Tuesday, September 30, 2008

CATI and Minnesota Wire, Inc.

The upcoming Off the Shelf event features two great innovative organizations that are leading the way in advancing new products. The event will be held Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 5pm. Location: Studio 401 • 301 Water Street, Eau Claire (next door to Mona Lisa’s).

Feel free to use this blog as a way to ask questions about the technology/product presented and leave feedback about the event. If you have suggestions on how we can make it more valuable and productive for you, let us know!

Off the Shelf - Who’s Who
In order to fulfill our goals and bring real value to new ventures and growing existing businesses, we have limited the scope of those involved by choosing individuals with experience, expertise, and a high level of knowledge regarding innovation and business growth processes. We hope that by doing this, you will gain valuable knowledge and make productive connections with others who can help your business move forward.

Those invited to this exclusive networking event include:

  • Experienced entrepreneurs
  • Researchers and developers
  • Investors and financial supporters
  • Patent holders in the Eau Claire area
  • Local owners/leaders from businesses that produce a product

Featured Innovation - September 30, 2008
CATI (Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation)
Matthew Wagner, Executive Director, http://www.thecati.com/

Matthew Wagner was named founding Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Technology & Innovation (CATI) in June 2001. He is responsible for managing this regional partnership initiative that incorporates project-based education; technology transfer and incubator programs. As the founding Executive Director, Matt has successfully led CATI to securing nearly $45 million in intellectual property donations and joint ventures from global companies such as Kraft Foods, Boeing, Dupont, Hercules, ISP, Caterpillar and S.C. Johnson.



Featured Innovation - September 30, 2008
Minnesota Wire, Inc., Paul J. Wagner, Chairman and CEO,
www.mnwire.com

Paul J. Wagner is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Minnesota Wire, Inc. He became president of MWCC in 1992, and was named CEO in 2000. During that time, Mr. Wagner greatly expanded the company’s market exposure which now includes the medical, defense, industrial and commercial sectors; and he has provided strategic direction to evolve the business into a high technology development house primarily through federal research and development grants.

Paul will discuss 3 products; Komodo (stretchy wire), Orbweaver (fatigue resistant wire) and Cobra (Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solution).

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