Want to turn a great technological idea into a commercial product?
Thinking about starting a tech business, but haven’t got a clue?
Spring Quarter 2011 (Wed & Fri 4:30-6:20)
From Idea to Market: Entrepreneurship for engineering, science and medicine students
Learn from those who have done it before. Meet the men and women who have made it happen. Lecturers in the class are UW entreprenreurs and experienced, successful business people from the local community representing management, marketing, finance, funding, IP protection, legal, product development, strategic planning and regulation
Jump-start your career
• Discover the process of moving ideas from the laboratory to the market
• Learn the role of entrepreneurship in startup companies and corporations
• Understand market analysis and how to bring translational data back to the lab
• Experience building a business plan, financial statements and forecasts
• Build a network with successful technology entrepreneurs
• Practice “pitching” your ideas to seasoned investment professionals
• Engage firsthand with renowned industry leaders who have lived the dream
• Benefit from the knowledge of those whose technology and commercialization experience created billions of dollars in shareholder value
• Prepare yourself for the global economy
PTC I --- the first step in a real commercialization process
PTC I (BIOEN 599T/ENG498)—boot camp for non-business majors interested in how technology commercialization happens
PTC II—a set of in-depth sector-specific courses that will also include business & law students
PTC III—teams form around new UW technologies, are mentored to develop business plans
PTC IV—the UW business competitions themselves—winning teams paid to start companies!
