Career Path: “Introduction to Technology Commercialization for Scientists”

Description: Scientific and technological discoveries made by researchers in universities can be commercialized but the path to commercialization involves a number of steps–it requires learning about customer needs, building your team, intellectual property protection, legal, financial and business concepts, etc. This webinar will serve as an introduction to the process of transforming academic innovations into commercial products, and will discuss the different career paths available in this field.

Bio: Smita Mukherjee has a PhD in Biological Chemistry from University of Pennsylvania and postdoctoral research experience in Alzheimer’s disease from University of Pittsburgh Medical School. She has published her research extensively and has presented at distinguished conferences. In addition to her scientific knowledge, she has expertise in commercialization of academic innovations and business aspects of the biotechnology industry. She has also been consistently active in various managerial and leadership positions in non-profit organizations. Smita is enthusiastic about using her scientific and business acumen to mentor biotech start-ups.