Dragons, Gazelles, & Unicorns Podcast

Dragons, Gazelles, & Unicorns

Rosemarie Truman
Host Rosemarie Truman interviews leaders in technology transfer, university research institutes, government agencies and entrepreneurship! Listen to DGU if you want to hear from the worlds TOP thought leaders in technology transfer. DGU is FOR YOU if you are: A SCIENTIST or INVENTOR tired of research projects and the fruits of your labor getting defunded and never producing tangible results A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a fast growing company in under 24 months An INVESTOR looking to invest in impactful projects and companies Your host, Rosemarie Truman is an entrepreneur, growth strategist, distinguished corporate executive, angel investor and prolific startup catalyst. Currently, Rosemarie is the Founder of the Center for Advancing Innovation, a 501c3 non-profit which has been coined “Tinder for Startups” and “Shark Tank on Steroids.” CAI’s mission to identify breakthrough inventions and maximize their commercial potential. CAI has earned numerous awards and recognition from Health and Human Services, the White House, & the Federal Laboratory Consortium. Prior to launching her own firm, Rosemarie spearheaded IBM’s Global Innovation strategy.
How the US bounces back after Coronavirus with Think Tank Superstar Ross DeVol
Ross DeVol is a Walton Fellow, focusing on research on policies related to economic vitality of Northwest Arkansas and the American heartland. Ross is the former chief research officer at the Milken Institute, where he was responsible for overseeing research on international, national and subnational growth performance; access to capital and its role in economic growth and job creation; and health-related topics. While at the Institute, he put his group in the national limelight with groundbreaking research on innovation and its economic impact as well as the economic and human consequences of chronic disease. Ross previously served as SVP of IHS Global Insight Inc., director of economic planning at CSX, economist at Chase Econometrics and economic analyst at Union Pacific. He was ranked among the “Superstars of Think Tank Scholars” by International Economy magazine.
Apr 16, 2020
36 min
The secret power within the microbiome with Ross Youngs
Ross Youngs has spent over 30 years inventing products, technologies and processes for a variety of industries, and holds over 75 patents worldwide. He is driven to innovate by a focus on what is better, faster and less expensive. Ross’ recent major innovations include an R&D 100 Award for collaboration on biopolymer technologies. In 2009, Biosortia was awarded a $6 million ARPA-E (U.S. Dept. of Energy R&D) grant for its algal harvesting technology, which helped lead to the development of Biosortia’s drug discovery platform. In 1998, Ross was awarded the Ernst & Young Ohio Entrepreneur of the Year award. Additionally, the U.S. Small Business Administration honored him as their national "Business Person of the Year" in a presentation made by Vice President Al Gore.
Apr 2, 2020
39 min
The Super Connector, Richard Lofgren
Richard Lofgren is a consultant advisor, power connector, and an Advisor to Kevin Harrington- Inventor of the Infomercial and Original Shark on Shark Tank at Harrington Enterprises. He is an engineer and has worked with some of the most successful engineering, construction, and medical device companies in the world. He serves on boards and works with many diverse and complex multi-million-dollar constructions projects.
Mar 19, 2020
36 min
Sheri Sobrato and CAI's upcoming children's health challenge
Sheri Sobrato Brisson’s, eldest daughter of John and Sue Sobrato, is passionate about working with children facing serious illnesses and their families. She is the founder of Digging Deep Project, co-author of Digging Deep: A Journal for Young People Facing Health Challenges, and creator of Shadow’s Edge — a mobile game for teens with medical conditions.  Sheri is a member of The Philanthropy Workshop, a Dame of Honor of the Knights of St. John, and an alumna of the Pipeline Fellowship. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.A. from Santa Clara University.
Feb 27, 2020
25 min
Leading GA Tech into a top 10 tech transfer organization
Terry Bray is the director of technology licensing and is responsible for directing the team that manages intellectual property created at Georgia Tech. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the creation, development, and commercialization of innovative technologies, and he has held research, faculty, managerial, and executive positions within academia and industry. He has a B.S. in chemistry from Mercer University, an M.S. in chemistry from Georgia Tech, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Feb 6, 2020
23 min
The pioneer who established Stanford's Tech Transfer as a global leader, Kathy Ku
Katherine H. Ku is a corporate and securities partner in the Los Angeles office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She previously led Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing for 27 years. Kathy is an internationally recognized leader in the field of technology transfer, having spearheaded the development and implementation of a set of nine principles for university technology licensing. Since 2007, more than 120 institutions have signed on to the document, “In the Public Interest: Nine Points to Consider in Licensing University Technology.” Following her graduation from law school, Kathy served as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2003-2004) and for Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court (2004-2005).
Jan 23, 2020
29 min
[Exclusive SCALE Challenge Webinar] - IP Evaluation & Strategy
Dr. David Vance gave this exclusive webinar to our SCALE Challenge participants as a part of The Center for Advancing Innovation's award-winning virtual accelerator program. Dr. Vance is the President at Vance Intellectual Property and has over 20 years of patent experience in various fields, particularly the pharmaceutical and chemical arts. He's drafted and prosecuted numerous high-level patent applications relating to chemical processes, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor processing, organic light-emitting diodes, graphene production, and chemical sensors.
Jan 2, 2020
57 min
How Keith Marmer is helping turn Salt Lake City into a tech transfer powerhouse
Keith Marmer is the Executive Director and Associate Vice President of TVC. His strong leadership skills come from 30 years of experience as an inventor, entrepreneur and investor. Overseeing operations for TVC, Keith’s passion for innovation has helped countless ideas get the momentum they need to succeed. He has three patents, launched four companies, and helped entrepreneurs raise more than $500 million in investment capital. An avid skier, hiker and traveler, he has visited almost all 50 states, and more than forty countries.
Dec 19, 2019
39 min
Engaging Regulators for Success with Marty Rosendale
Martin Rosendale is a seasoned CEO in the biotechnology and medical device industries with over 30 years of experience leading successful product development and commercialization. Hands on management experience and passion for the human and business value of life sciences, biotechnology, healthcare and medical devices enables him, as an advisor and board member, to work through complexity toward insight and solutions–to grow businesses.
Dec 5, 2019
27 min
Infusing Startup Culture into Tech Transfer
Dr. Thomas Stackhouse is the Associate Director for the Technology Transfer Center at the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) campus at Frederick, Maryland. This campus includes the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL), the only federally funded research and development center associated with the Department of Health and Human Services. In this position, Dr. Stackhouse oversees NCI-Frederick partnering activities through NCI Collaboration Agreements and CRADAs, and manages all of NCIs intellectual property portfolio. In addition to his role overseeing the technology activities of NCI-Frederick, Dr. Stackhouse manages the Marketing and Information Management Units for the NCI Technology Transfer Center. HE also has played the lead role in establishing the intellectual property parameters and guidelines for several key NCI initiatives that have been handled through the NCI campus at Frederick. Dr. Stackhouse works closely with local economic development groups such as TEDCO, and the Frederick and Montgomery county governments. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Stackhouse worked for a major pharmaceutical company and was part of the research team of scientists who discovered the VHL tumor suppressor gene. He has twice received the National Institutes of Health Award of Merit for his outstanding management of the NCI-Frederick Technology Transfer Office. For his efforts on a team that developed the SBIR-Technology Transfer Program for the Institute, he received the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Region Technology Transfer Representative of the Year award.
Nov 14, 2019
20 min
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