Lisbon 2004        

 

Beside the general conferences, a two-day seminar with a strong hands-on emphasis is organised yearly. Aim of these specialized seminars is to offer participants a direct exchange with highly qualified moderators who are well experienced in a specific area.  Plenary sessions, led by Key-players from Europe and the US, followed by extended discussion-opportunities will end in a Role-play or other forum session.

 

Lisbon, (13,) 14 & 15 October 2004

ASTP is pleased to invite you to attend our seminar entitled ‘Creating Business out of Science’. The seminar is hosted by Taguspark, the Lisbon Science and Technology Park, located just outside the capital in beautiful and pleasant surroundings. In addition to the seminar programme we’ve planned an active social programme, giving ample time for networking.

 

The seminar focuses on the business opportunities that can be created by drawing on a university’s science ‘assets’, specifically:

- technologies that can be licensed or commercialised via spin-outs, and

- the expertise within academic research groups on which industry can draw through research collaboration and joint ventures

 

 

There is much that we, as science and technology professionals, can do to encourage and catalyse such links and the seminar seeks to draw on best practice and successful models throughout Europe. As usual, we’re inviting a number of speakers from industry who can tell us how it is from a ‘customer’ perspective.

We’re delighted to welcome Al Berkeley, former Chairman of NASDAQ who will deliver the opening address and join us for the seminar.  

As part of the programme we’ve planned an Introductory course on Spin-outs. These entry-level courses have become a valued part of ASTP programmes, appealing alike to recent entrants and the more experienced. Over five sessions we hope to cover the essential issues relating to spin-outs. We think it important that the course is delivered by experienced practitioners who can illustrate the sessions with specific examples and from their mistakes as well as their successes.

Extra Reduction for people from CEEC

As a token of welcome we offer an extra reduction on the registration fee to people from the following countries:

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Belorussia, the Ukraine and Russia

 

Practical information

To view the program of this Lisbon event click here

 

 

Registration Fee

- Registration fee ASTP Member € 795,-

- Registration fee Non-ASTP Member € 1095,-

Delegates from the CEEC are entitled to an extra reduction:

- Registration fee ASTP Member € 395,-

- Registration fee Non-ASTP Member € 595,-

    

We hope you will enjoy our programme and look forward to meeting you in late summer Portugal!