University of California, San Francisco
Center for BioEntrepreneurship

Idea to IPO...and Beyond 2010

Dates: January 4 through March 15, 2010

2010 Course Dates (pdf, 18.0 kB, info)

Applicable Fees:

  • UCSF Grad Students - $0.00
  • PostDocs - $200.00
  • Staff - $400.00
  • Faculty - $800.00
  • Individuals/Industry - $2500.00
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Steven Burrill, CEO Burrill & Company

*Mike Schwartz, Program Director, Fluxion Biosciences (Class of 2007)*

"We met research collaborators, we met VCs, and we helped formulate our business plan which has led to grant financing, VC financing, build-out of our team, and release of products to the market."

Designed for scientists and clinicians interested in entrepreneurship, this program advances the development of innovative ideas.

“Idea to IPO” teaches the nuts and bolts of launching a successful life science business through a unique blend of group projects, selected readings, lectures by industry executives, and mentoring by venture capitalists.

“Idea to IPO” participants experience an intense and lively introduction to life science entrepreneurship, with practical information and exercises on the following key topics:

  • Attracting Financing Sources
  •  Protecting Intellectual Property
  • Conducting Market Assessments
  • Building Corporate Infrastructure
  • Understanding Regulatory Issues
  • Developing Elevator Pitches
  • Creating Business Plans

Invitation to Innovation – Everyone (including faculty) is invited to participate in this exciting program and encouraged to bring innovative ideas to the first class on January 5. Participants will form teams around real technologies and formally present them to a panel of prominent venture capitalists at the class finale.
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