Preliminary Program subject to change
05003 Chemical Technology Start-Ups
OverviewOverview of proven practices for launching and managing new chemical technolgy-based ventures, with emphasis on commercializing academic research
Primary SponsorManagement Division (05)

Chair

Gregory Leman, PhD
Curtis Hankamer Chair in Entrepreneurship
Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
Baylor University
One Bear Place, Box #98006
Waco, TX 76798-8006
Phone Number: 254-710-1343
Fax Number: 254-710-1093
Email: Greg_Leman@baylor.edu

CoChair

Dennis W. Smith
Associate Professor
Clemson University
Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engeering Technologies
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone Number: 864-656-5020
Fax Number: 864-656-6613
Email: dwsmith@clemson.edu
Collaborative Research Focused on the Discovery and Development of Vascular Disrupting Agents (Vdas) for the Treatment of Cancer
Kevin Pinney, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, TX 76798-7348
Accelerating New Drugs Identification through Multi-Centric Research and Investment: a Brazilian Biotech Case
Isabela Drummond, Gabriel Braga, Eduardo Soares and Denise Golgher, Biominas, José Cândido da Silveira Avenue, 2100 - Horto, Belo Horizonte, 31.170-000, Brazil
The Pleasure, Pain and Pitfalls of Starting a New Business
Charles J. Brez, NineSigma, Inc., 23825 Commerce Park Dr., Suite A-1, Cleveland, OH 44122-5837
Commercialization of Specialty Polymers: a Perspective on Sbir and Contract Research Driven Technology Transfer
Dennis W. Smith, Clemson University, Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engeering Technologies, Clemson, SC 29634
Chemical Technology Startups: Overview of Activities and Opportunities
Kathleen O. Havelka, Consumer Products, Lubrizol Corporation, 29400 Lakeland Blvd., Wickliffe, OH 44092-2298

Management Division