Transatlantic Perspectives on Emerging Technology Management: Encouraging and Nurturing Internationally Competitive Spin-Offs

NEW YORK (October 15, 2010) – The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI), in cooperation with Hannover Messe Research and Technology, the leading international trade fair for R&D and Technology Transfer in Hannover, Germany, will host a panel discussion on the national frameworks, practices, and funding schemes for early-stage high-tech companies in the United States and Germany. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the German House New York (871 United Nations Plaza, btw. 48th & 49th Streets).

Richard Bendis, President & CEO of Innovation America, Edward Reinfurt, Executive Director of the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation, and Dr. Thomas Lechler of the Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology will discuss best practices, accessing non-domestic sources of seed money to establish university spin-offs and the effects of the world economy on tech transfer, tech commercialization, and finance. Their discussion will include examples, opportunities, and obstacles of international collaboration. Of particular interest for public and private sector technology transfers and technology marketing managers, venture capital and economic development professionals, the panel will also focus on other vehicles of successful research commercialization. Kurt Becker, Associate Provost for Research & Technology Initiatives and Professor of Physics at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, will moderate.

The German Center for Research and Innovation, which opened in February 2010, provides information and support for the realization of cooperative and collaborative projects between North America and Germany in the humanities, science, and technology. With the goal of enhancing communication on the critical challenges of the 21st century, GCRI hosts a wide range of events ranging from lectures and exhibitions to workshops and science dinners. Launched as a cornerstone of the German government’s initiative to internationalize science and research, it is one of five centers worldwide.
The GCRI website, www.germaninnovation.org, will be launched soon.

German Center for Research and Innovation
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017

Andrea Deierlein
Communications Officer
Deierlein@GermanInnovation.org
(212) 339 8606, ext. 302

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