Smith Business Close-Up: Technology Transfer
Broadcast Dates:
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday,
Dec. 6, 2009, 7:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, 4:30 a.m.
Washington, D.C. and Baltimore were both recently named among the top
10 best cities to launch a business (No. 6 and No. 10, respectively) by
Fortune Small Business magazine and the Kauffman Foundation. With the
Baltimore-Washington region so ripe for startups, it’s no wonder the
state of Maryland is supporting technology transfer initiatives to get
commercialize research innovations discovered at universities and
federal laboratories.
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Asher Epstein, managing
director of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, explains technology
transfer and how it could help grow Maryland’s economy.
Epstein heads the Dingman Center for
Entrepreneurship, which has partnered with the Clark School of
Engineering Mtech Program and the Office of Technology Commercialization
to create the innovative Tech Transfer program. The program’s key
differentiator is a quarterly review process by technical experts,
venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, key members of the Mtech and OTC
operations, and the Dingman Center’s managing director and
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. This important program gives Smith School
MBA students the opportunity to assist with technology commercialization
from its earliest stage, providing for a rich learning experience in
understanding and assessing business fundamentals. Additionally, this
program is well-positioned to support the University of Maryland’s
strategic plan to increase the numbers of ventures created within the
university community. Some exciting recent technologies explored include
wirelessly chargeable batteries and software to create visual noise
tracking.
|
Smith Business Close-Up is co-produced by the Robert H. Smith School of
Business and Maryland Public Television. The television segment focuses on the latest thinking in business management,
and features in-depth interviews with Smith School faculty and other members of
the school’s community of business leaders.
Where to watch
Smith Business Close-Up can be seen bi-weekly on Maryland Public
Television's Your Business and Money. The program airs at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursdays and is repeated the following Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and Monday at 4:30
a.m. on public television stations throughout Maryland and the Washington, D.C.,
metropolitan region, including:
 WMPB-TV (Ch. 67), Baltimore
WMPT-TV (Ch. 22), DC metro/Annapolis
WCPB-TV (Ch. 28), Salisbury
WFPT-TV (Ch. 62), Frederick
WWPB-TV (Ch. 31), Hagerstown
WGPT-TV (Ch. 36), Oakland
|
