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JANUARY 20, 2017

Larry Gilbert , the founder of the technology transfer program at Caltech , passed away in November in Florida, Caltech said this week, with a tribute to Gilbert's efforts at the school. Gilbert was the "founding father of technology transfer" at Caltech, according to the school, forming the Office of Technology Transfer in 1995.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , the Caltech battery technology startup headed by Joe Fisher, said today that it has been awarded a new, U.S. According to the firm, the new patent covers its production process and fluorinated multi-layered carbon nanomaterials, which are used in its batteries. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Earlier this month, Azusa-based CFX Battery , a stealthy battery technology spinout from Caltech, announced it had raised a new round of funding worth $14.2M. Joe Fisher: The reason we're changing our name, is our original name, CFX Battery, was descriptive of our first technology coming to market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2013

Lumbard of CalTech. The first step is to pick one idea (idea people find it hard to focus on only one), and go to work along the following lines: Do some specific market research. Don’t be surprised if your base idea changes considerably as you learn more about the market, technology, and the sales process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2012

Lumbard of CalTech. The first step is to pick one idea (that seems to be the hard part for idea people), and go to work along the following lines: Do some specific market research. Don’t be surprised if your base idea changes considerably as you learn more about the market, technology, and the sales process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2011

Lumbard of CalTech. The first step is to pick one idea (that seems to be the hard part for idea people), and go to work along the following lines: Do some specific market research. Don’t be surprised if your base idea changes considerably as you learn more about the market, technology, and the sales process.

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