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Category: Academic Network, Corporate Innovators, Founders & Startups, Investors & Capital, Ion Activation Festival

Free

WHEN

Thursday

May 18, 2023
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

WHERE

Ion
4201 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002

what

We are at a great turning point in the modern research university. At the center of this disruption is a drive to combine interdisciplinary, use-inspired research with an entrepreneurial focus in an effort to accelerate the invention and commercialization of breakthrough technologies that solve the world’s most pressing problems.

Join us for a discussion on how the Office of Innovation at Rice University is creating game-changing tech startups at speed and scale through public-private partnerships between industry, government, and the broader academic community.

The short presentation will be followed by a panel to discuss Innovation in Institutions of Higher Education from points of view including academia, startups, and industry.

Introductory Remarks:

Rice Office of Innovation – Paul Cherukuri, Vice President for Innovation, Adjunct Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship

Panelists:

  • Paul Cherukuri, Vice President for Innovation, Adjunct Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship (moderator)
  • Michelle Stansbury, Vice President, Innovation and IT Applications, Houston Methodist
  • Matthew Wettergreen, Director of Global Medical Innovation, Associate Teaching Professor in Bioengineering
  • Vesna Mirkovic, Intellectual Property Advisor, Chevron Technology Ventures

PARKING

Enter 4203 Fannin Street into your GPS for directions directly to the red parking lot, located across the street from the Ion building.