BIOEN 599Y
Studies in Technology Commercialization

 

 

STUDIES IN TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION

Instructor:             Yongmin Kim, Professor of Bioengineering and EE

                             Paul Budak, Encompass Ventures

 

Key Volunteer       Scot Land, Encompass Ventures

Instructor:                                        

 

Credits:                 4 credits

Time:                    4:30 - 6:20 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays

 

 

 

Important

links

Library resources:

Engineering Library

Foster Business Library

Program for Technology Commercialization Resources at Foster Business Library

Technology Commercialization Resources

Class
& Date

Topics

Instructors/Lecturers
EXAMPLE FOR WINTER 2005

Class 1
Jan. 3, 2005

Introduction

  • Goals and expectations
  • Class content and structure
  • Requirements of course

 

  • Case Study #1

Paul Budak, MS
Partner, Encompass Ventures

 

Experiences in Commercialization

  • Case Study #2

 

David Reuter, MD, Ph.D.

CMO Cardiac Dimensions

 

Class 2
Jan. 5, 2005

Product Development Process and System Engr.

Yongmin Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, UW Bioengineering/EE

 

 

Class 3
Jan. 10, 2005

Product Development Process and System Engr.

Yongmin Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, UW Bioengineering/EE

 

 

Class 4
Jan. 12, 2005

Three-minute elevator presentation

 

 

 

Class 5
Jan. 19, 2005

Experiences in Commercialization

  • Case Study #3

 

Business Models

  • Description/analysis of different models
  • Revenue Models
  • Return on investment

Andy Sack, MBA
CEO & co-founder, Judy’s Book

 

Experiences in Commercialization

  • Case Study #4

 

Mark Reisman, MD

Swedish Medical Center

 

 

Class 6
Jan. 24, 2005

Market Analysis

  • Industries
  • Segmentation
  • Sizing

Taunya Sell

Ragen MacKenzie

 

Class 7
Jan. 26, 2005

Market Analysis

  • Selecting target markets
  • Market strategies

Sherril Small

Managing Partner CJSA LLC

 

Project assignment

  • Analyst Report project

Yongmin Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, UW Bioengineering/EE

 

Paul Budak, MS
Partner, Encompass Ventures

Class 8
Jan. 31, 2005

Product Marketing

 

Wayne Wager, MBA
Partner, Encompass Ventures

Class 9
Feb. 2, 2005

Sales

 

Pat McNiff

One Accord

 

Class 10
Feb. 7, 2005

Intellectual Property Strategies

Chris Somogyi

Somogyi Ventures

 

Negotiation/Mergers & Acquisitions

Jeff Sussman

Senior Associate, Cascadia Capital’s M&A practice

 

Class 11
Feb. 9, 2005

Students Presentations – Analyst reports

 

Class 12
Feb. 14, 2005

Strategic Planning and Management

Scot Land
 Partner, Encompass Ventures

 

 

Experiences in Commercialization

  • Case Study #5

Scot Land
 Partner, Encompass Ventures

 

Class 13
Feb. 16, 2005

Financial Analysis

  • Add-on to last quarters work
  • Preparation for assignment

 

Del Clark

 

 

Project assignment  - Make versus Buy – deciding on a Business Unit (internal development) or an Acquisition

  • Team Formation and Assignment

 

Class 14
Feb. 23, 2005

Experiences in Commercialization

  • Case Study #6

Tom Fare, Ph.D.

Merck

 

Corporate Governance

  • Board of Directors
  • Scientific Advisory Board

Jim Garrison

National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)

 

 

 

 

Class 15
Feb. 28, 2005

Business problems/resolutions

  • Crisis management

Doug Brown

CEO, Smashing Ideas

 

Business Life Cycle

  • Growth
  • Reorganization

 

Brian Turner

CEO Coinstar

 

Class 16
Mar. 2, 2005

Experiences in Commercialization

  • Case Study #7

Lee Thompson, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist, Blue View Technologies

 

Selection of Technology for BIOENG599Z (Applications in Technology Commercialization)

Yongmin Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, UW Bioengineering/EE

 

Class 17
Mar. 7, 2005

Students Presentations

 

Class 18
Mar. 9, 2005

Financing

  • Venture Capital / Private Equity
  • Term sheets

Dan Rosen

Frazier Technology Ventures

 

 

Wrap-up and course evaluation by students

Yongmin Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, UW Bioengineering/EE

 

Final Exam
Mar. 14, 2005