
Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase.
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Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
1:30-4:30 PM
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA US
Harvard University’s Office of Technology Development (OTD) and MIT’s Technology Licensing Office (TLO) will present a joint Technology Showcase focused on presenting cutting-edge research being developed at both institutions.
Featured Speakers on June 14
Harvard University
Lead Presenter: Charles Lieber, Nanotechnology Meets Biology
- Joanna Aizenberg, New versatile nano/microstructured surfaces: Applications in anti-icing, prevention of biofouling and self-cleaning oleophobic materials
- Hongkun Park, Nanowire Platform for Biomolecule Delivery
- Chad Vecitis, Filtration System for Small-Medium Scale Wastewater and Water Treatment
- Marco Loncar, Ultra-Sensitive, Label-Free Biosensor For Diagnostic Applications
MIT
Lead Presenter: Michael Cima, Convergence of medical procedures with drugs and diagnostics
- Kripa Varanasi, Nanoengineered Surfaces for Efficiency Enhancements in Energy and Water
- Gene Fitzgerald, Key Semiconductor Advances in Electronics and Optoelectronics
- Mary Cummings, Smartphone control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
- Sebastian Seung, Extracting value from biomedical images using human and machine intelligence
Visit Harvard and MIT at the TechConnect Marketplace!
In addition to the Technology Showcase program on Tuesday, both universities will have exhibit space in the TechConnect Marketplace. View poster presentations from researchers and speak to licensing officers and researchers about available technologies and services.
Please visit Harvard University at booth 1030, and MIT at booth 1031.
Exhibit Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14-15, 12:00-6:00 PM
Harvard University Office of Technology Development (OTD):
Harvard’s OTD is dedicated to building strategic partnerships with industry to serve the public interest. OTD’s mission is to make the fruits of Harvard research more accessible outside the University, including underserved communities, and ensure that society benefits from Harvard innovations by fostering their swift, professional and effective development and commercialization.
http://www.techtransfer.harvard.edu/
MIT Technology Licensing Office:
Our mission is to foster commercial investment in the development of inventions and discoveries flowing from the research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Lincoln Laboratory. We do this through licensing of the intellectual property resulting from our research.
http://tlo.mit.edu
Track Sessions | ||
Tuesday June 14 | ||
| 1:30 | Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase | |
| 3:15 | Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase | |
| 4:00 | Harvard & MIT Technology Innovation Poster Presentations, Exhibit Hall, Booth 1030 | |
| 4:00 | Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00) | |
Wednesday June 15 | ||
| Harvard and MIT Technology Innovation Poster Presentations, Exhibit Hall, Booth 1030 | ||
Track Program | ||
Tuesday June 14 | ||
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| 1:30 | Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase | Room 306 |
| Session chair: Bob Benson, Harvard University | ||
| 1:30 | Introduction B. Benson, Harvard University, US | |
| 1:35 | Nanotechnology Meets Biology (invited presentation) C. Lieber, Harvard University, US | |
| 2:00 | Ultra-Sensitive, Label-Free Biosensor For Diagnostic Applications (invited presentation) M. Loncar, Harvard University, US | |
| 2:15 | Extracting value from biomedical images using human and machine intelligence (invited presentation) S. Seung, MIT, US | |
| 2:30 | Nanowire Platform for Biomolecule Delivery (invited presentation) H. Park, Harvard University, US | |
| 2:45 | Convergence of medical procedures with drugs and diagnostics (invited presentation) M. Cima, MIT, US | |
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| 3:15 | Harvard and MIT Technology Showcase | Room 306 |
| Session chair: Chris Noble, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||
| 3:15 | Introduction C. Noble, MIT, US | |
| 3:20 | Key Semiconductor Advances in Electronics and Optoelectronics (invited presentation) G. Fitzgerald, MIT, US | |
| 3:35 | New versatile nano/microstructured surfaces: Applications in anti-icing, prevention of biofouling and self-cleaning oleophobic materials (invited presentation) J. Aizenberg, Harvard University, US | |
| 3:50 | Nanoengineered Surfaces for Efficiency Enhancements in Energy and Water (invited presentation) K. Varanasi, MIT, US | |
| 4:05 | Filtration System for Small-Medium Scale Wastewater and Water Treatment (invited presentation) C. Vectis, Harvard University, US | |
| 4:20 | Smartphone control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (invited presentation) M. Cummings, MIT, US | |
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| 4:00 | Harvard & MIT Technology Innovation Poster Presentations, Exhibit Hall, Booth 1030 | Expo Hall |
| - | Rapid and Effective Cell Separations Using Multiphase Systems of Aqueous Polymers G. Whitesides, C. Mace, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Nanowire Delivery of Biomolecules to Cells H. Park, A. Shalek , Harvard University, US | |
| - | Robust Slippery Surfaces as Optically Transparent, Oleophobic, and Anti-icing Materials J. Aizenberg, T.S. Wong, S.H. Kang, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Ultrasensitive, Handheld, Real-Time Biomedical Sensor For Diagnostics and Food Safety M. Loncar, Q. Quan, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Micro-spectrometer for Real-Time Diagnostics and Quality Control M. Loncar, P.B. Deotare, O. Quan, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Nanopore Sequencing by Nano-FET from Local Electrical Potential Measurement C. Lieber, P. Xie, Harvard University, US | |
| - | A new chemical for low-temperature deposition of transparent conductors and semiconductors for applications to solar cells and to transparent electronics R. Gordon, J. Heo, P. Sinsermsuksakul, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Electrochemical Carbon Nanotube Filter for Water Treatment Applications C. Vectis, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Nanowire Investigations of Cells and Tissues C. Lieber, T. Cohen-Karmi, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Repelling Water Droplets to Prevent Ice Formation J. Aizenberg, L. Mishchenko, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Chemically Encoded 3D Photonic Crystals: From Multilevel Encryption to Colorimetric Fluid Identification M. Loncar, J. Aizenberg, I. Burgess, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Mechano-responsive buckled surfaces for switchable privacy screens and decoration J. Aizenberg, P. Kim, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Coating Plastics and Other Soft Materials with Silica Using a Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure Process: A Poor Man’s ALD J. Aizenberg, B. Hatton, Harvard University, US | |
| - | MIT Technology Available for Licensing Poster Session will include posters highlighting research in the area of energy efficient networking, biomedical glucose sensors, medical devices, thermopower wave portable energy sources, and antifogging and hydrophilic surfaces to name a few. Over 20 technologies will be highlighted on posters located adjacent to booth #1031. TBA, MIT, US | |
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| 4:00 | Innovation Showcase & Poster Session - Reception (4:00 - 6:00) | Expo Hall |
Wednesday June 15 | ||
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| Harvard and MIT Technology Innovation Poster Presentations, Exhibit Hall, Booth 1030 | Expo Hall | |
| - | Rapid and Effective Cell Separations Using Multiphase Systems of Aqueous Polymers G. Whitesides, C. Mace, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Nanowire Delivery of Biomolecules to Cells H. Park, A. Shalek , Harvard University, US | |
| - | Robust Slippery Surfaces as Optically Transparent, Oleophobic, and Anti-icing Materials J. Aizenberg, T.S. Wong, S.H. Kang, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Ultrasensitive, Handheld, Real-Time Biomedical Sensor For Diagnostics and Food Safety M. Loncar, Q. Quan, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Micro-spectrometer for Real-Time Diagnostics and Quality Control M. Loncar, P.B. Deotare, O. Quan, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Nanopore Sequencing by Nano-FET from Local Electrical Potential Measurement C. Lieber, P. Xie, Harvard University, US | |
| - | A new chemical for low-temperature deposition of transparent conductors and semiconductors for applications to solar cells and to transparent electronics R. Gordon, J. Heo, P. Sinsermsuksakul, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Electrochemical Carbon Nanotube Filter for Water Treatment Applications C. Vectis, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Nanowire Investigations of Cells and Tissues C. Lieber, T. Cohen-Karmi, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Repelling Water Droplets to Prevent Ice Formation J. Aizenberg, L. Mishchenko, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Chemically Encoded 3D Photonic Crystals: From Multilevel Encryption to Colorimetric Fluid Identification M. Loncar, J. Aizenberg, I. Burgess, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Mechano-responsive buckled surfaces for switchable privacy screens and decoration J. Aizenberg, P. Kim, Harvard University, US | |
| - | Coating Plastics and Other Soft Materials with Silica Using a Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure Process: A Poor Man’s ALD J. Aizenberg, B. Hatton, Harvard University, US | |
| - | MIT Technology Available for Licensing Poster Session will include posters highlighting research in the area of energy efficient networking, biomedical glucose sensors, medical devices, thermopower wave portable energy sources, and antifogging and hydrophilic surfaces to name a few. Over 20 technologies will be highlighted on posters located adjacent to booth #1031. TBA, MIT, US | |
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