MIN-Corps Blog: Making Sustainability Pay

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Making Sustainability Pay - March 28, 2017

The Search for Viable Business Models in Clean Tech

March 28 - 5-7 pm

Carlson School of Management

This event will bring together experts and entrepreneurs to share perspectives on how to succeed with sustainable technologies.

Keynote: Ian Adams from Clean Energy Trust will discuss business trends and opportunities in environmental sustainability. Clean Energy Trust's mission is to partner with innovators to bring scientific and technological advancements to market that change how the world generates, consumes and reuses energy and natural resources. Its seed fund has invested in over 33 startups, which have then gone on to raise over $100 million in follow-on funding.

Panel Discussion: Developing viable business models based on green technologies

Christoph Krumm - Sironix Renewables
John Griffin - TerraCOH
Shannon Schlecht - AURI, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
Michelle Bellanca - Executive-in-Residence for the Abbas Biosensors and Bionanotechnology Lab
Ian Adams - Clean Energy Trust

Moderator: Kirk Froggatt, Technological Leadership Institute

This event is organized by MIN-Corps, the Office for Technology Commercialization, and the Institute on the Environment, with additional support from the Technological Leadership Institute and the 3M Technology Commercialization Education Fund.

About MIN-Corps

MIN-Corps is the University of Minnesota site of the National Innovation Corps, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. We collaborate with technology commercialization initiatives across the University of Minnesota, including:

MnDRIVE - Minnesota’s Discovery, Research, and Innovation Economy – is a landmark partnership between the University and the state of Minnesota that aligns areas of University research strength with the state’s key and emerging industries to address grand challenges.

MN-REACH - Minnesota Research And Commercialization Hub - is a joint effort between the University and the National Institutes of Health that provides the initial investment and resources to nurture innovators to develop high priority technologies within the NIH's mission.

Office for Technology Commercialization (OTC) - the University of Minnesota technology transfer office that oversees all aspects of technology commercialization at the University, including patenting, licensing to established companies, and startups spun out of the University.