About the program
The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA) is proud to offer ALPHAConnect, a collaborative program aimed at bringing the promising technologies being developed at member universities, Federal laboratories and non-profits to the attention of early-stage venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
For our Fall ALPHAConnect event, we joined the George Mason Business Alliance and ALCOVe to present the 2nd Annual
Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase and MAVA ALPHAConnect Luncheon
November 14, 2008
7:30 - 12:30 pm - Showcase Register Here
12:15 - 2:15 pm - Luncheon Register Here
McLean Hilton, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons Corner, VA
MAVA ALPHAConnect Luncheon
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Featuring: David J. Brady
Professor, Duke University
Chief Scientist, Centice Corporation
"Taking Innovation from the University Lab to the Market"
12:15 - 2:15 PM
Sponsored By: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase AGENDA
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7:30 a.m. Networking
Tour Exhibits of Faculty Research and Tech Transfer Opportunities
7:55 a.m. WELCOME
Rodney Lusk, President, Business Alliance of George Mason University; Capital Attraction Manager, Fairfax County EDA
Mark Frantz, Business Alliance Co-Chair, 2008 Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase; General Partner, Redshift Ventures
SPOTLIGHTING REGIONAL INNOVATION
Aneesh Chopra, Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of VA
8:15 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Host: Alicia M. Choi, Partner, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Stan Sloane, President and Chief Executive Officer, SRA International
8:50 a.m. SHOWCASE HIGHLIGHTS/LOGISTICS
Gerard Eldering, Business Alliance Co-Chair, 2008 Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase; President, InnovateTech Ventures
9:00-10:10 a.m. Breakouts (Showcase exhibits remain open during these sessions)
A. Life Sciences Research Presentations
Host: Mike Norris, Asset Manager, Scheer Partners
- BC Genesis: Microweaving: Electromagnetic Controlled Biofabrication of Bone/Cartilage Implants
Paul Gatenholm, Professor, Bioprocessing and Biomaterials, Materials, Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech - BioEclipse "Software Module for Radiation Therapy Treatment
Cynthia Keppel, PhD, Professor, Director of the Center for Advanced Medical Instrumentation (CAMI), Hampton University - Ceres Nanosciences and NanotrapTM Technology
Emanual Petricoin III, PhD, Professor of Life Sciences, Co-Director, Applied Proteomics & Molecular Medicine, George Mason University - Detection of Cancer in Epithelial Tissues
Jason Zara PhD, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, George Washington University - Gene Facelift, LLC
Joseph Pergolissi, M.D., Adjunct Asst. Professor, Johns Hopkins Univ. - BioTherapeutics, Inc. - Nutritional Immunology
Joseph Bassaganya-Riera, PhD, Associate Professor, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech
B. Success Stories Panel Discussion
Host: Dr. Steven Armentrout, CEO, Parabon Computation
- Robert S. Capon, Senior Vice President, Adenosine Therapeutics, Group, Clinical Data, Inc.
- Barry Johnson, Sr. Assoc. Dean and Assoc. Dean for Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
- Hooks Johnston, General Partner, Valhalla Partners
- William Wasilenko, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School
10:10-10:20 a.m. Networking Break
10:20-11:20 a.m. Breakouts (Showcase exhibits remain open during these sessions)
C. Energy/Clean Technologies Research Presentations
Host: Matthew T. Latimer, Ph.D., J.D., General Partner, Latimer, Mayberry and Matthews IP Law, LLP
- Smart Barrier for Spin Torque Transfer RAM
Lisa E. Friedersdorf, PhD, Managing Director of the Institute for Nanoscale and Quantum Scientific and Technological Advanced Research, University of Virginia - Zymetis, Inc.
Dr. Steven Hutcheson, CTO and Founder - TBA
D. University-Industry Collaboration Panel Discussion
Host: Richard S. Meyer, Partner, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP
Barry Horowitz, Professor, University of Virginia
Kent Murphy, Chairman and CEO, Luna Innovations
John B. Noftsinger, Ed.D, Vice Provost for Research and Public Service, James Madison University
Dean Chang, MTECH - Ventures/TAP Director, Univ. of Maryland
11:20-11:30 a.m. Networking Break
11:30 -12:30 p.m. Breakouts (Showcase exhibits remain open during these sessions)
E. IT/Defense Research Presentations
Host: Gerald L. Gordon, PhD, President and CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA)
- NBE Technologies
GQ Lu, PhD, Professor, Materials, Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech - SCIT Labs
Arun Sood, PhD, Professor (Computer Science) and Co-Director, George Mason University - TRX, Inc.Gil Blankenship, founder, TRX, Inc. and Professor and Assoc. Chair., Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Maryland
F. Seed and Early Stage Funding Panel Discussion Host: Gene Schleppenbach, Principal, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
- Joe Del Guercio, Managing Director, CNF Investments, LLC
- Richard Harris, General Partner and Founder, RedShift Ventures
- Jim Hunt, Partner, Mita Group
12:30 p.m. ADJOURN/ BREAKDOWN EXHIBITS / MAVA ALPHAConnect Luncheon
