February 6, 2003
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On-site
registration, networking and cocktails/appetizers will be from
In
the seminar, a technology development model linking patenting patterns to the
readiness of technology for commercialization will be discussed.
Examples of patenting patterns will illustrate how the patterns can
answer key technology-related business questions.
Examples will be drawn from analysis of genetic testing methods, Pap
smear sampling devices, and drug formulation.
Technology
managers and investors routinely face choices among apparently equivalent
technology investment options. Visualization of technology development trends
can provide a framework and a guide for making the most appropriate investment
choices. The process can
improve confidence in technology investment decisions by allowing both technical
and non-technical managers to identify and interpret critical technology-related
opportunities.
Systematic
technology analysis and visualization of patenting patterns can reveal
information to answer key strategic technology investment questions, such as:
·
What areas are
technologically mature enough for commercialization?
·
Where can
strategic investment strengthen a technology?
·
Can a
"controlling" portfolio be assembled?
·
Are there
missing technology links?
·
Where are
appropriate licensing or acquisition options?
·
What new
product opportunities exist due to intellectual property "holes?"
·
How best to
position technology for acquisition by another organization?
Objectives:
About The Speaker:
Patent
Insights, Inc. founder, Gary M. Oosta, holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He has 25 years of industrial research experience in various technology
areas including medical diagnostics, thin-layer coating, bio-effects of
electromagnetic radiation, and blood coagulation.
Dr. Oosta has authored 32 publications, including 14 issued
From 7:30-8 PM: Rick
Hauser, President of Truth Consulting Inc.
will present “Psychological Tactics to Enhance Trade Show Intelligence
Collection” - which is a sample of tips and techniques from Truth
Consulting’s private training seminars for corporations.
Objectives:
·
Selected insights into how to collect the information you need at
trade shows, and sources you can tap.
·
Learn psychological techniques for overcoming barriers in
conversation, and get people to tell you what you’d like to find out.
About The Speaker: Mr.
Hauser is the President of Truth
Consulting Inc., a competitive intelligence primary research firm, and
is the Broker/Owner of Hauser
Homes Realty. He heads
the Chicago Chapter of the Society of
Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) and has served on the
Conference Board's Council of Competitive Analysis - which consists of the top
25 practitioners in the profession. Author
of a number of articles on the “how-to’s” of competitive intelligence, he
has 17 years of experience in the intelligence field, and has been providing
corporate competitive intelligence services since 1991.
Registration: Pre-registration
at the SCIP web site is $25 for SCIP members, $35 for non-members and $15 for
students. On-site registration is $45 for members and non-members and $20 for
students. Click
here to register. If you would like to tell others about the event, give them this link to the
SCIP web site http://www.scip.org/chapters/meeting_info.asp?ID=516,
where there is information on the event – and a link for registration.
Directions: http://www.miacucina.com/maps.htm