From Technology Push to Market Pull: Commercializing Nanoscience and Microtechnology Research in Oregon
Thursday, March 14, Reception 6:00p.m., Talk 7:45p.m., Vollum Lounge 

Reception and Social 6:00 PM

Buffet dinner 6:45 PM ($20; students & teachers $10)

Talk 7:45 PM

Dinner reservations For dinner reservations go to www.acsportland.org and click on make reservations online or call the Section message phone 503-230-9803 and leave your NAME (spell out), phone number, number of persons, and entrée preference (vegan or meat). Reservation deadline Sunday evening March 10.

If you make a dinner reservation but do not attend please send a check for $20 (payable to Portland Section ACS) to Bernard Carlsen, 17463 Schalit Way, Lake Oswego OR 97035-5435. Portland Section Website http://www.acsportland.org/

Abstract: From Technology Push to Market Pull: Commercializing Nanoscience and Microtechnology Research in Oregon. States increasingly are embracing technology based economic development (TBED) as awareness of the severity of the global competitiveness challenge and competition for high quality jobs sinks in. Skip Rung will provide an overview of the highly successful Oregon Innovation Council model for “Signature Research Centers”, beginning with ONAMI, which just received the SSTI 2012 Excellence in TBED award for Commercializing Research. Following a brief review of Oregon’s materials science research and industry assets, the ONAMI process and results for commercialization will be presented, demonstrating how “gap” funds can help high-potential new technology companies cross the dual (technology maturity, market orientation) “valley of death”. As time permits, many examples of new Oregon-invented technologies and companies will be given.

Bio: Robert. D. “Skip” Rung, President and Executive Director, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute. Skip Rung is a senior high technology R&D executive with over 25 years of engineering and management experience in CMOS process technology,integrated circuit desig & packaging, MEMS, microfluidics, and inkjet printing. Prior to establishing an innovation consulting practice in 2001 and founding ONAMI in 2003, Mr. Rung was the director of Research and Development at Hewlett-Packard’s Corvallis facility, which is both the headquarters for HP’s world-leading thermal inkjet printing technology and the company’s most advanced technology R&D and manufacturing site. Mr. Rung holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.