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Lunch and Learn Series

The Lunch and Learn program was created to help faculty, staff, students, and post-docs gain understanding of intellectual property, technology disclosures, and commercialization of technology.

Each month the OIC leadership team presents a 30–45-minute presentation about innovation, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, or commercialization for the WVU community held via Zoom to accommodate all WVU campuses.


Lunch and Learn Presentations

2024

List of 2024 presentations in order of original schedule.
Title Date Materials
Top Legal Considerations for Startups
Eryn Correa, Founder & Managing Partner, Correa Legal, LLC
10/22 Coming Fall 2024
Library Services for Researchers
Terra Rogerson, Associate University Librarian Supervisor, WVU
Martin Dunlap, Assistant University Librarian, WVU
10/8 Coming Fall 2024
U.S. DOE SBIR/STTR - R&D Funding for Early Stage Innovation 9/10
WVU Office of Innovation & Commercialization
Erienne Olesh, Executive Director 
Ryan Watson, Executive Director, Intellectual Property & Licensing
9/5
WVU Innovation Corporation - Two Year Anniversary
Stacey Armstrong, WVU Innovation Corporation
4/16 Cancelled
Pitching your Technology to Industry
Rick Swatalski, Tremonti
3/5
Copyright and Fair Use
Kylie Barnhart, Associate General Counsel, WVU
2/20
Agreements: Which Ones to Use and When to Use Them?
Ryan Watson, Sr. Associate General Counsel, WVU
2/6

2023

List of 2023 presentations in order of original schedule.
Title Date Materials
What does an investor look for in a start-up?
Matt Harbaugh, Managing Director, Mountain State Capital
11/28
Ignite WV!
Tara St. Clair, Program Director, Encova Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, WVU Chambers College of Business and Economics

9/26

Intro to the Office of Student and Faculty Innovation and the Office of Technology Transfer
Erienne Olesh, Director, Office of Student & Faculty Innovation
James Dottavio, Director, Office of Technology Transfer
8/29    Sharepoint
Ethics Act/Conflict of Interest - Rule 1.4
Michael Spooner, Associate General Counsel, WVU
3/21 Video Presentation
Sharepoint
WVU Entrepreneurial Network
Erienne Olesh, Executive Director, Student & Faculty Innovation
Carrie White, Executive Director, Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab
Tara St. Clair, Program Director, Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Sarah Biller, Executive Director, Vantage Ventures
3/7 Video Presentation
Sharepoint
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Side of Data Democratization
Lisa Castellino-Gergich, Associate Vice President, WVU Institutional Data and Analytics
2/21 Video Presentation
Sharepoint
WVU IDEA Faculty Fellow Program
Carrie White, Executive Director, WVU Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab
2/7 Video presentation
Sharepoint
Use of VR/XR in Education and Training - Postponed until 4/5/2023
David Smith, Teachng Associate Professor, WVU Reed College of Media
4/5 Video Presentation
Sharepoint

2022

List of 2022 presentations in order of newest to oldest.
Title Date Materials
WVU Innovation Corporation
Stacey Armstrong, President
12/6 Presentation video
Slide Deck
Ethics Act/Conflict of Interest - Rule 1.4
Michael Spooner, Associate General Counsel, WVU
11/1 Cancelled
Vantage Ventures - Past and Present
Quintine Mangyan, Director of Operations, Vantage Ventures
10/25
IRB: What You Need to Know
Jessica Williams, Assistant Director, WVU Office of Human Research Protections
Kasandra Lambert, Continuous Quality Improvement and Education Manager, WVU Office of Human Research Protections
10/11
Intellectual Property Rule 1.5
Ryan Watson, Sr.Assoictae General Counsel, WVU
9/27
Introduction to the Office of Faculty and Student Innovation and LaunchLab, Erienne Olesh, Director and Carrie White, Director 9/14
Introduction to the Office of Technology Transfer
James Dottavio, Director
9/13
How to Assess the Market for your Technology
Rick Swatloski, Tremonti Consulting
4/19
B r and Protection and Enforcement
Meredith Wilkes, Esq., Jones Day
3/22
Ethics,Conflict of Interest and Technology Transfer
Presentation by Joy Edwards and Michael Spooner         
3/8
JLabs: Johnson & Johnson Labs in DC
Presentation by Michael Nestor, JLabs

2/8

2021

List of 2021 presentations in order of newest to oldest.
Title Date Materials
Kuali Basics 12/8
Vantage Ventures 12/1
Biosortia, Inc - Microbiomics 10/13
WVU Shared Research Facilities (SRF)  09/29
I-Corps and SBIR/STTR: Keys to a Successful Tech Start-Up
09/15
An Introduction to the Office of Tech Transfer at WVU
09/01
Patent Eligible Subject Matter 04/20
BOG Governance Rule 1.5
IP Rule for Patent, Copyright and Trademark Rights
04/06
The Do’s and Don’ts of Outside Consulting 03/23
USPTO: Searching Patents by Classification

Presented by Marian Armour-Gemmen

03/09
WVU Industrial Extension: Working with and for WV Business 02/23
Introduction to Written Description and Enablement in a Patent Application

What's needed for a strong application?

02/09
WV Small Business Formation

Presented by John Williams, Esq., Program Coordinator for the WVU College of Law, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law Clinic

01/26

2020

List of 2020 presentations in order of newest to oldest.
Title Date Materials
ABC’s of OSP: Proposal Submission, Award Negotiation & Award Initiation Basics 12/01
Introduction to the Statler College Innovation Hub 11/10
Vantage Ventures in the Innovation Ecosystem & Introduction to NSF I-Corps Short Course 10/27
Introduction to the Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 09/29
Connecting with WVCTSI: Services and Resources to Support Your Biomedical Research 09/15

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