F1000 companies, universities, and young companies meet at Summit for corporate partnering and technology matchmaking opportunities
The TechConnect Summit is part of TechConnect World, a suite of conferences that includes Nanotech, CleanTechnology, MicroTech, and BioNano. TechConnect World is known as the largest forum dedicated to emerging technologies, with the TechConnect Summit representing the intersection of business and investment in the areas of nanotechnology, cleantechnology, and the life sciences.
The 5th annual TechConnect Summit will take place June 21-25, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, US. The Summit is the largest conference for technology commercialization and corporate-investment partnering in North America.
The TechConnect Summit features peer-reviewed technologies (IPs) and early stage companies (Ventures) from around the world representing more than a dozen industry sectors. Universities and companies selected for the Summit present to a targeted audience of F1000 corporate business and science developers, investors, researchers, and international government agencies. All submissions are currently being reviewed by a 70+ member Advisory Committee (have Advisory Committee link to: http://www.techconnectworld.com/Summit2010/press/board.html) representing Fortune 500 corporations, university technology transfer offices, and investment firms.
Fortune 500 Corporate Partners
The TechConnect Corporate Partnering Forum is for Fortune 500 (F500) business and science development executives present their company’s technology and investment areas of interest. More than a dozen F500 companies have already confirmed their participation for 2010 in Anaheim, including:
*New for 2010
Exhibit at the TechConnect Marketplace
Special Pricing Available for Qualified Universities and Start-Up Companies
The TechConnect Marketplace Expo is for universities, start-up ventures, and companies to showcase technologies, products and services to conference attendees. Networking receptions with F1000 executives, extended Expo hours, and booth discounts for university tech transfer offices and early stage companies that present at the Summit are just a few of the new features for 2010. To learn more, please click here (link to: http://www.techconnectworld.com/Summit2010/expo/exhibit_showcase.html). The real time list of confirmed exhibitors can be found at: http://www.techconnectworld.com/Summit2010/exhibitors.html.
Become a Sponsor
Companies seeking to maximize their opportunity to find promising technologies, work with young companies, and support technology research and innovation should consider sponsoring the Summit. TechConnect offers maximum visibility to the technology business community and provides high-quality industry and technology knowledge for sponsors. To view sponsor packages, click here (have this link to: http://www.techconnectworld.com/Summit2010/expo/sponsor.html).
Register to Attend
Online registration is now open. A full conference registration provides one with full access to all programs and activities June 22-25 at the TechConnect Summit and Expo, plus the co-located Nanotech, CleanTechnology, MicroTech, and BioNano conferences and Expo Halls. Hotel discounts are also available to conference attendees. To pre-register today and learn about housing options, visit: http://www.techconnectworld.com/World2010/register.html.
TechConnect is also offering one-day short courses on Monday, June 21; additional registration is required. To view the list of course offerings, please visit: http://www.techconnectworld.com/World2010/workshops/.
Please visit and bookmark the 2010 TechConnect page, which will host the latest program announcements, at: http://www.techconnect.org/Summit2010/ or contact Jennifer Rocha for more information.
