Fresh Perspectives: Opportunities for Linking Research and Engagement to Economic Development

A one-day free seminar hosted by: The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, ATECH, Technology Licensing and Commercialization, and TechColumbus.

Although the event is free registration is required: REGISTRATION

A poster session featuring new technologies and research within the College and their potential economic value will be a part of the event. We invite you to present a poster describing research you are doing that may have commercial impact. If you wish to present a poster session or table-top display, please contact Laura Coffee at lcoffee@techcolumbus.org or call 614.675.3755 by Friday, January 29th at 5:00 pm.

Please join fellow researchers, faculty and staff members, local companies and potential investors in a day filled with exciting success stories, tools to help commercialize technologies and insights into moving your work and research to applications impacting Ohio’s economy.

AGENDA:

10:30 am  Dr.Bobby Moser,Dean: Welcome & college perspective of commercialization
                

10:40 am  Dr. Caroline Whitacre: University perspective of commercialization
                

10:50 am  Dr. Gary Rawlings,TechColumbus: Framework for today’s program

11:00 am  Presentations on successful collaborations with CFAES facilitated by David Gobey

• Clemens Halene, VP for Engineering for Quasar Energy Group (formerly Schmack Bioenergy)
• Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Saona,co-inventor on the rapid diagnosis of a disease condition using infrared spectroscopy
• David King, CEO of Rebekah Grace
• Discussion of the internal and external resources available to help navigate the commercialization pathway presented by ATECH,TLC and TechColumbus

12:00 pm   Lunch and poster session viewing

12:45 pm   Discussion Round Tables: Explore commercial uses and applications for technologies from the posters and ways CFAES can leverage its resources to help commercial partners stimulate the economy.

• Food Security, Production, and Human Health-Focused on improving agricultural production; enhancing the quality of food and feed; ensuring an adequate, affordable, and safe food supply; and maintaining agrosecurity to ensure food security and the basics of nutritional health for a growing global population.
• Environmental Quality and Sustainability-Facilitator: Ron Hendricks                                                 Working to understand, protect, and remediate the environment and ecosystems to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Advanced Bioenergy and Biobased Products – Facilitator:  David Benfield                                Developing biomass-based advanced energy technologies and value-added biobased products such as fuels, specialty chemicals, and fiber products.

2:30 pm   Dr. Bobby Moser – closing