How Two Guys From Queens Are Changing Drug Discovery -- Regeneron

http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2013/08/14/how-two-guys-from-queens-are-changing-drug-discovery/

Sophia Financial Group

Tracy Theemes

Financial adviser, investment, workshops

sophiafinancial.ca

The Six Lessons I Live By

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121002115428-204263538-the-six-lessons-i-live-by?trk=eml-mktg-top12-a-1220-p7

Lessons on entrepreneurship.

Stanford Technology Venture Program

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html

The DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture series takes place every Wednesday during the academic year. 

Stanford University's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar is a weekly speaker series that brings innovation leaders from business, finance, technology, education, and philanthropy, to share their insights with aspiring entrepreneurs from all over the world. 

Five top tips to starting a successful business

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121002115242-204068115-five-top-tips-to-starting-a-successful-business?trk=NUS_UNIU_PEOPLE_FOLLOW-megaphone


1. Listen more than you talk
2. Keep it simple
3. Take pride in your work
4. Have fun, success will follow
5. Rip it up and start again - learn from failure

Ali Tehrani's PPT

People to people
Persistence
Teamwork

Ten Simple Rules for Starting a Company

http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1002439

Rule 1: A Great Product or Service Alone Is Not Enough to Make a Successful Business
Rule 2: Business Is Part Art, Part Science
Rule 3: Define to Yourself and Others Why You Are Starting a Company and Be Prepared for Those Reasons to Change
Rule 4: Decide What of Yourself You Are Willing to Put into the Company
Rule 5: Get Professional Business Help Early
Rule 6: Understand the Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Environment Thoroughly
Rule 7: Establish a Relationship with Your Academic Institution at the Outset
Rule 8: Realistically Define the Value of Your Business
Rule 9: Think about Conflict of Interest Every Day
Rule 10: Decide Responsibilities and Equity Share before You Start

Zymeworks and Merck

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2011/08/29/zymeworks-snags-187m-deal-with-merck-to-discover-two-pronged-antibodies/

Zymeworks is announcing today it has secured a partnership with Whitehouse Station, NJ-based Merck (NYSE: MRK) to develop new antibody drugs for cancer and autoimmune diseases that are engineered to hit two or more targets on cells instead of just one. In exchange for helping Merck create these so-called “bispecific” antibodies, Zymeworks is getting an undisclosed cash fee upfront, plus milestone payments, which could be worth as much as $187 million over time if drugs from the partnership reach certain goals. Merck will have exclusive worldwide rights to sell drugs from the partnership and Zymeworks will get tiered royalties on product sales if any materialize.

Alacrity Foundation

The Alacrity Foundation is devoted to advance the education of Entrepreneurship, Business and Management studies and practices. It provides an intensive training environment with mentors and industry partners to prepare graduates for entrepreneurship in the technology sector. The Alacrity Foundation model in Canada operates as a non-profit organization out of British Columbia.

alacrityfoundation.com/

Enterpreneurship

Meetup - Startup Drinks
http://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-Tech-Co-Founders/

http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/ibp/irap/about/advisors.html

UpStart Labs: a place for Start Ups to foment
UpStart Labs brings together entrepreneurs with a post-graduate educational background. The perfect place to grow your network, share ideas, and build relationships with others who share your entrepreneurial spark - and who just may have that idea or piece of knowledge that complements your own!

http://upstartlabs.ca

Roger Patterson

Scientific Research and Experimental Development — Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED)
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1226/

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/6440/