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DAY 1: Welcome and Introduction
Pages 23-28

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From page 23...
... Among the attendees, he said, were many of those responsible for ongoing projects, from the governor who worked hard for support of innovation to scientific researchers who had translated their discoveries into successful small businesses. He welcomed those in attendance from the National Cancer Institute, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office, and Office of Naval Research, as well as many NGOs and state organizations, and Argonne National Laboratory, all of whom would bring a range of critical perspectives to the conference.
From page 24...
... Its goals were to survey what is available around the country, and to understand what different regions were doing well or not doing well; engage key stakeholders; and identify and invest in emerging technologies that have the potential to create high-quality manufacturing. The Committee's work resulted in a report to the President entitled, Capturing Domestic Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing, which included recommendations for (1)
From page 25...
... Among the companies he mentioned were Nanosphere, which had just won FDA-clearance for a diagnostic test for bloodstream infections; NanoInk, a lithography company in the Research Park that commercialized Dip Pen Nanolithography; AuraSense, a new therapeutics company; the blockbuster drug Lyrica, used to ease seizures, which had been licensed directly to Pfizer; and Nano Integra, a materials-based company developing materials for both electronics and displays. He said that the surge in technological innovation flowed not only out of Northwestern, but also from Argonne National Laboratory (Advanced Diamond Technologies)
From page 26...
... In chemical terms, a diamond, exposed to the ordinary air of Evanston, Illinois, will eventually "burn or be converted to carbon dioxide" according to the laws of chemical behavior; that is, it will be oxidized at room temperature by natural processes into carbon dioxide -- given an infinite amount of time. Despite this potential, a diamond remains a diamond -- languishes on the laboratory shelf -- because of the enormous kinetic barriers that must be overcome.
From page 27...
... Walsh welcomed the participants on behalf of Northwestern University president Morton Shapiro and provost Daniel Linzer, and thanked the organizers. He noted that humans had always been an innovating species, reminding his audience that the clothes they wore, the tablets they wrote on, and the chairs they sat on all had a "technological basis." Innovation was especially strong in the United States, he continued, in Illinois, and at research universities such Northwestern.
From page 28...
... , which fostered greater uniformity in the way research agencies treat inventions arising from the work they sponsor, allowing universities to take title in most circumstances, and as a result accelerating patenting and licensing activity." National Research Council, Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest, Stephen A Merrill and Anne-Marie Mazza, eds., Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.


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