Friday, July 30, 2010
SPECIAL SEMINAR: REGULATION OF THE TUMOR SUPPRESSOR p53 by LYSINE METHYLATION
SPECIAL SEMINAR
REGULATION OF THE TUMOR SUPPRESSOR p53 by LYSINE METHYLATION
Dr. Ioulia Kachirskaia, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Dermatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
1:30 PM, Friday July 30
BSBS Trailor
Host: Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti. Dr. Kachirskaia is an alumnus of Department of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, UCF. She did her Honors-in-the-Major under Dr. Chakrabarti’s supervision.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
TRDA Offers SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal Preparation Workshop inOrlando
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
SEMINAR: 7.29.10 / CREOL 102 / 11-12pm / “Photonic Crystal Fibers for Advanced Photonics Devices”
“Photonic Crystal Fibers for Advanced Photonics Devices”
CREOLl 102
Thursday, July 29, 2010 / 11:00-12:00pm
Rodrigo Amezcua
Fiber Optics
Abstract:
Photonic crystal fibers have enabled light to be controlled in ways not previously possible or even imaginable with conventional optical fibers.
The cladding of photonic crystal fibers is a two-dimensional pattern of tiny holes in the glass around the core, which trap light within the core itself. The structured nature of the cladding allows great control of the fiber properties such as dispersion, nonlinearity and number of supported modes. Arguably one of the most impressive effects that can be achieved in silica-air photonic crystal fibers is that they can confine light with low loss in an air core. Unlike standard fibers that guide light by total internal reflection, in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers light is confined and guided by a photonic bandgap that prohibits the propagation of light in the cladding region under certain conditions. Fibers in which light travels in air down a hollow-core hold great promise for a next generation of optical fibers with performance enhanced in many ways. Latest advances on the fabrication of hollow-core photonic crystal fibers with significantly improved optical performance will be presented in this talk. We will also discuss basic features and recent developments in controlling nonlinearity and dispersion using hollow-core photonic crystal fibers, with application in ultrashort pulse compression and transmission. Results showing the use of hollow-core fibers for re-compression of chirped pulsed, adiabatic soliton compression in tapered fibers and soliton pulse delivery of powerful ultrashort pulses will be presented. Finally, novel ways of generating, manipulating and transmitting light in photonic crystal fibers, and future research directions on photonic crystal fibers for applications in advanced photonic devices will be discussed.
For more information:
Martin C. Richardson
407-823-6819
Monday, July 26, 2010
New Product Announcement feature on FPC website
To: Florida Photonics Cluster members
We've added a new feature to the FPC website for members who would like to have brief new product announcements posted there -- see http://floridaphotonicscluster.com/industry-announcement/index.php The page is accessed from the "Industry Announcements" link or the "Industry News" link that is in the box with the header "Newsletter & Press" in the right column of each page on the website.
If your company has a new product that you would like to have listed on this FPC web page, please send it to me with ~100 words or less in the posting. Postings will typically remain on the website for ~90 days.
Jim Pearson
FPC Executive Director
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Welcome new FPC member: Diamond Level Service
Please join me in welcoming Diamond Level Service as a new FPC member. Diamond Level Service (DLS) is a supplier of Event Design and Management services and will provide all FPC members with a minimum of a 10% off all services. In addition DLS will provide up to a 25% discount for larger orders and depending on the time of the year. Please visit their website for full information and contact Craig Neal to discuss in further detail what will work best for your company:
Craig S. Neal
Owner: “Diamond Level Service”
DiamondLevelService@gmail.com
9436 American Eagle Way, Suite 300
Orlando Florida 32837
386-527-3373 Phone
407-217-1712 Fax
www.DiamondLevelService.com
Jim Pearson
FPC Executive Director
The Lunch Connection Presents: *Exit Planning for the Closely Held Business*
The UCF Business Incubator @ Research Park presents: The Lunch Connection with Ed Alexander.
Title: "Exit Planning for the Closely Held Business: Exits for founders and investors" .
Presenters: Ed Alexander with Entrepreneurship Law Firm, P.L.
Date:Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time: 11:30-1:00
Location: University Tower Building located at 12201 Research Parkway, 2nd Floor large conference room #211, Orlando, FL., 32826
Fee:$20 (Free to only UCF Incubator clients and Florida Photonics Cluster members)
RSVPto Renee Ayala at 407-882-0202 or via email rayala@mail.ucf.edu
During the seminar, attorney Ed Alexander, founder of the Entrepreneurship Law Firm, will show you:
· Types of Exits
· Common Pitfalls Encountered in Exit Events and How to Avoid Them
· Why Exit Planning is Essential to Business Success
· How Exit Planning will Benefit You, Your Investors and Your Company
· Evaluating Your Company for an Exit Event
· How to Maximize the Value of Your Company for an Exit
· The Two Types of Buyers and Why You Should Focus on One of Them
· How to Complete an Exit
Ed Alexanderhelps entrepreneurs Grow, Protect and Profit from their businesses. He's represented business owners and their companies since he became a lawyer in 1993. Ed is founder of the Entrepreneurship Law Firm located in Orlando, Florida, and is admitted to practice law in both Florida and New York. Prior to law school, Ed held non-legal positions in the business world with technology companies, including positions with a pacemaker manufacturer, custom integrated circuit manufacturer and laser bar code manufacturer. Ed is the author of the book "10 Common and Costly Business Killing Legal Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. A Business Law Bible for Entrepreneurs" (available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com). Ed is also a licensed transaction advisor in Florida and is a principal of Fitzgibbon Alexander, Inc., a Central Florida consulting and business intermediary firm.
Title: "Exit Planning for the Closely Held Business: Exits for founders and investors" .
Presenters: Ed Alexander with Entrepreneurship Law Firm, P.L.
Date:Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time: 11:30-1:00
Location: University Tower Building located at 12201 Research Parkway, 2nd Floor large conference room #211, Orlando, FL., 32826
Fee:$20 (Free to only UCF Incubator clients and Florida Photonics Cluster members)
RSVPto Renee Ayala at 407-882-0202 or via email rayala@mail.ucf.edu
During the seminar, attorney Ed Alexander, founder of the Entrepreneurship Law Firm, will show you:
· Types of Exits
· Common Pitfalls Encountered in Exit Events and How to Avoid Them
· Why Exit Planning is Essential to Business Success
· How Exit Planning will Benefit You, Your Investors and Your Company
· Evaluating Your Company for an Exit Event
· How to Maximize the Value of Your Company for an Exit
· The Two Types of Buyers and Why You Should Focus on One of Them
· How to Complete an Exit
Ed Alexanderhelps entrepreneurs Grow, Protect and Profit from their businesses. He's represented business owners and their companies since he became a lawyer in 1993. Ed is founder of the Entrepreneurship Law Firm located in Orlando, Florida, and is admitted to practice law in both Florida and New York. Prior to law school, Ed held non-legal positions in the business world with technology companies, including positions with a pacemaker manufacturer, custom integrated circuit manufacturer and laser bar code manufacturer. Ed is the author of the book "10 Common and Costly Business Killing Legal Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. A Business Law Bible for Entrepreneurs" (available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com). Ed is also a licensed transaction advisor in Florida and is a principal of Fitzgibbon Alexander, Inc., a Central Florida consulting and business intermediary firm.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Common Tax Issues Facing Start-Up and Developing Companies
Title: Common Tax Issues Facing Start-Up and Developing Companies
Presenters: Sean Yearout, Baesler & Associates and Jeremy Sloane, VasalloSloan
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:30
Location: University Tower, 12201 Research Parkway, 2nd floor large conference room #211, Orlando, FL., 32826
Fee: $20 (Free to only UCF Incubator clients and Florida Photonics Cluster members)
RSVP to Jessey Schmidt at 407-384-2122 or via email jschmidt@mail.ucf.edu
This seminar provides both a legal and financial perspective on many of the tax issues facing start-up and development companies including: federal and state income taxes, property taxes, and sales and use taxes. The discussion will center on raising awareness of the tax issues often overlooked or misunderstood by developing companies and enable you to more successfully
navigate the current tax landscape.
Baesler and Associates, is a highly specialized tax consulting practice specializing in Property Tax, Federal Credits and Incentives, and Federal Income Tax Services. Our team of tax professionals possesses 50 years of combined experience navigating varying economic and market conditions. Sean Yearout, Principal Consultant Federal Credits and Incentives, will represent Baesler.
Vasallo Sloane, P.L., is a boutique law firm representing clients in the areas of estate planning, wealth transfer, asset protection, tax and corporate law. Jeremy Sloane, Managing Partner, will represent Vasallo Sloane. As part of his practice, Jeremy routinely assists business clients with federal and state tax planning, tax compliance, IRS and state audits and tax controversies, as well as partnership and corporate tax matters.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
SEMINAR TODAY: 7.22.10 / CREOL 102 / 10am-11am / “Fiber Lasers from Concept and Emerging Technologies to Industrial Applications”
“Fiber Lasers from Concept and Emerging Technologies to Industrial Applications”
CREOL 102
July 22, 2010
10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Eric Delevaque
Manlight S.A.S.
Abstract:
Dr. Eric Delevaque, CEO & CTO of Manlight S.A.S., will present an
overview of Manlights fiber laser and amplifier technologies and
applications. Manlights patented pump injector technology will be
reviewed along with its integrated laser cavity and double cladding
fiber lasers. Manlights CW and pulsed fiber lasers are utilized for a
variety of applications including LIDAR, remote sensing, marking,
telemetry, micromachining, and welding.
Bio:
Dr. Eric Delevaque is a fiber optic veteran; he has 20 years of
experience in the fiber optic industry. Eric is an international expert
in the specialized field of Lasers & Optical Amplification and managed
the France Telecom R&D Optical Laboratory (CNET) in Lannion for 8
years.
He gained valuable experience and reputation in the Worldwide Business
& International Finances when he co-founded Highwave Optical
Technologies as a spinout of France Telecom, leading the company as CEO
from the establishment in the Year 1998 to 2003.
One of his biggest achievements at Highwave was a successful IPO on the
Nouveau Marché, raising €90 million at a €500 million pre-money
valuation. In addition to his CEO responsibilities, Eric also acted in
the role of Highwaves Chief Scientific Officer. He is currently the CEO
and CTO at Manlight S.A.S.
For More Information:
DR. MARTIN C. RICHARDSON
UCF Trustee Chair: Northrup Grumman Professor of X-ray Photonics &
Director Townes Laser Institute
407-823-6819
Coffee & Doughnuts will be provided
SEMINAR TODAY: 7.22.10 / CREOL 102 / 11-12pm / "Transparentpolycrystalline YAG ceramics for new technology solid-statelasers"
"Transparent polycrystalline YAG ceramics for new technology solid-state lasers"
CREOL 102
Thursday, July 22, 2010 / 11:00am-12:00pm
Victor Valles-Gomez
Abstract:
Recently developed optical ceramics promise to combine the excellent physical properties of crystalline optical materials (e.g. high thermal conductivity, chemical stability) with increased thermal shock resistance, mechanical strength, fabrication flexibility and lower cost. In this talk I will review the development of this exciting field and describe some applications of optical ceramics as functional and structural materials. Then I will focus on the results of my research on the successful fabrication of ceramic composite slabs by slip-casting of commercial Nd:YAG nanopowders. The characterisation of Nd diffusion resulting from high-temperature vacuum sintering will also be discussed and I will describe how composite slabs could improve pump absorption efficiency and thermal management in high power solid state lasers.
Biography:
Dr. Valles-Gomez obtained his PhD in Physics from Heriot-Watt University in May 2010. He worked with the Lasers and Photonics Applications Group in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences under the direction of Professor Howard J. Baker. He received a MS in Optics from the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE), Mexico, in 2004.
For More Information:
MARTIN C. RICHARDSON
407-823-6819
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Enterprise Florida August Meeting
Enterprise Florida’s Board/Stakeholder Meeting Notice
WHEN
August 17 – 19, 2010
WHERE
Biltmore Hotel: Coral Gables, Florida
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Reservations: 1.800.727.1926
EFI Room Rate: $149.00 per night
Reservation cut-off date: July 30, 2010
SCHEDULE
Rural/Urban Working Group 8/17/10 10:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. EST
Competitiveness Working Group 8/17/10 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. EST
Marketing Working Group 8/17/10 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. EST
FEDC Board Meeting 8/17/10 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. EST
Stakeholders Dinner 8/17/10 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST
(Meet in the Biltmore Hotel lobby)
Stakeholders Council 8/18/10 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST
Technology, Entrepreneurship & Capital Committee 8/18/10 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
Global Commerce & Investment Committee 8/18/10 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
Florida Life Sciences Council 8/18/10 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST
Legislative Policy Committee 8/18/10 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST
Board/Stakeholder Reception 8/18/10 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. EST
EFI Board Meeting 8/19/10 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST
R.S.V.P attendance via email to: lcox@eflorida.com
If you have any questions contact: Liefke Cox 407.956.5688
2010 EFI Board/Stakeholders Council Meeting dates:
November 3 – 5, 2010: Bay Point Marriott, Panama City
*Meeting times are subject to change.
SEMINAR: 7.26.10 / CREOL 102 / 11-12pm / “Optical Ceramics”
“Optical Ceramics”
CREOL 102
Monday, July 26, 2010 / 11:00am-12:00pm
Romain GAUME
Dept of Applied Physics, Stanford University
Abstract:
Optical ceramics have solved recognized and important issues related to the fabrication of single-crystals. In the last decade, transparent ceramics have been produced in large sizes with optical and mechanical performance exceeding that of single-crystals. In particular, combined with the ability to control doping profiles, these materials offer new potentials to efficient laser designs and power scaling. In this talk, we will discuss specific aspects of this new paradigm in solid-state laser engineering and touch upon transparent ceramic applications for nuclear detectors.
Biography:
Romain Gaume received a MS degree in Chemistry in 1999 and a PhD in Materials Science from Paris University in 2002. He is presently Research Associate at the Applied Physics Department of Stanford University. His research interests include laser and scintillator materials and particularly the fabrication of optical ceramics. He is a member of the American Ceramic Society.
For More Information:
Martin C. Richardson
407-823-6819
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Press Release: LightPath Technologies Announces the Release of a Family of Lenses to Address the Biomedical Instrumentation and Data Storage Markets
LightPath Technologies introduces a family of new aspheric lenses optimized for blue wavelength laser diodes.
(June 7th, 2010) Orlando, FL. LightPath Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPTH - News),
LightPath Technologies is pleased to introduce a family of four new aspheric lenses specifically designed for laser diodes operating at 405 nm or 488 nm. These lenses are designed as the primary optics for collimating blue lasers in variety of applications including biomedical instrumentation such as flow cytometers, microscopes, and fluorescence spectroscopy equipment. The growing market for lasers in biomedical instrumentation was recently estimated at $93 million dollars for 2009 according to Laser Focus World’s annual laser market survey. The total market for data storage lasers in 2009 was $1.4 billion dollars. Growth is expected to accelerate in 2010 and the wavelength mix is changing from 650 nm / 780 nm to 405 nm.
“LightPath Technologies is continuing to expand its core product line of molded aspheric optics through the introduction of this family of lenses. LightPath is continuing its strategy of targeting specific markets with new optical designs and becoming the dominant OEM supplier for molded glass aspheric optical components. The new Blue Laser lens family builds on the success of our Laser Tool lenses and will directly address the rapidly expanding biomedical and data storage markets,” said Jim Gaynor, CEO and President of LightPath.
LightPath Technologies Inc. will be exhibiting their new aspheric optics at the OPTATEC Trade Fair in Frankfurt, Germany from June 15th through April 18th. LightPath will be attending with our European distributor, AMS Technologies in Hall 3.0, Booth F40.
Contact: Ray Pini, Director of Marketing
LightPath Technologies, Inc.
Phone: (407) 382-4003
Email: rpini@lightpath.com
Internet: www.lightpath.com
This news release includes statements that constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, factors detailed by LightPath Technologies, Inc. in its public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
GRADIUM® is a registered trademark of LightPath Technologies
SEMINAR: 7.23.10 / CREOL 102 / 10:30 - 11:30am / “ADAPTIVE OPTICS, FROM ASTRONOMY, TO HIGH ENERGY LASERS AND BIOMEDICAL IMAGING”
“ADAPTIVE OPTICS, FROM ASTRONOMY, TO HIGH ENERGY LASERS AND BIOMEDICAL IMAGING”
CREOL 102
Friday, July 23, 2010 / 10:30am-11:30am
Philippe Clemenceau
Imagine Optic Inc, 1 Broadway, 14th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142
ABSTRACT:
Originally developed by astronomers to correct the effect of atmospheric turbulences, Adaptive Optics (AO) has now become a common tool to correct optical aberrations, dynamic or static, in a wide range of optical systems. In Ultrafast and Intense Lasers for example, using AO, large gains in maximum peak energy could be obtained at the focal spot by correcting aberrations induced by both optical components and thermal effects in amplifiers. Today, AO is also making a ground-breaking contribution into the field of biomedical imaging. It is a success story in ophthalmology for correcting eye aberrations in retinal imaging systems and it is foreseen as an undeniable tool in many light microscopy techniques for the compensation of large aberrations induced by biological tissues.
This presentation will describe a typical adaptive optics solution based on a Shack Hartman wavefront sensor, a deformable mirror and control software. Several examples of implementation of AO systems on high energy lasers and non-linear microscopy will be shown and discussed. A full AO system, including a HASO 3 sensor, a MIRAO 52 deformable mirror and the CASAO control software will be demonstrated during this talk.
BIOGRAPHY:
Philippe Clemenceau is managing the Axiom Optics Division of Imagine Optic Inc., a small company located in Cambridge, MA. He received his Master’s degree in Optical Sciences from the Institute of Optics Graduate School of Orsay, France in 1998.
P. Clemenceau was a visiting researcher at CREOL (Orlando) from Jan
1999 to June 2000 under the direction of Ron Philips, then Aristide Dogariu. He worked in research and development at Thales Optronics (Guyancourt, FR) on laser radars and at Alcatel Optronics (Nozay, FR) on fiber amplifiers. From 2002 to 2009, he was the sales director and co-founder of Bossa Nova Technologies, a small company based in Los Angele (CA) developing high frequency vibrometers for Non-Destructive Testing and polarization imaging systems for skin applications. His interests are in imaging, adaptive optics, microscopy, laser diagnostics and laser vibrometry. He is the co-author of 2 European patents on polarization imaging.
For More Information:
MARTIN C. RICHARDSON
407-823-6819
SEMINAR: 7.22.10 / CREOL 102 / 11-12pm / "Transparentpolycrystalline YAG ceramics for new technology solid-statelasers"
"Transparent polycrystalline YAG ceramics for new technology solid-state lasers"
CREOL 102
Thursday, July 22, 2010 / 11:00am-12:00pm
Victor Valles-Gomez
Abstract:
Recently developed optical ceramics promise to combine the excellent physical properties of crystalline optical materials (e.g. high thermal conductivity, chemical stability) with increased thermal shock resistance, mechanical strength, fabrication flexibility and lower cost. In this talk I will review the development of this exciting field and describe some applications of optical ceramics as functional and structural materials. Then I will focus on the results of my research on the successful fabrication of ceramic composite slabs by slip-casting of commercial Nd:YAG nanopowders. The characterisation of Nd diffusion resulting from high-temperature vacuum sintering will also be discussed and I will describe how composite slabs could improve pump absorption efficiency and thermal management in high power solid state lasers.
Biography:
Dr. Valles-Gomez obtained his PhD in Physics from Heriot-Watt University in May 2010. He worked with the Lasers and Photonics Applications Group in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences under the direction of Professor Howard J. Baker. He received a MS in Optics from the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE), Mexico, in 2004.
For More Information:
MARTIN C. RICHARDSON
407-823-6819
Common Tax Issues Facing Start-Up and Developing Companies
Title: Common Tax Issues Facing Start-Up and Developing Companies
Presenters: Sean Yearout, Baesler & Associates and Jeremy Sloane,
VasalloSloan
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:30
Location: University Tower, 12201 Research Parkway, 2nd floor large
conference room #211, Orlando, FL., 32826
Fee: $20 (Free to only UCF Incubator clients and Florida Photonics
Cluster members)
RSVP to Jessey Schmidt at 407-384-2122 or via email
jschmidt@mail.ucf.edu
This seminar provides both a legal and financial perspective on many of
the tax issues facing start-up and development companies including:
federal and state income taxes, property taxes,
and sales and use taxes. The discussion will center on raising awareness
of the tax issues often overlooked or misunderstood by developing
companies and enable you to more successfully
navigate the current tax landscape.
Baesler and Associates, is a highly specialized tax consulting practice
specializing in Property Tax, Federal Credits and Incentives, and
Federal Income Tax Services. Our team of tax professionals
possesses 50 years of combined experience navigating varying economic
and market conditions. Sean Yearout, Principal Consultant Federal
Credits and Incentives, will represent Baesler.
Vasallo Sloane, P.L., is a boutique law firm representing clients in the
areas of estate planning, wealth transfer, asset protection, tax and
corporate law. Jeremy Sloane, Managing Partner, will
represent Vasallo Sloane. As part of his practice, Jeremy routinely
assists business clients with federal and state tax planning, tax
compliance, IRS and state audits and tax controversies, as
well as partnership and corporate tax matters.
Presenters: Sean Yearout, Baesler & Associates and Jeremy Sloane,
VasalloSloan
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:30
Location: University Tower, 12201 Research Parkway, 2nd floor large
conference room #211, Orlando, FL., 32826
Fee: $20 (Free to only UCF Incubator clients and Florida Photonics
Cluster members)
RSVP to Jessey Schmidt at 407-384-2122 or via email
jschmidt@mail.ucf.edu
This seminar provides both a legal and financial perspective on many of
the tax issues facing start-up and development companies including:
federal and state income taxes, property taxes,
and sales and use taxes. The discussion will center on raising awareness
of the tax issues often overlooked or misunderstood by developing
companies and enable you to more successfully
navigate the current tax landscape.
Baesler and Associates, is a highly specialized tax consulting practice
specializing in Property Tax, Federal Credits and Incentives, and
Federal Income Tax Services. Our team of tax professionals
possesses 50 years of combined experience navigating varying economic
and market conditions. Sean Yearout, Principal Consultant Federal
Credits and Incentives, will represent Baesler.
Vasallo Sloane, P.L., is a boutique law firm representing clients in the
areas of estate planning, wealth transfer, asset protection, tax and
corporate law. Jeremy Sloane, Managing Partner, will
represent Vasallo Sloane. As part of his practice, Jeremy routinely
assists business clients with federal and state tax planning, tax
compliance, IRS and state audits and tax controversies, as
well as partnership and corporate tax matters.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
10 reasons university start-ups fail
One of our FPC members, Bill Greener of BS&K, sent the item below to me. I found it interesting and thought you might also. The factors listed below could well apply to any startup, not just spinouts from universities. Two other FPC member organizations -- the UCF Venture Lab (http://www.venturelab.ucf.edu/) and the UCF Business Incubator (http://www.incubator.ucf.edu/) -- are designed to help entrepreneurs deal with startup issues and avoid the problems that can lead to failure. And the recent new program, GrowFL (http://www.growfl.com/) is designed to help second-stage companies achieve their full potential.
Jim Pearson
FPC Executive Director
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Writing on his blog, Beyond the First World, Terry Young, president emeritus of AUTM, describes the responses he received to a survey of 40 tech transfer professionals representing a cross section of the industry, including CEOs of tech transfer service companies, university TTO managers, start-up executives, researchers, and patent officials. Thirty-six individuals responded to Young’s single question, “What are the top three reasons for failure of university start-up companies?” Instead of using a survey form, participants were encouraged to respond with their own comments. “This ‘survey’ was not proposed or promoted as a scientific survey in any manner,” Young explains. “Rather, it was a free-form attempt to learn from experts their opinions regarding the reasons for the failure of university start-up companies.” Factors cited by respondents include:
1. Management failure (22 mentions).
2. Failure to raise sufficient capital (15 mentions).
3. Innovation does not meet a commercial need (12 mentions).
4. Geography (7 mentions).
5. Cultural factors (6 mentions).
6. Government laws, bureaucracy, and programs (6 mentions).
7. Infighting within the start-up team (6 mentions).
8. Problems with IP (6 mentions).
9. Poor business plan (5 mentions).
10. Unrealistic expectations (4 mentions).
For the full report, go to
Source: Beyond the First World
Posted July 14th, 2010 under Tech Transfer
July 29th, UCF Incubator presents "The Brunch Connection"
Title: Strategic Interviewing
Location: UCF Business Incubator-Winter Springs
1511 E. SR 434, Suite 2001, Winter Springs, FL 32708
Cost: No charge to Incubator Clients; $20 Non-Incubator Clients RSVP: Email Rafael Caamano at rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu to reserve a space.
This workshop will provide you with tools and techniques to help you get the most out of your interview time as well as discuss some of the common pitfalls of interviewing. Topics to be covered include:
- How to prepare for an interview
- What you cannot ask in an interview
- Understanding your own hiring initiatives
- Hiring specifically for a growing company
- Unseen burdens of hiring experienced or entry level employees
Excel Recruiting is a performance-based staffing firm that specializes in the placement of professionals in Aerospace, Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Gaming.
We hope you can join us!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Florida SBDC Network Recognizes Performance Excellence
| Release Date: July 16, 2010 Florida SBDC Network Recognizes Performance Excellence Pensacola, FL: On June 16, one hundred and fifty Florida Small Business Development Center Network (Florida SBDC Network) staff members and conference attendees gathered to recognize staff, volunteers and resource partners for performance excellence in support of small businesses and entrepreneurs. The Performance Excellence Awards were presented by State Director Jerry Cartwright and the 11 SBDC Regional Directors at the Florida SBDC Network's Annual Professional Development Conference in Sanibel. Florida Awards | |
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| The Florida Star of the Year, Jill Kaufman, nominated by the SBDC at the University of Central Florida (SBDC at UCF) in Orlando, was recognized as the Florida SBDC Network employee whose contributions to the SBDC program were exemplary with respect to new program development, innovative special projects, client impact and overall Network performance. In her 4 years of service to the Network, Kaufman, Program Manager of the SBDC at UCF's Advisory Board Council Program, has helped her clients create 207 jobs, retain 454 jobs, increase sales by $36,486,655, obtain $9,500,791 in capital formation and win $30,653,474 in contracts. Kaufman will also be recognized as the Association of SBDC’s State Star for Florida at a special event during the National Association of SBDCs 30th Anniversary Conference in September, in San Antonio, Texas. |
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| The Florida Outstanding Resource Partner is Dr. Judith Bense, President of the University of West Florida in Pensacola. The award recognized the partner that provided the most outstanding contributions to the statewide Network with advocacy, financial support, partnership building and advising. President Bense's outstanding contributions include: prioritized the State Director's Office move to the UWF campus which has provided significant budgetary savings to the Florida SBDC Network; enabled the Florida SBDC Network to keep 13 Certified Business Analysts by hosting Miami-Dade and Broward SBDC Regions after Florida Atlantic University terminated its SBDC program in December 2008; prioritized Florida SBDC Network University system-wide federal earmarks for Congressional Delegation support; provided significant support toward the Florida SBDC Network's State of Florida Center designation by the Florida Board of Governors; and Dr. Bense has been the chief advocate in stating the value-added of the SBDC to the University system. |
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| The Florida Volunteer of the Year, Gary Slavin, nominated by the SBDC at UCF in Orlando, was recognized as the regional volunteer that has made the greatest contribution to the Florida SBDC Network. Slavin began working with SBDC at UCF clients in November 1995—his first client still contacts him for business advice! Slavin jumped at the opportunity to volunteer with the SBDC at UCF's Advisory Board Council and attended the program’s inaugural reception in 2003, where he signed up to become a volunteer advisor. Since that time, Slavin has served on five advisory boards for the SBDC at UCF/Orange County program. In 2009, he also became a volunteer for the SBDC at Seminole State College’s Advisory Board Council and currently serves on one board for that program. |
| Regional SBDC Awards Regional Outstanding Resource Partners, recognized for outstanding contributions to a regional SBDC with advocacy, financial support, partnership building and advising, are the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners nominated by the SBDC at UNF, Jacksonville; Wayne Harris and Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce, SBDC at UWF, Pensacola; Susan Berger, SBDC at Palm Beach State College, Boca Raton; Fifth Third Bank, SBDC at FGCU, Ft. Myers; and South Florida Community College, SBDC at USF, Tampa.
State Director's Office l University of West Florida l 11000 University Pkwy, Bldg 38 l Pensacola, FL 32514 | |
Optical Methods for Analysis of Particulate Matter Wednesday July 21, 2010 CREOL 102 , 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Professor Israel Schechter
Schulich Department of Chemistry, Technion – Israel Institute of
Technology
Abstract
Fast analysis of particulate materials represents one of the most
challenging issues at the forefront of current analytical chemistry. The
ability to rapidly analyze particulate materials, including aerosols,
hydrosols and powders, may have far-reaching consequences and impact on
the environmental sciences, on industrial process control, and on human
health. Although analysis of particulate materials has been a long
desired goal, it could not be achieved satisfactorily by most of the
previously known methods. It is therefore necessary to develop new
approaches for solving these problems. The methods recently developed
for this specific purpose include Fourier Transform (FT) Chemical
Imaging, Modified Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Fast Conductance
Laser Multiphoton Ionization, Laser Induced Fluorescence and Cavity
Ringdown Spectroscopy. The methods and some of the results related to
environmental and security applications will be presented.
For more Information:
Mihaela Cohanoschi, M.S.
Department of Chemistry
Phone: 407-823-4306
bioOrlando Member Meeting - August 19th
Eric Ushkowitz of the Metro Orlando EDC, an FPC member, has extended this invitation to all FPC member organizations. More about bioOrlando and what the organization is doing is on the web at http://www.bioorlando.com/. Click below to RSVP if you would like to attend this meeting and learn more about how to connect your organization to the developing Life Sciences arena in central Florida.
Jim Pearson
FPC Executive Director
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
“Fiber Lasers from Concept and Emerging Technologies to Industrial Applications”
“Fiber Lasers from Concept and Emerging Technologies to Industrial Applications”
CREOL 102
July 22, 2010
10:00am - 11:00am
Dr. Eric Delevaque
Manlight S.A.S.
Abstract:
Dr. Eric Delevaque, CEO & CTO of Manlight S.A.S., will present an
overview of Manlights fiber laser and amplifier technologies and
applications. Manlights patented pump injector technology will be
reviewed along with its integrated laser cavity and double cladding
fiber lasers. Manlights CW and pulsed fiber lasers are utilized for a
variety of applications including LIDAR, remote sensing, marking,
telemetry, micromachining, and welding.
Bio:
Dr. Eric Delevaque is a fiber optic veteran; he has 20 years of
experience in the fiber optic industry. Eric is an international expert
in the specialized field of Lasers & Optical Amplification and managed
the France Telecom R&D Optical Laboratory (CNET) in Lannion for 8
years.
He gained valuable experience and reputation in the Worldwide Business
& International Finances when he co-founded Highwave Optical
Technologies as a spinout of France Telecom, leading the company as CEO
from the establishment in the Year 1998 to 2003.
One of his biggest achievements at Highwave was a successful IPO on the
Nouveau Marché, raising €90 million at a €500 million pre-money
valuation. In addition to his CEO responsibilities, Eric also acted in
the role of Highwaves Chief Scientific Officer. He is currently the CEO
and CTO at Manlight S.A.S.
For More Information:
DR. MARTIN C. RICHARDSON
UCF Trustee Chair: Northrup Grumman Professor of X-ray Photonics &
Director Townes Laser Institute
407-823-6819
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