NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.
Academic Science and
Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth?
Adam Jaffe, Joshua Lerner, Scott Stern, Marie Thursby, Organizers
April 1-2, 2005
Eldorado Hotel
309 West San Francisco Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico
PROGRAM
THURSDAY, MARCH 31:
6:30 PM Reception and Dinner
FRIDAY, APRIL 1:
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
The Commercialization of
University Inventions
8:30 AM DANIEL ELFENBEIN, UC, Berkeley
Publications, Patents, and the Market for University Inventions
Discussant: ASHISH ARORA, Carnegie Mellon University
9:45 AM DIRK CZARNITZKI, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
ANDREW TOOLE, Rutgers University
Biomedical Academic Entrepreneurship through the SBIR Program
Discussant: WESLEY COHEN, Duke University and NBER
11:00 AM Break
11:30 AM RICHARD JENSEN and CELESTINE CHUKUMBA, University of Notre Dame
University Invention, Entrepreneurship, and Start-Ups
Discussant: SUZANNE SCOTCHMER, UC, Berkeley and NBER
12:45 PM Lunch
1:45 PM SCOTT SHANE, Case Western Reserve University
DEEPAK SOMAYA, University of Maryland
The Effects of Patent Litigation on University Licensing Efforts
Discussant: STUART GRAHAM, Georgia Institute of Technology
3:00 PM THOMAS HELLMANN, University of British Columbia
The Role of Patents for Bridging the Science to Market Gap
Discussant: ARVIDS ZIEDONIS, University of Michigan
4:15 PM Panel Discussion:
JOYCE BRINTON, Harvard University
WILLIAM OBERMANN, MIOX Corporation
JERRY SULLIVAN, Adams Capital Management
5:30 PM Adjourn
6:30 PM Reception and Dinner
SATURDAY, APRIL 2:
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
The Impact of Academic Science on
Private Sector Innovation
8:30 AM JEFFREY FURMAN, Boston University and NBER
MEGAN MACGARVIE, Boston University
Discussant: KENNETH SOKOLOFF, UC, Los Angeles and NBER
9:45 AM JINYOUNG KIM and SANGJOON LEE, SUNY Buffalo
GERALD MARSCHKE, SUNY Albany
The Influence of University Research on Industrial Innovation
Discussant: ADAM JAFFE, Brandeis University and NBER
11:00 AM Break
The Impact of Academic
Entrepreneurship on the Academic Enterprise
11:30 AM PIERRE AZOULAY, Columbia University and NBER
WAVERLY DING, UC, Berkeley
TOBY STUART, Columbia University
The Determinants of Faculty Patenting Behavior: Demographics or Opportunities?
Discussant: IAIN COCKBURN, Boston University and NBER
12:45 PM Lunch
1:45 PM SWASTIKA MUKHERJEE, Georgia Institute of Technology
JERRY THURSBY, Emory University
MARIE THURSBY, Georgia Institute of Technology and NBER
Are There Real Effects of Licensing on Academic Research? A Life Cycle View
Discussant: JOSHUA LERNER, Harvard University and NBER
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM FIONA MURRAY, MIT
SCOTT STERN, Northwestern University and NBER
Discussant: PAULA STEPHAN, Georgia State University
4:45 PM Adjourn
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