About IP2M

Dates
Sponsorship
2008 Teams

SURA's inaugural Intellectual Property to Market ("IP2M") award event is designed to highlight, promote, and challenge the most promising technologies, intellectual property ("IP") and talent from 60+ colleges and universities in the United States. This event aims to attract teams of SURA-Member researchers, students, and/or university staff, PLUS angel and VC investors, government reps, and key service providers.

Who can actively participate?
• anyone who has right to or owns SURA-Member IP
• anyone who is considering acquiring rights to SURA-Member IP

Who should be on your team?
• university researchers, students
• university technology transfer staff
• other university Member faculty, staff
• Member alumni and entrepreneurs
• venture capitalists, angels, other seed investors

Who should attend IP2M?
• venture capitalists interested in academic R&D and early-stage deal flow
• angel investors interested in academic R&D and early-stage deal flow
• corporate venture executives interested in strategic relationships with academic R&D
• services providers servicing colleges, universities, and investors
• entrepreneurs, Member alumni, staff, and faculty

Why should you participate in IP2M?
• receive in-kind products and services from leading providers
• gain exposure on a greater regional/national scale
• receive direct, real-time individualized feedback and mentoring
• be introduced to early-stage investors and other growth enablers
• network with other Member entrepreneurs, potential collaborators, staff, and faculty

Legal and Eligibility
• there must be at least two (2) participants in a team
• at least one participant must be affiliated SURA Member e.g. researcher, faculty, undergraduate, graduate, etc.
• participants are under no legal restriction or agreement prohibiting him/her from using the IP under IP2M activities
• participants are under no legal restriction or agreement prohibiting him/her from sharing non-proprietary information on the IP under IP2M activities
• matching funds are preferred and encouraged
• pre-company teams are preferred

Areas of Interest
• energy – production, capture, conversion, storage, transmission
• cleantech – efficiency, renewable, recycling, pollution reduction
• life science – biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals
• infotech – software, internet, communications, hardware
• nanotech – novel nanomaterials (sub-100nm)
• other – all technologies not mentioned above

Special Considerations
• help with team formation is available
• video conferencing may be available
• matching funds are preferred
• pre-company teams are preferred

For more information please contact Marc Oettinger at moettinger at sura.org or 202-253-7697.

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SURA Member Institutions
University of Alabama - University of Alabama at Birmingham - University of Alabama in Huntsville - American University - University of Arkansas - Auburn University - Baylor University - Catholic University of America - University of Central Florida - Christopher Newport University - Clemson University - University of Delaware - Duke University - East Carolina University - Emory University - University of Florida - Florida Atlantic University - Florida Institute of Technology - Florida International University - Florida State University - George Mason University - George Washington University - Georgetown University - University of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia State University - Hampton University - University of Houston - James Madison University - University of Kentucky - University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Louisiana State University - Louisiana Tech University - University of Maryland - University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - University of Memphis - University of Miami - University of Mississippi - Mississippi State University - University of New Orleans - Norfolk State University - North Carolina A&T State University - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - North Carolina State University - University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma State University - Old Dominion University - Rice University - University of Richmond - University of South Carolina - University of South Florida - University of Southern Mississippi - University of Tennessee - University of Texas at Austin - Texas A&M University - Tulane University - Vanderbilt University - University of Virginia - Virginia Commonwealth University - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Virginia State University - West Virginia University - College of William and Mary