From seed to success

Growing wealth through research commercialisation

Date: Thursday 30 November 2006
Time: 6 to 7 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke Street , Melbourne

Australia has lost billions of dollars to overseas companies who commercialise our research. To stem this tide, researchers involved in science and technology must understand the fundamentals and benefits of commercialisation, and take action.

This timely public lecture presented by Monash University professor and venture capitalist, Nick Birrell, will cover some of the key issues relating to science and wealth creation:

• The importance of doing better at creating wealth from science
• What makes science valuable
• Taking science and technology from the lab to the market
• What venture capitalists look for in funding science
• What scientists need to know to get wealthy from science

This lecture is a must for any researcher, student or company involved in science and technology research.

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