<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Remember to bring your cup to the coffee/tea & treats social at 11:30!!</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><img apple-inline="yes" id="FE2E6D7B-B7A4-4A92-8081-A1204166F86E" src="cid:1F74520C-2810-4925-9B80-DA7677FFDB83" class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="text-align:center" class=""></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99);font-size:20pt;font-weight:700" class="">You are cordially </span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99);font-size:20pt;font-weight:700" class="">invited</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99);font-size:20pt;font-weight:700" class=""> to attend</span></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><span style="color:black;font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:xx-large;text-align:left" class="">Joseph Swift</span></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><b class=""><font face="georgia, serif" class="">Salk Institute</font></b></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><img alt="J_Swift photo.jpg" style="margin-right:0px" apple-inline="yes" id="2C87EF8E-CDA1-4F59-8E69-06F460841CB7" src="cid:ii_m8xe559s1" class=""></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><b style="color:black;font-size:large;font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:left" class="">Date:</b><span style="color:black;font-size:large;font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:left" class=""> Friday, April 11</span></div><div class=""><font color="#073763" class=""><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0.5pt; margin-right: 48.8pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="color:black" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class=""> Time:</b> 12pm - 1:00 pm</font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); direction: ltr; line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0.5pt; margin-right: 48.8pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="text-align:left;font-size:large;color:black" class=""> </span><b style="text-align:left;font-size:large;color:black" class="">Location: </b><span style="text-align:left;font-size:large;color:black" class="">Genomics Auditorium 1102</span></div></font></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><font face="georgia, serif" size="4" color="#073763" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><font face="georgia, serif" color="#073763" size="4" class=""><b class=""> Nuts and Bolts of a Start-Up in Ag (a personal journey of a plant biologist)</b></font><br class=""></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><font face="georgia, serif" color="#073763" size="4" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></div><div style="text-align:center" class=""><font face="georgia, serif" size="4" class=""><b style="text-align:start" class="">Abstract: </b></font></div><div style="text-align:left" class=""><span id="m_-6805190461054373247m_-1868533950695073724m_-9199388220429406321gmail-docs-internal-guid-845b49da-7fff-c44d-8c33-aca31dfda8b0" class=""><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline" class=""><font face="georgia, serif" size="4" class="">This seminar will outline the practical steps to spin out an idea from academia into a venture backed start-up. I will share how I moved from performing basic plant biology research to starting a company. I will highlight challenges around identifying a clear market need, securing resources, and forming a team. I will also discuss key decisions about structuring a company, defining intellectual property, and approaching investors. By walking through my own start-up experience, I hope to highlight lessons on navigating the transition from the bench to a commercial venture, and to offer guidance for those interested on embarking on a similar path. </font></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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