69th ICREA Colloquium – Everything you always wanted to know about creating a company (but were afraid to ask)

ABSTRACT

By: Joan Seoane (ICREA at VHIO) and Emilià Pola (Exec.Dir. at ICREA)

When: 22^nd December 2015, 18:00h

Where: ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 6^th floor

Why would you, decent and exemplary ICREA researchers, ever want to get involved in the creation of a spin-off company? In this colloquium we will take a stroll on the ‘dark side of science’: its commercial exploitation. The talk aims at covering both the practical and the institutional points of view. To that end, Joan Seoane, who started his own company ‘Mosaic Biomedicals’ in 2012, will share his experience with all of us. And Emilià Pola will present the vision and the position of ICREA as an institution, or in other words, why an institution like ICREA gets involved in such mundane activities.

The ICREA colloquia are a great way to learn about remote fields of research from our best experts. We usually have two speakers, who offer their opinions on the same subject from very different angles. Open to all ICREAs and their guests. There’s wine and munchies at the end, please book in advance!