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IvyTech 2024

The annual event for technology licensing offices from 13 leading universities, known as 'IvyTech Plus.' This exclusive gathering includes Stanford, MIT, Harvard, UPenn, Washington University in St. Louis, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, Yale, and Brown. We look forward to hosting you for two-and-a-half days of collaboration and innovation in technology transfer.

Each year, a different university hosts this dynamic two-and-a-half-day event, inviting 5-6 staff members from the tech transfer offices of the IvyTech group to participate. IvyTech provides a unique platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the advancement of technology licensing practices among the brightest minds in the field.

We look forward to hosting you at IvyTech, where we drive innovation and foster partnerships that shape the future of technology transfer. Join us for an inspiring and productive event!

 

Registration is now closed, but you may access information about your reservation using this link. 

Agenda

Main Location: MassBio Hub, 700 Technology Square 5th floor, Cambridge, MA 02139

The agenda will be updated as additional details are finalized. 

Wednesday, October 16th

Time What's Happening
2:00-6:00 Managing Directors' Meeting
(TLO Office, 255 Main St. Cambridge, MA 02142 - Map)
2:00-3:00 Public MIT Walking Tour (Optional)
(MIT Welcome Center, 292 Main Street - Map, Preregistration by August 30th Required)
6:30-9:00

Managing Directors' Dinner

Thursday, October 17th

Time What's Happening
8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:20 Welcome and Introductions
MIT Corporation Chair Mark Gorenberg
9:20-10:15 1st Keynote
USPTO Deputy Director Brent
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Table Talk Café
11:30-12:15 Table Talk Café Feedback
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:30-2:45

Breakout Sessions I

  1. Open Source & Open Access: Leveraging Assets for Commercial Licensing 
  2. Post-License Compliance: Best Practices for Aging & Collection Metrics 
  3. Royalty Alternatives: Exploring Non-Traditional Financial Models
  4. TTO Talent Strategies: Recruitment, Retention, & Onboarding for Success 
  5. IP Quality Across the Lifecycle: From Disclosure to Litigation
  6. TTO Metrics & Analytics: Measuring & Communicating Success 
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:15

Breakout Sessions II

  1. AI in Research: Handling Data Generated by AI 
  2. Sponsored Research: Sponsors Funding Research with a Startup Focus 
  3. Navigating Sponsor Compliance: Overcoming Common Challenges 
  4. IP Management Insights: Best Practices for Counsel, Fixed-Fees, & More
  5. Elevated Risk Management: Vetting Licensees & Diligence Best Practices 
  6. The Art of Storytelling: Adventures & Misadventures of Storytelling 
4:15-4:30 Wrap-up 
4:30-5:45 Break
5:45 Cocktail Hour Starts at MIT Museum
(Gambrill Center, 314 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142 - Map)
6:00-6:40 Pre-Dinner Entertainment & Cocktails
(Gambrill Center, 314 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142 - Map)
7:00-9:00 Gala Dinner at MIT Museum
(Gambrill Center, 314 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142 - Map)

Friday, October 18th

Time What's Happening
8:30-9:00 Continental breakfast 
9:00-9:15 Welcome to Day Two
Anne White, Associate Vice President for Research Administration
9:15-10:30 2nd Keynote
Professor Andrew Lo
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Fusion Energy Panel
  • Dan Brunner, CTO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), Co-Founder
  • Zach Hartwig, MIT Robert N. Noyce Career Development Professor Head, CFS Co-Founder
  • Robert Stoner, Founding Director of MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design, Former MITEI Director
  • Reed Sturtevant, The Engine, General Partner
  • Dennis Whyte, MIT Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Nuclear Science and Engineering, CFS Co-Founder
11:45-12:00 Closing Remarks
12:00 Boxed Lunch & Networking
1:00-2:30 Innovations in Kendall Square Tour
(Preregistration by August 30th Required)

 

Additional Information

Self Guided Activities

  1. MIT Museum (Hours: 10am-5pm, daily) 
  2. MIT Admissions Extended Walking Tour Map
  3. MIT Events Calendar
  4. Urban Park (Up) Roof Garden (Can be accessed by taking the stairs from main street or by using the Green Garage elevator.)
  5. MIT List Visual Arts Center
  6. MIT Mobile Public Art Map  
  7. Boston Common
  8. Freedom Trail

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