2012-6-11 - USTAR and College of Engineering co-hosted an event on Sunday, June 17, 2012 - the USTAR Neural Interfaces Translation and Commercialization Workshop and Exhibit.
This event was a prelude to the international Neural Interfaces Conference, which was hosted in Salt Lake City from June 18 - 20.
- When: Sunday, June 17, 2012, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
- Where: James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - a USTAR Innovation Center (SMBB map)
Agenda
| I. The USTAR Vision: Powering Economic Growth Through Innovation in Research, Education, Engineering, and Entrepreneurism, chaired by Florian Solzbacher, Neural Interfaces Conference (NIC) Organizing Committee | |
| 1:00 - | Welcome Address, Dinesh Patel, Chairman, USTAR Governing Authority |
| 1:05 - | USTAR: The Vision and Realization of Economic Growth, Ted McAleer, Executive Director, USTAR |
| 1:20 - | Commercialization and Translational Success in Utah, Jack Brittain, Vice President, Technology Venture Development, University of Utah |
| 1:35 - | Becoming a World Leader in Neural Prosthesis: The Australian Path to Success, Rob Shepherd, Director, Bionics Institute, Australia |
| 2:05 - | Panel discussion and closing remarks, Florian Solzbacher and Richard Normann, Co-Chairs, NIC Organizing Committee |
| 2:15 - | Break and live demonstrations |
| II. Keynote Successes in Neuroprosthesis Research, chaired by Richard Normann, NIC Organizing Committee | |
| 3:00 - | Hearing Restoration with the Cochlear Prosthesis, Rob Shepherd, Director, Bionics Institute, Australia |
| 3:20 - | Sight Restoration via Retinal Electrical Stimulation, Jay Federman, Co-Director of Research, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| 3:40 - | Controlling External Devices with Signals from the Brain, John Donoghue, Director, Brown Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, RI |
| 4:00 - | Restoration of Normal Movement with Deep Brain Stimulation, Lauren Schrock, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Utah |
| 4:20 - | Closing remarks, Richard Normann, NIC Organizing Committee |
| 4:30 - | Refreshments and tour of USTAR building |
