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Other Event: Commercializing Technology
Wednesday, May 16 2007, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Technology Transfer and Innovation Forum Series Cafritz Conference Center/The Marvin Center George Washington University 800 21st Street, NW (Room 403) May 16, 2007 12:00 N - 2:00 PM
Co-organizers: Technology Transfer Society, Washington Chapter (T2SDC.org) George Washington University - Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer & Commercialization The Federal Laboratory Consortium The Angel Investors of Greater Washington (AIoGW.org) The Entrepreneur Center @ The Northern Virginia Technology Council TEDCO Rockville Economic Development, Inc. The Washington DC Technology Council
Topic: Commercializing Technology from Virginia Tech and The Virginia Nanotechnology Initiative
Speakers: Dr. Robert P. Lenk, President, NanoWorks Division, Luna Innovations, Inc. and Charles B. Gause,VP-Operations, NanoWorks Division, Luna Innovations, Inc.
Registration: Free, but registration is required. Register at: http://lab2ipo.org/RSVP/ [Case sensitive]
Presentation Abstract:
Luna Innovations Incorporated researches, develops and commercializes innovative technologies in two primary areas: molecular technology solutions and sensing solutions.
Luna nanoWorks, a division of Luna Innovations located in Danville, Virginia, has assembled a talented business and technical team with decades of development, commercialization and manufacturing expertise. The company is supported by a scientific advisory board consisting of recognized experts in the field of nanotechnology and nanomaterials. Luna nanoWorks’ proprietary TRIMETASPHERE* carbon nanomaterials nanomaterials are fullerene spheres enclosing three metal atoms and a nitrogen atom. Luna nanoWorks is also developing proprietary functionalized derivatives of fullerenes and single wall carbon nanotubes.
As part of the Virginia Nanotechnology Initiative, Luna nanoWorks opened in Danville with a goal to help transform the Southside economy by promoting a high-technology image for the region and opening “new economy” jobs.
The Speakers:
Robert P. Lenk, Ph.D., President of the nanoWorks Division of Luna Innovations Inc. - Dr. Lenk is the founder of four companies, has been involved with three initial public offerings, and is experienced in bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market. In his career he has extensive experience with the spectrum of issues that accompany technology transfer during the commerialization process in this demanding environment. He served as President of Oncovector Inc., a biopharmaceutical company and is also a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Therapeutics 2000. He founded the Liposome Company and Argus Pharmaceuticals as well. Dr. Lenk holds a doctorate in Cell Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Charles B. Gause, Founder and Vice President of Luna nanoWorks, has been successful in establishing division operations, business development, and manufacturing processes for the Danville-based nanomaterials manufacturing fabrication facility. With an extensive manufacturing and engineering science background, Mr. Gause has been most recently working to identify and develop technologies into market opportunities based upon nanotechnology. At Luna, his focus areas are technology transfer into commercial products, development of advanced nanomaterials production processes, and all business development activities for the nanoWorks Division. Mr. Gause is a former R&D lead and production manager at Alcatel Telecommunications and a former manager and project leader at Monsanto/MEMC’s Si wafer production facilities in the U.S.
