Wellington Seminar - Monday 19 May
Topic: Biotech as a pillar of economic growth in NZ: sensible or nonsense?
Speaker: Mark Ahn, Victoria University
Date: Monday 19 May 2008
Venue: Kensington Swan, Novell House, 89 The Terrace, Wellington
Time: Refreshments from 5.30pm, seminar starts at 6pm
Mark will explore subthemes including: the creation, appropriation and monetization of IP; issues developing products with government and academic partnership; environment for venture creation; and environment for mobilising capital.
Other events
NZAE Conference, combined with Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society to be held in Wellington, 9-11 July 2008
http://www.phillips08.org.nz/
http://www.esam08.org.nz/
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2007 AGM and President's Report
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Levy Fellowships at George Mason University
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Auckland Seminars - 2008
Details of the next Auckland seminar will be posted shortly.
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