CSOs and Incubators at Educational Institutions

Panelists discussed:

• How to start a CSO using existing infrastructure;
• Using a CSO experience to prepare students for the biotech workforce, 
• Where to find funding, 
• The path from CSO to incubator, 
• Opportunities for partnering with companies that can market some of the products produced in a CSO, and lastly,
• Achieving sustainability

Moderator:  Sulatha Dwarakanath, Speakers:  

Tyler Drake, Ph.D
Director Bioscience Incubator
Austin Community College

Mary Nelson, Ph.D
Director of InnovaBio & STUDENTfacturED
Salt Lake Community College

Elizabeth Boedeker​
BioBench CRO Coordinator   Deborah R. Davis, PhD
Acting Biotechnology Coordinator
Co-PI, AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center
Bluegrass Community and Technical College   Abbie Kesterson​
Director, Biotechnology Project Development
Allied Health and Natural Sciences Division
Bluegrass Community and Technical College