Realising the Potential of Early Stage Technologies

Two-day training course, IfM, Cambridge
11 - 12 September 2012

How to

• Address the challenges and risks of emerging technologies
• Manage innovation from idea to market
• Justify early stage technological investment

The successful development and commercialisation of early stage technologies is a highly complex journey. The translation of basic science and exploratory ideas into products and services is far from straightforward. Organisations face the multiple challenges of stimulating the conception of promising technologies, identifying and supporting those with greatest commercial promise, selecting appropriate business models for their exploitation, while simultaneously identifying and managing risks, and preventing imitation of these intellectual assets.

In this training course, these fundamental issues associated with the management of early stage technology and innovation will be covered. The course will include a mix of presentations from members of the Centre for Technology Management, small group exercises and plenary feedback discussions.

Benefits

By the end of the course you will have a working knowledge of how to:

• accelerate the commercialisation of new technologies to market
• select appropriate approaches for stimulating and supporting the front end of innovation
• evaluate early stage technologies and justify investment
• integrate risk considerations into technology strategy
• capture the value from intellectual property, while ensuring it remains protected.

Course topics

• Introduction to technology and innovation management
• Managing creativity and the fuzzy front end of innovation
• Organisational forms for breakthrough innovation
• New venture finance
• Business models
• Technology valuation approaches
• Intellectual property management
• Risk management
• Industrial case studies

Who should attend?

• Managers responsible for early stage technology, product development or venturing
• Entrepreneurs and technology venturists
• Academics and university technology transfer offices
• Government and other agencies promoting/supporting technology commercialisation
• Technology and management consultancies
• Technologists and R&D engineers
• Venture fund managers

Course leaders

The course will be presented by members of the Centre for Technology Management (CTM), one of several research centres within the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing.

CTM’s research covers a broad range of issues, providing industrial technology managers and the wider technology management community with a unique resource for investigating effective technology management practices. Course presenters have extensive research and industrial experience of the methods covered in the course.

Programme

The course will commence at 9.00 am on Tuesday 11 September and close at 5.00 pm on Wednesday 12 September. A timetable will be sent to delegates prior to the event.

Location

The workshop will be held at the Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. Maps will be provided with booking confirmation.

Cost

£1,200 (+ VAT = £1,400)

IfM Members £1,080 (+ VAT = £1,296)

Booking

Please download, fill in and return the booking form

Enquiries

Jo Griffiths
Tel: +44 (0)1223 748260
Email: jg393@cam.ac.uk

Cancellations

Substitutions may be made at any time. Bookings cancelled less than 10 days prior to the event will be charged in full.

Tel: +44 (0)1223 766141
Fax: +44 (0)1223 464217
Email: ifm-events@eng.cam.ac.uk