“The Diminishing Returns of Venture Philanthropy”
March 14, 2017 – PresentationPartner Robert Gerstein and co-panelists discussed the funding of research by philanthropic organizations, which has increased due to the decline in federal grant dollars. The purpose of this session was to explore the perspectives of funding organizations, the technology transfer office, and the faculty. Robert was joined by Daniel J. Catron, Jim O’Connell and Claes Wahlestedt of the University of Miami, and Catherine Wendelken of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at the 2017 AUTM Annual Meeting.