Workshops and resources about how to bring your idea or technology to market.
IP as a Catalyst for Investment and Growth of a Startup/Venture
Join us for a seminar by Margo R. Monroe, PhD, JD, Principal at Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP and alum of BU. This session will focus on practical intellectual property strategies for early-stage ventures, including when to begin thinking about IP, how patenting fits alongside publications and conferences, and what types of innovations can be […]
The Innovator’s Journey (2024)
In this series of lightning talks, BU faculty and alumni will share their diverse paths from invention to market to impact. Each innovator will offer insights on the challenges and opportunities that defined their journeys, including information about the institutional supports, advocates, mentors, and resources that helped them along the way. The talks will be […]
The Innovation Ecosystem: Don’t Go it Alone (2023)
Join us in celebrating the Boston University 2022 Innovator of the Year, Ji-Xin Cheng, professor of biomedical engineering and electrical & computer engineering and Theodore Moustakas Chair Professor in Photonics and Optoelectronics. In celebration of innovation and in recognition of Dr. Cheng, BU Technology Development has organized a discussion with past winners of BU’s Ignition […]
Business Proposal Writing for Ignition Awards
In this tutorial, offered to researchers writing a proposal for an Ignition Award, Abi Barrow, PhD of Cambridge Innovation Partners provides tools and guidance for writing the Ignition Award proposal. The tutorial focuses on BU’s Ignition Award, which supports research projects whose PI has the intention to pursue the commercial potential for the idea. Participants can […]