditions electronic license Mary Albertson, AUTM’s President, will welcome you to with drawings inspired by nearly a century of art. Each page of Chicago, share her vision for AUTM and discuss the issues this new graphic novel is drawn in the style of the original artist AUTM plans to address in the coming years – from advocacy of a different comic book or cartoon strip. A caricature of Steve initiatives to increased partnering opportunities and strategic Jobs takes the place of the main character found in the original planning progress. comic book or cartoon strip. The Guardian, The Washington Post, Slate, The Huffington Post, Time and many others have 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. Plenary Session II praised Sikoryak’s new work. Fair Use: The Inspiration Machine *CLE Eligible 5:30 – 7 p.m. Opening Reception Sponsored by Sponsored by Location: Zurich ABC Location: Zurich EFG Moderator: Charles C. Valauskas, Valauskas Corder LLC Speakers: Steven Fischer, Filmmaker Robert Sikoryak, Artist It has been long recognized that new creations and innovations are developed from that which came before. The Copyright www.autm.net 10 #AUTMCRM2017 AUTM 2017 Central Region Meeting Final Program

Meeting Agenda Tuesday, July 11 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration 10:30 a.m. – Noon Workshops Location: Zurich Ballroom Foyer D1 Inventorship: Let’s Help Each Other *CLE Eligible 8 – 9 a.m. Breakfast Location: Zurich ABC Location: Zurich EFG Moderator: Tamsen Barrett, Norton Rose Fulbright 9 – 10 a.m. Workshops Speakers: David Palmer, C1 Patent System Advocacy University of Texas at Austin Thelma R. Tennant, Location: Zurich ABC University of Chicago Moderator: Jeff Myers, Michigan State Universtiy It can be frustrating when your researchers don’t understand Speaker: Chris Gallagher, IP Strategic inventorship. It’s different from authorship, but what does that mean? How can I be an author and not an inventor? What C2 What’s Still Patentable These Days and sort of documentation do I need to support my claims? The How Has It Changed? questions can be endless and time consuming. This session *CLE Eligible offers opportunities for those new to technology transfer to sort Location: Zurich D out these questions and for seasoned professionals to share their favorite (or most horrifying!) stories. Moderator: Mark Staudt, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation D2 Industry: What They’re Looking for from Technology Transfer Speakers: Bennett Berson, Quarles & Brady LLP Location: Zurich D Heather Gerard, Moderator: Jeff Myers, Michigan State University Promega Supreme Court cases and guidelines from the United States Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch with Industry Experts Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have continued to Location: Zurich EFG reshape patentable subject matter. In this session we’ll take a look at how things currently stand, how this might influence 1:30 – 3 p.m. Plenary Session III the disclosures we accept and how we approach prosecution Fishbowl Fights: Slippery When Wet strategies. Moderators: Eagle Robinson, 10 – 10:30 a.m. Networking Break Norton Rose Fulbright Location: Zurich EFG Kerri Smith, Rice University Tamara Wilgers, University of Missouri – St. Louis Speaker: Steve Kanzer, Accredited VC, LLC Location: Zurich ABC Technology transfer offices (TTO) are increasingly expected to help faculty build successful startups, but many technology transfer professionals feel like a fish out of water with opportunities slipping through their fingers. Fishbowl Fights 3 has cleaned off the barnacles to offer an improved, interactive session to help you learn from the Big Fish Investors just how

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Meeting Agenda Tuesday, July 11 Wednesday, July 12 to position your faculty startups for investment and growth. 7:30 – 10 a.m. Registration This year, three entrepreneurs will present their investor pitch Location: Zurich Ballroom Foyer to a panel of venture capitalists, angel investors and more. The panel will provide feedback and encourage discussion on what institutional investors seek when performing due diligence on 8 – 9 a.m. Breakfast opportunities and how TTOs can proactively help their startups Location: Zurich EFG succeed. After time for questions, audience members will vote for the “most investable” company and prizes will be awarded. 9 – 10 a.m. Workshops 3 – 3:30 p.m. Networking Break E1 Understanding the Pros and Cons of Location: Zurich EFG Taking Equity in University Startups Location: Zurich ABC 3:30 – 5 p.m. Plenary Session IV Moderator: David McClure, AUTM Central Region Trivia Contest Texas Tech University Sponsored by Speakers: Mark T. Ehrmann, Location: Zurich ABC Quarles & Brady, LLP Moderators: James Scott Elmer, Stephen J. Gardner, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Quarles & Brady, LLP Charles C. Valauskas, The number of license agreements executed between university Valauskas Corder LLC technology transfer offices and startup companies continues Last year 17 random groups of 5 competed in a hotly contested to grow and these agreements often include company equity trivia contest. This year we are looking to assemble even more as a financial consideration in the license terms. This panel teams to vie for those ridiculously good looking trophies. will explore the basics of equity grants and discuss the pros Come and be a part of a fun, laid-back way to get to know and cons of taking an equity position in a startup company. We your colleagues and learn a little something in the process. will examine different types of anti-dilution rights, understand MC Chuck Valauskas will pepper you with questions ranging why they are important and discuss how to best manage the from the inane to the educational on topics loosely related to university’s equity position through the various stages in a technology transfer, the central region or our host city and company’s lifecycle. state. Our expert cast of graders will provide you with real- time gratification or dejection as they tabulate scores for each round. Be forewarned: there is no homework for this session, but some of you will get schooled.

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Meeting Agenda Wednesday, July 12 E2 Who Needs a Business Plan: 10:30 a.m. – Noon Howard Bremer Plenary Session V Innovative Models for Identifying and Bayh-Dole: Still Crazy (Good) After All Validating Value Propositions These Years Location: Zurich D Location: Zurich ABC Moderator: Chase Kasper, University of Southern Mississippi Moderator: Jennifer Gottwald, Wisconsin Alumni Research Speakers: Ken Jones, Foundation University of Houston Dan DeMott, Speakers: Mary Albertson, University of Southern Mississippi Stanford University Kerri Smith, Rice University Joseph Allen, Joseph Allen & Associates With the exception of a few examples, the traditional “disclose- Kevin Noonan, protect-license” model utilized by many technology transfer McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & offices (TTO) is fading. Written business plans rarely survive Berghoff, LLP first customer contact, and new tools and programs for assessing technologies, identifying product and service To those of us working in technology transfer, the Bayh-Dole opportunities, and reducing startup risks are becoming the Act, passed in 1980, can be seen as not only beneficial to norm. In an era when more than 70% of university startups are American innovation, but also as the genesis of our careers. located within the state in which they are formed, universities The Bayh-Dole Act has been documented to get early are demonstrating significant economic contributions to their therapeutic candidates into the hands of companies who respective ecosystems. Counter to traditional business plans, develop them, create local jobs in startups, add to the U.S. programs such as NSF I-Corps and Stanford’s Hacking 4 economy, and improve the quality of life for many people. The Defense utilize methodologies that have adopted the “business mission outlined in the Bayh-Dole Act has guided our constant model canvas” to help create viable university-based startups evolution in how we best carry out technology transfer. But do that solve real problems and create real value. This session not for one minute believe that everyone sees our collective is designed to compare and contrast innovative models that successes the same way we do. Critics (and well-meaning enhance the TTO’s ability to triage university technologies newcomers) abound, and we would be wise to hear their and provide insight into the rigor and opportunities that await criticisms and respond in both thoughtful, data supported inventors, founders and technology transfer professionals. ways as well as compelling stories. This session includes some of our top thought leaders to discuss ‘this inspired piece of 10 – 10:30 a.m. Networking Break legislation’ with today’s lens. We will explore Bayh-Dole attacks, discuss best practices in proactively touting success as well Location: Zurich EFG as responding to our critics, and perhaps even celebrate our significant successes. This informal discussion will have plenty of time for audience questions and thoughts, so come ready to share. Please join us to close out the 2017 Central Region meeting in style.

Noon Meeting Adjourns

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Technology Transfer Training from Your Desktop

AUTM Introduces the All-Access University Pass for Webinar Training You can now access the latest AUTM recorded webinar training for your entire campus staff — for an entire year — at one low cost. Who benefits? Your technology transfer office staff, administrators, licensing professionals, research and development staff, new hires, faculty, primary investigators, deans, provosts, Government Relations and others.

Don’t miss this opportunity to access convenient, affordable training and stay up-to-date on the latest trends. With campus-wide access, you can increase awareness of your technology transfer office and its vital role while educating university departments on commercialization and sponsored research.

You Will Receive • A dedicated webpage portal that is branded with your university logo • Unlimited access to more than 75 recorded webinars • Topics tailored for those new to technology transfer as well as seasoned veterans

Some of the Topics Available to You: • Anatomy of a License Agreement • Technology Transfer Essentials • Compliance from the Governments Perspective Annual Pricing • Direct Cash Investing: Approaches and Challenges University System $10,000 • How to Learn Technology Transfer with out Science Individual University $3,000 For more information, including pricing on fee-based services, contact Barb Gunderson, AUTM Professional Development Manager, You do not need to be a member of AUTM to [email protected]. take advantage of the special annual pricing rates, but there must be at least one current AUTM member on your campus to qualify. Pricing is for recorded webinars only; live webinars must be purchased. Learning • Connecting • Collaborating Are you using all your AUTM Member Benefits? Technology Transfer Networking Advance Your Career Industry Resources Training from Connect and collaborate with Whether you are new to the profes- AUTM is the leader in gathering and the world’s largest community of sion or a seasoned professional, you reporting detailed information about technology transfer professionals will find education tailored to your technology transfer. Your Desktop and share insights, best practices specific career needs. and mentorship. • AUTM Licensing Activity • Professional Development Survey – the industry’s most • In-Person Networking – exchange Courses – beginning, comprehensive benchmark ideas with hundreds of intermediate and advanced report on licensing income, colleagues at annual and region courses offered throughout the number of startups and more meetings year • AUTM Salary Survey – • Online Communities – connect • Webinars – stay up-to-date from offers valuable insights on anytime with peers and mentors the convenience of your desk compensation and tools to map focused solely on technology with access to more than 60 successful careers within the transfer courses technology transfer profession • Member Directory – quickly and • Technology Transfer Practice • Statistics Analysis for Technology easily locate colleagues across Manual – discover a library Transfer (STATT) – online, the country or around the world of best practices and sample searchable database with more policies and agreements 25 years of licensing statistics • Special Interest Groups – network with those who share your • Professional Certification – • AUTM Transactional Academic passion in specific areas demonstrate your qualifications Comparables Tracking (TransACT) and experience by earning your Database – comprehensive credentials database of transactional terms and conditions for fair market • AUTM Learning Center – manage value and alternative pricing and your professional development, deal structures continuing education and certificate programs online Save the Date for these future meetings

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