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MANY EVENT DATES!
Business & Innovation: Chemical Entrepreneurship Series
Join our speakers to learn the A-to-Z of being an entrepreneur, finding the right resources, and the challenges/rewards of start-ups. Are you ready?
Read More...The chemical industry is a well-known leading indicator for the world economy. Paul and Bill will help you understand the chemical industry trends can help you get ahead of others.
Read More...EVENT DATE: October 20, 2011.
Business & Innovation: Chemical Entrepreneurship Series
Get valuable inside perspectives on what investors look for and learn the keys to building a high growth venture!
Read More...EVENT DATE: October 6, 2011.
R&D outsourcing is a widespread “norm” for both large and small companies. What began as a cost savings in manufacturing and services has now become a strategy to gain efficiencies and to enter growing markets. This globalization allowed companies to re-purpose resources to keep up with technology and influence product innovation. How will companies fare in the “new norm”? Is more outsourcing expected? Join speakers Dr. Bruce Molino and Mr. Christopher Conway as they map the future of R&D outsourcing from the science and business perspectives.
EVENT DATE: September 15, 2011
If you’re going to start a business, you need a business plan. Your business plan is as much for you as it is for your investors! From examining your strategy, defining your market, identifying your business goals to forecasting your financial needs,Dr. Dan Daly has helped countless chemical-entrepreneurs to success. Let Dan guide you through writing an effective business plan that captures your vision and and tells investors that you are serious.
EVENT DATE: September 8, 2011
Yes, we can (go green in teaching labs)! Conversion to a green curriculum offers numerous educational benefits. Ample materials are available to support wholesale replacement of traditional laboratory curricula with green alternatives. National and international networks of teachers experienced in such curricular reform are also standing by to support you in your efforts. Want to know how? Our speaker, Ken Doxsee, will guide you, and will even provide you with compelling arguments (like saving $$) useful when facing the increasingly rare green skeptic.
EVENT DATE: Tuesday August 30, 2011.
A recent ACS Task Force on Innovation report documented that most new jobs today and in the near future will be created by entrepreneurial start ups and small companies. Do you have an idea for a new product, service, or technology, but need help converting it into a business? Do you have a desire and the right stuff to be an entrepreneur? Plan to attend this webinar and receive valuable advice and direction from successful serial entrepreneur and Harvard University Professor George Whitesides.
EVENT DATE: August 18, 2011.
You have a great scientific idea – but you are puzzled about how to sell it. To be successful, today’s scientists need to be more than just great scientists. One needs to know how to pare down complex technical issues and make it relevant to the business audience. Join our speakers Carol Nacy, CEO at Sequella, and Juliane Snowden, VP at Burns McClellan, as they provide you with valuable internal and external business perspectives and tips to successfully get others to ‘buy your science’.
EVENT DATE: Thursday, August 4, 2011.
Chemical Consulting is no easy business, but the personal and professional rewards that accompany successful and well-received consulting are worth the effort it takes to succeed in the industry. Join Dr. Marc Halpern, founder and president of PTC Organics, as he takes us on a tour of the ins and outs of successful chemical consulting. Learn the strategies and marketing techniques that will let your consulting business stand out in the crowd.
EVENT DATE: Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Calling all entrepreneurs and small businesses! Have ideas and need funding? The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Development Center provides funding opportunities for small firms to apply cutting edge and high risk scientific and engineering research to pursue commercial opportunities. Join us with speaker, Dr. Ali Andalibi, Program Director at the NCI, as he explains and answers your questions on securing funding from NCI.
