Program Fact Sheet

Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center (MTTC) Technical assistance and small grants to support academic researchers and industry executives in the transfer and commercialization of new technologies. Administrative support also provided to the Massachusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO) (Created under the 2003 Economic Stimulus Bill, c.141 of the Acts of 2003, s.30. Recapitalized under the 2006 Economic Stimulus Bill, c. 141 of the Acts of 2006, s. 105.) Total appropriated under 2003 Economic Stimulus Bill- $1,900,000 Total appropriated under 2006 Economic Stimulus Bill- $2,500,000 University of Massachusetts (UMASS)

Fiscal year of event or grant	Partnering/ Investment forums	Attendance at Partnering/ Investment forums	Seminars on tech transfer and company formation	Number of persons offered technical assistance	MATTO Events	Grant(s)/ recipient(s)	Grant amount(s) approved	Technology type
Totals	11	2,336	10	182	9		$1,525,000
2005	Early Stage Life Sciences Conference, April 2005	15 early stage companies and technologies from 11 institutions presented to a total of 205 investors, corporate scientists, and researchers. Sponsors: Deloitte & Touche, LLP; MATTO, MBC; Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP	UMASS Amherst, April 2005	40 Coaching for faculty/ researchers, assistance to first time entrepreneurs in developing business plans and performing market analysis, introductions to investors	An Economic Development View of Tech Transfer, February 2005	First Round $25,000 Technology Investigation Awards: Edward Clancy, WPI	$25,000	Bio-medical technology: Mixed signal integrated circuit prototype for medical equipment
2005			UMASS Lowell, April 2005			Krishna Kumar, Tufts University	$25,000	Bio-medical technology: Stabilization of peptide drugs
2005			Harvard Medical School, June 2005			Trudy Morrison, UMASS Med School	$25,000	Bio-medical technology: Development of vaccine for Newcastle Disease
2005						Karsten Theis, UMASS Amherst	$25,000	Nano- technology: Development of new vapor diffusion technology for nano-crystals
2005						Conrad Wall, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary	$25,000	Medical technology: Development of a wearable balance prosthesis
2005						$5,000 Technology assessment awards to 5 researchers	$25,000	1 Software; 3 Biomedical techology; 1 Electronics
Subtotals FY 2005	1	205	3	40	1		$150,000
Fiscal year of event or grant	Partnering/ Investment forums	Attendance at Partnering/ Investment forums	Seminars on tech transfer and company formation	Number of persons offered technical assistance	MATTO Events	Grant(s)/ recipient(s)	Grant amount(s) approved	Technology type
Totals	11	2,336	10	182	9		$1,525,000
2006	Conference on Clean Energy, November 2005	23 early stage companies and technologies presented to a total of 244 investors, corporate scientists and researchers Sponsors: UK Trade and Investment; Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Renewable Energy Trust; Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C.; Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.; Decent Energy Cambridge Clean Energy Incubator; Nixon Peabody, LLP	Worcester Polytechnic Institute, October 2005	142	Biomedical Research: Merk vs. Integra, July 2005	Second Round $25,000 Technology Investigation Awards: Martha Murray, Children's Hospital	$25,000	Medical devices: Development of an arthroscopic delivery device for ACL surgery
2006	Nanotech Commer- cialization Conference,  December 2005	15 early stage companies and technologies presented to a total of 134 investors, corporate scientists and researchers Sponsors: Agilent Technologies Inc.; Fish & Richardson P.C.; Nixon Peabody LLP	UMASS Dartmouth, October 2005		Microfluidics: Industry Perspective, September 2005	Manish J. Butte, Harvard University; and Arlene Sharpe, Children's Hospital	$25,000	Bio-medical technology: Development of microfluidic early detection device for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
2006	Early Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference, May 2006	10 companies presented 8 technologies to a total of 115 attendees, including 25 investors and corporate partners Sponsors: DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US, LLP; Deloitte & Touche, LLP; Mass Bio- technology Council; Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP	UMASS Lowell, February 2006		Genzyme lunch, September  2005	Michael Rohan, Perry F. Renshaw, and David J. Glass, McLean Hospital	$25,000	Medical technology: Clinical testing of treatment of depression with magnetic fields
2006	Ocean Science and Technology Conference, May 2006	2 companies presented 14 technologies to 188 attendees, including 42 investors Sponsors: Raytheon Company; Ropes & Gray, LLP; Schlumberger; Shell Explor- ation & Production Company; Teledyne Benthos, Inc.; SouthCoast Massachusetts	Harvard Medical School, April 2006		Using Students to do Market Research, Panel Discussion, September 2005	K. Kempa, Boston College	$25,000	Nano- technology: Development of coaxlial nano-optics for signal processing and solar energy harvesting
2006					Open Source Software Seminar, February 2006	Srikanth Gopalan, Boston University	$25,000	Fuel cell technology: Development of a membrane- based technology for fuel cells
2006					Legal Update for Case Managers, June 2006	$5,000 Technology Assessment Awards to 5 researchers	$25,000	1 Bio-technology; 1 Chemical engineering; 1Medical electronics; 1 Medical technology; 1 Communic- tions technology
Subtotals FY 2006	4	681	4	142	6		$150,000
Fiscal year of event or grant	Partnering/ Investment forums	Attendance at Partnering/ Investment forums	Seminars on tech transfer and company formation	Number of persons offered technical assistance	MATTO Events	Grant(s)/ recipient(s)	Grant amount(s) approved	Technology type
Totals	11	2,336	10	182	9		$1,525,000
2007						Third Round $25,000 Technology Investigation Awards: Volkmar Weissig, and Vladimir P. Torchilin, Northeastern University	$25,000	Bio-medical technology: Anti-cancer drug delivery system
2007						Miles G. Cunningham,  McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School	$25,000	Medical devices: Intra- cerebral micro- injection instrument
2007						David Ryan, Professor of Chemistry, and Dr. Dan Golomb, UMass Lowell	$25,000	Chemical engineering: Emulsions of carbon dioxide and water
2007						Shan Lu, UMass Medical School	$25,000	Bio-medical technology: Flu DNA vaccine research
2007						Patricia Bianconi, UMass Amherst	$25,000	Nano- technology: Fabrication of diamonds and diamond carbon materials
2007						$5,000 Technology Assessment Awards to 4 researchers	$20,000	1 Chemical engineering; 1 Bio-technology; 1 Solar technology; 1 Robotic technology
2007	Microfluidics Technology Fair, October 2006	** companies presented 8 technologies to 65 attendees, including 20 investors and corporate partners	UMass Amherst, September  2006	**	Merck Seminar and Reception for MATTO Members, September 2006	Fourth round Technology Investigation Awards: Gerald Fink, MIT	$40.000	Bio-medical technology: In-vivo verification of an Immuno- stimulantto fight fungal bacterial infections
2007	Conference on Clean Energy, November 2006	23 companies presented 4 technologies to 500 attendees, including 44 investors and corporate partners Sponsors: Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Renewable Energy Trust; Foley Hoag, LLP; Classic Communications; BASEA; Investors Circle; NESEA	UMass Dartmouth, October 2006		UMass Survey on Industry- Sponsored Research, November 2006	Ernest Terwilliger, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	$40,000	Bio-medical technology: Gene therapy to repair damaged articular cartilage
2007	Nanotech Investors Forum, December 2006	7 companies presented 10 technologies to 118 attendees, including 20 investors and corporate partners Sponsor: Fish & Richardson, P.C.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute, November 2006			Om Parkash, UMass Amherst	$40,000	Bio-technology: Development of arsenic-free rice with enhanced yield
2007	Early Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference, March 2007	9 companies presented 6 technologies to a total of 142 attendees, including 29 investors and corporate partners Sponsors: Deloitte & Touche, LLP; Mass Bio- technology Council; Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP				Henry Querfurth, Tufts University	$40,000	Medical technology: Development of a non-invasive intercranial pressure monitor for use in stroke and head injury
						Pedro del Nido, Children’s Hospital Boston	$40,000	Medical technology: Development  of video-assisted cardioscopy port for heart surgery
						Rick Rogers, Harvard School of Public Health	$40,000	Medical technology: Development of device for protection of hearing from sudden increases in sound energy
						Samson Mil’shtein, UMass Lowell	$40,000	High technology: Commercialization of high performance constant transconductance transistor design
						Arthur Watterson, UMass. Lowell	$40,000	Bio-technology: Biocatalytic synthesis of novel materials for flame retardant applications
						Robert Chen, UMass. Boston	$40,000	Bio-technology: Development of coastal bacterial sensor network
						Neil Heffernan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute	$40,000	Education technology: Development of a scaled-up web-based Formative Assessment System
Subtotals FY 2007	4	825	3	**	2		$545,000
Fiscal year of event or grant	Partnering/ Investment forums	Attendance at Partnering/ Investment forums	Seminars on tech transfer and company formation	Number of persons offered technical assistance	MATTO Events	Grant(s)/ recipient(s)	Grant amount(s) approved	Technology type
Totals	11	2,336	10	182	9		$1,525,000
2008	Conference on Clean Energy, October 2007	20 companies presented technologies to 525 attendees, including 103 investors and corporate partners Sponsors: Foley Hoag LLP; Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Renewable Energy Trust; Constellation NewEnergy; Braemar Energy Ventures II; Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds; UK Trade&Investment; Flagship Ventures; Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.; Silicon Valley Bank; SouthCoast Development Partnership; NSTAR Electric; BASEA; Classic Communications; Clean Power; MTLC; Renewable Energy Access				Fifth round $40,000 Technology Investigation Awards: Yandong Jiang, Mass. General Hospital	$40,000	Medical technology: Device for treatment of chronic respiratory failure
2008	Nanotech Investors Forum, December 2007	7 companies presented 7 technologies to 100 attendees, including 17 investors and corporate partners Sponsor: Fish & Richardson, P.C.				John V. Frangioni, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School	$40,000	Medical techology: Handheld imaging system for surgery
						Farhad Imam, Children's Hospital	$40,000	Medical techology: Light-based intravenous catheter
						Scott Gallagher, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	$40,000	Bio- technology: Testing Swimming Behavior Spectrometer for detecting water-borne toxins
						Roger Laham, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School	$40,000	Bio-medical technology: Development of aortic heart valve
						Sangeeta Bhatia, MIT	$40,000	Nano-technology: Development of microscale engineered liver tissues for drug discovery and development
						Donald O'Malley, Northeastern University	$40,000	Educational technology: Development of "digital maze games"
						Lars Oddsson, Boston University	$40,000	Medical technology: Development and testing of wearable fall-prevention device
						Sixth round $40,000 Technology Investigation Awards: Carmen Barnes, Children's Hospital	$40,000	Bio-medical techology: Development of a specific antibody to prevent complications and disease in premature births
						Robert N. Hanson, Northeastern University	$40,000	Bio-medical technolgy: Development of a non-surgical, hormonal method for diagnosing breast cancer
						Paul B. Yu, Mass. General Hospital	$40,000	Bio-medical technology: Study of the causes of calcific vascular disease
						Vladimir Torchilin, Northeastern University	$40,000	Bio-pharma- ceutical technology: Developing technologies for stablizing solutions of chemotherapy drugs
						T.F. Morse, Boston University	$40,000	Nano-techology: Developing the use of nanoparticles in X-ray technology
						Louis Goodman, UMass. Dartmouth	$40,000	Marine technology: Development of a new, low-cost platform for performing ocean measurements
						Gregory J. Kowalski, Northeastern University; and Dale N. Larson, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory	$40,000	Bio-pharma- ceuticl technology: Development of a Photonic Chip-Scale BioCalorimeter
						Peter R. Girguis, Harvard University	$40,000	Bio-technology: Development of microbial fuel cells as an alternative to batteries
						Jie Song, UMass. Medical School	$40,000	Bio-medical technology: Development of "shape memory" polymers as bone substitutes
Subtotals 2008	2	625	**	**	**		$680,000
Totals	11	2,336	10	182	9		$1,525,000
Fiscal year of event or grant	Partnering/ Investment forums	Attendance at Partnering/ Investment forums	Seminars on tech transfer and company formation	Number of persons offered technical assistance	MATTO Events	Grant(s)/ recipient(s)	Grant amount(s) approved	Technology type

Note: Data involve transactions conducted from January 2004, following enactment of the 2003 Economic Stimulus Bill, to March 2008. Data are updated when provided by the administering agency.

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