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Streamed Live from IMS Seattle: Invention Capital: Why the World Needs More of it
Invention Capital: Why the World Needs More of it
"It is an exciting time to be a technologist. Every day, breakthroughs in research laboratories offer the promise of products and solutions to meet a range of global challenges and opportunities. However, it is very difficult to successfully commercialize technology; and unfortunately most efforts fail. We need to improve the success rate, otherwise billions of dollars of R&D funding will be wasted, and innovation- driven economies will stall. Invention Capital is a missing link in the value-creation chain."
Dr. Patrick Ennis will talk about how researchers from a variety of scientific and technical fields can optimize the value- creation chain. He will be sharing new models such as Open Innovation and Invention Capital that are necessary to successfully commercialize technology, in today's challenging environment where the speed of technology development and adoption has so accelerated that even leading technology companies find it hard to just keep up. This is an opportunity for leading researchers to understand the latest trends in managing valuable IP and bringing it closer to commercialization.
About the Keynote Speaker:
Patrick Ennis has more than 25 years of experience as a scientist, engineer, businessman and venture capitalist. He is currently Global Head of Technology for Intellectual Ventures. Prior to joining Intellectual Ventures in 2008, Patrick was at ARCH Venture Partners where he built startups in a wide range of interdisciplinary areas. Prior to joining the venture capital industry in 1998 as a Kauffman Fellow, Patrick held senior positions with AT&T and Lucent Bell Labs in R&D and Marketing. Before joining Bell Labs in 1992, Patrick conducted research in Nuclear Physics from 1984 to 1992 at universities and national labs in North America and Europe.
Patrick holds an M.B.A. from Wharton, a Ph.D., M.S. and M.Phil. in Physics from Yale University, and a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from the College of William and Mary.
About Intellectual Ventures:
Intellectual Ventures files patents for thousands of inventions each year and works with nearly five thousand hand-picked inventors worldwide. The team at Intellectual Ventures spans the globe and is involved in a wide range of technology areas including hardware, software, consumer electronics, digital imaging, communication, medical devices, advanced materials, and energy. They are experts in all facets of invention including creating, patenting, investing, and commercializing.