Business Alliance of George Mason University Co-Hosts Second Annual Innovation Showcase - November 14.

Unique Event Spotlights Latest Research and Commercial Spin-Out Opportunities from Universities and Fed Labs throughout MD, DC, VA

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Business Alliance of George Mason University (www.businessalliance.org) announced today the second annual Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase on November 14th, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the McLean Hilton in Tysons Corner, VA. This innovative event will feature a unique collection of exhibits and speakers sharing the latest research with commercial licensing/spin-out opportunities from more than twenty universities and federal labs throughout the region. Participating institutions include:

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The Showcase will feature a ballroom full of research exhibits, presentations and panel discussions with 30 plus faculty inventors, CXO's, venture experts, and academic leaders who will share their strategies for successful commercialization of university/federal lab research. Among the speakers are Virginia Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra, SRA Int'l President and CEO Stan Sloane, and other business leaders and faculty experts from universities and federal labs throughout Virginia, Maryland and DC.

Attendees will have the opportunity to see the latest innovations and research in IT/Defense, Biotech, Clean Tech, Materials, and Life Sciences, while learning about academic and industry partnership opportunities which exist in the region's federal labs and universities, and how their investment capital or entrepreneurial expertise can be utilized to transfer local research into viable commercial entities.

"This showcase represents an unprecedented opportunity for schools and federal labs from around the region to spotlight their new and innovative technologies that are raising the bar for tech transfer success," said Rodney Lusk, President of the Business Alliance of George Mason University. "We are honored to bring business leaders, investors, university and federal researchers together to share knowledge and success stories at this highly collaborative event."

Interested parties may register by visiting the Business Alliance of George Mason University at www.businessalliance.org/innovation.html.

Sponsors of the showcase include: Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey, LLP; Fairfax County Economic Development Authority; Latimer, Mayberry & Matthews, LLP; LUNA Innovations; Miles & Stockbridge, LC; Red Shift Ventures; Parabon Computation; r2i Integrated; Scheer Partners; SRA International, Inc.; Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP; University of Virginia; Washington Business Journal; China Telecom Americas; InnovateTech Ventures; Lockheed Martin; Media Force PR; MITRE; and Potomac Tech Wire.

Supporting organizations include: the Chesapeake Crescent Innovation Alliance; the Greater Washington Initiative; George Mason University Office of Continuing and Professional Education; Office of the Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia; the Entrepreneur Center@ NVTC, the Virginia Active Angel Network; and The Virginia Technology Alliance.

The Business Alliance of George Mason University, Inc. was founded in 1988 to build connections between George Mason University and the local business community. Today, the Alliance offers a variety of networking events, educational forums, business-education partnership activities, and volunteer opportunities which benefit the region's business community and George Mason University through the exchange of ideas and expertise. For more information regarding the Alliance, the Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase or other Alliance programs, check online at www.businessalliance.org or contact Executive Director, Judy Costello (703-993-4765; [e-mail]).