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DESCRIPTION:Registration link coming soon.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nFunding continu
 es to lag for women entrepreneurs in Biotechnology.  As the largest wome
 n-owned intellectual property IP firm in the US\, McCoy Russell LLP has 
 been closely watching the participation of women as inventors.  The abil
 ity to protect innovation through patents is a key driver to obtaining f
 unding\, and statistics show that a significant gender gap still exists 
 in both funding and inventorship even though the biotechnology industry 
 has increased the number of women scientists.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nThe average
  women inventorship rate in the US is approximately 13% with Oregon rank
 ing in the bottom one-third of US states. In the last decade\, only 20% 
 of inventors on patents assigned to universities and hospitals and only 
 15% of inventors on patents granted to public research organizations wer
 e women.  In addition\, even when these applications are filed\, data sh
 ows that USPTO examiners treat women inventors more harshly. A Yale stud
 y shows that women inventors had an 8.2% lower chance of obtaining a US 
 patent where the names were clearly indicative of gender. &#13\;\n&#13\;
 \nWhile funding opportunities also remain scarce (45% less funding per B
 oston Consulting Group)\, investors supporting women entrepreneurs have 
 found a higher average ROI (10% higher).&#13\;\n&#13\;\nIt is in this li
 ght that McCoy Russell has developed approaches to support organizations
  in enhancing women participation at all levels\, including in brainstor
 ming\, invention submission\, etc.  Because diversity leads to increased
  innovation\, organizations can received significant valuation benefits 
 in their portfolios.\n\nTags: #oregonbioscienceincubator\, #portlandIQ\n
 \nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250475787
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Funding for Women Entrepreneurs in Biotech
LOCATION:Oregon Bioscience Incubator (OBI) / OTRADI: 4640 SW Macadam Aven
 ue\, Suite 270\, Portland Oregon 97239 United States
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