1	Commercializing Cognitive Technologies at the University of Colorado Technology Transfer Case Studies
2	ULEHI: Mission & Purpose To assist CU inventors in building successful companies based on their platform discoveries. Primary legal purpose: To hold and manage private equity for the benefit of CU, which is received by the TTO as partial consideration for the license. Primary operating purpose: To facilitate interaction between start-up companies and constituencies in the academic, business, and finance communities to surround promising opportunities with the expertise needed to build world-class companies.
3	Working with Start-ups Education engage faculty and entrepreneurs to assess inventions, develop commercial strategies, and understand the university start-up process Company Formation assist start-ups with legal issues, including incorporation, capitalization, and seed financing strategies Business Plans interns, student teams, and business volunteers are recruited to research markets, craft commercial strategies, and write business plans for presentation to financial investors.
4	Working with Start-ups Management Recruitment Entrepreneurial management helps ensure new companies target the right markets with the right strategy, stay commercially focused, and are able to raise capital to achieve critical milestones. Seed Financing Proof of Concept Program
5	Working with The Coleman Institute Funding provided to CU investigators Promising research discoveries are disclosed to the Technology Transfer Office (“TTO”) TTO and faculty assess inventions for commercial potential license to existing company or start a new company
6	Three New Ventures Mentor Machines computer-based learning tools Center for Spoken Language Research Advanced Neurological Devices shape memory polymer electrodes cross-disciplinary effort Mechanical Engineering, CU-Boulder Cell and Developmental Biology, UCHSC Integrative Physiology, CU-Boulder and Cell and Developmental Biology, UCHSC Electrical Engineering, CU-Boulder Automated LSVT speech therapy
7	Mentor Machines: Core Technology
8	Vision Teach people to read, comprehend text, learn new languages, acquire job skills… Including individuals with sensory deficits, cognitive disabilities and neurological disorders Through conversational interaction with virtual humans That behave like sensitive and effective teachers or therapists
9	What is a virtual tutor? with personality and attitude that engages users in natural face-to-face conversation to produce great learning experiences
10	Foundational Reading Skills Exercises
11	Interactive Books
12	Steps to Commercialization Intellectual Property disclosed and protected Mentor Machines formed MBA summer intern Colorado Technology Commercialization Partnership Board of advisors License agreement negotiation
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19	Automated LSVT® Speech Therapy Partnership between Lori Ramig, Center for Spoken Language Research, LSVT Foundation and GleeCo
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23	To a patient…major life impact
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25	LSVT Products LSVT®Training access: speech clinicians currently in 25 countries LSVT Foundation (501C3) LSVT ® Treatment access: patients LSVTC®, LSVTVT® JV:GleeCo, LLC/Mentor Machines,LLC
26	Steps to Commercialization Intellectual Property to be disclosed and protected MBA student team Business Plan Preparation course fall 2004
27	Conclusions Coleman-sponsored research and technology transfer is a winning combination Technology commercialization -- moves promising inventions from lab to marketplace acts as a bridge between pure research and commercial research helps to launch new products that better the human condition