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Event: Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy, 7/11/2012 to 7/13/2012

Event: Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy
Series: Entrepreneurship Academies
Description: The second annual BMEA takes place July 11-13, 2012 at UC Davis. The academy is a three-day intensive program integrating lecture, exercises, and individual projects. Participants work to identify, design, and validate new business opportunities for their research. Sessions are taught by venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs and industry executives.

The academy includes:

* a three-day intensive on exploring the market opportunities surrounding your ideas and your research

* daily seminars and interactive sessions taught by leading venture capitalists, angel investors, and entrepreneurs

* the tools to communicate the broader potential of your research and develop a presentation pitch about your idea

* evening mentoring sessions with industry executives and investors in the biomedical engineering arena

* opportunity to develop a network of professionals in the biomedical and bioengineering fields who can help mentor and connect you as you move forward with your career or new venture.

Starting date: 7/11/2012      Ending date:   7/13/2012
Starting time: 8:00 AM      Ending time:   9:00 PM
Event type: Conference
Location: UC Davis Conference Center
Sponsored by: Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Department, Novartis, SMUD
Cost: Free
Event Website: http://entrepreneurship.ucdavis.edu/bmea.php

Contact if questions about this event:

Contact name: Niki Davisson
Contact e-mail: nddavisson@ucdavis.edu
Contact phone: 530-752-5259