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HVCFI HOSTS TALK ON LINKING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Cornell Center for Material Research Seeks Industrial Partnerships
LAKE KATRINE, N.Y. (February 16, 2009) Hudson Valley Center for Innovation's (HVCFI) February 25th Entrepreneur's Breakfast Series will feature John Pochan Ph.D., visiting scientist at the Cornell Center for Material Research (CCMR).
Dr. Pochan will explain the collaborative partnerships offered by Cornell University to technology and manufacturing companies in the Hudson Valley.
The breakfast featuring Dr. Pochan will take place from 8:00 a.m. To 10 a.m. at the Hudson Valley Center for Innovation located at 703 Grant Avenue in Lake Katrine. A donation of $10 with a reservation at the door and $15 without is suggested. Please RSVP to specialevents@hvcfi.com
"John Pochan gained industrial research experience with companies such as S.C. Johnson and Sons, Eastman Kodak and the Xerox Corporation. Now, as a visiting scientist at Cornell University he is working to bring academic faculty and student brainpower to help promote economic development," said
Les Neumann, managing director of the Hudson Valley Center for Innovation.
The mission of CCMR’s Industrial Partnerships Program is to promote active cooperation between CCMR and industry to foster technology transfer, strengthen the links between university based research and its application, and promote economic development.
Dr. Pochan's role now is to visit companies and explain what services faculty and students from Cornell can offer. He is noted on 17 patents and has over 130 publications.
According to Neumann, Pochan is highly qualified to demonstrate to small businesses that Cornell can concretely help in solving problems related to materials development, properties and manufacturing.
"Harnessing the research power of academic institutions will be essential for companies in the Hudson Valley to remain competitive or excel to become cutting edge," said Neumann.
Video from last month's breakfast:
http://rosenbaummedia.magnify.net/video/Jeff-Peterson-Talks-at-HVCFI-mo
ABOUT HVCFI:
The Hudson Valley Center for Innovation, Inc. (HVCFI) is a not-for-profit corporation formed to foster the growth and development of emerging high value business and technology development firms, and the creation of high-value jobs throughout the Hudson Valley region of New York State through the implementation, and enhancement, of the cost-effective Business incubation model. Go to: www.hvcfi.com
