Overview & Industry Partnership Opportunities

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This is LartaPrivate, U.S.-based nonprofit with 18+ years’ experience in commercialization

• Design and manage global programs that help researchers and entrepreneurs accelerate time to market

• Foster strategic connections between our companies and networks of investors, industry and experts

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What we do

• Participants include: Malaysia, Korea, Brazil, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Israel, Canada, the Netherlands, and others

• 25+ non-U.S. based companies each year

International PracticeGlobal BridgeTM

• Clients: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Science Foundation and U.S. Army

• 250+ companies each yearU.S. Practice

Our work

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How We Do It

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Larta brings these global networks & resources together, customized to each

entrepreneur’s needs

The Entrepreneur

Industry

Business Mentors

Private Funding

Domain Experts

GovernmentFunding

Collaborative Research Partners

Larta Institute

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Our Commercialization Programs

• Business Strategy• Market Research• Finance• IP Protection and Strategy• Regulatory Environment• Long-term Commercialization Plan

• Connect entrepreneurs with industry partners and capital providers through our Principal Advisors and Industry Advisory Boards

Advisory Sessions & Mentoring

Market Connections

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Our ResultsPrograms metrics since 2004 alone…

Results directly attributed by the

companies to their participation in our

programs

Strategic Introductions

New Jobs Created

Million Raised

Acquisitions

4000+

$542+

1500+

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• Assists industry tech scouts in identifying quality and pre-vetted technologies• 1,100+ cutting-edge innovations funded by programs of Larta’s US federal

agency partners, universities and global programs

Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Program

Larta Companies: Market feedback &

downstream connections

Industry:First-look at cutting-

edge innovations

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• A no-cost opportunity—your feedback is the value our companies receive• Time commitment of 3-4 hours per quarter• Benefits may include:

• Program Kickoff Events • Industry Feedback Sessions

• Larta-moderated discussions between companies and Industry Advisors to provide market-based input and downstream networks

• Larta Partnering Salons• Virtual salons that provide Larta-affiliated entrepreneurs and IAB

members an efficient opportunity to uncover technologies and foster new relationships

• Matchmaking Services provide Industry Advisors a first-look at some of the newest innovation happening around the world

• Industry Advisors provide technology road maps from their organizations, and Larta identifies companies of interest

IAB Partnership

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Our IAB Members

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Innovation Management

TechnologyTransfer

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Larta’s Company Pipeline

National Institutes of Health• 80 SBIR Phase II companies each year• Medical devices, pharma, diagnostics, healthcare IT, biotech

National Science Foundation• ~150 SBIR/STTR Phase I companies each year• Cleantech, energy, advanced materials, electronics/IT, chemical-based tech

US Department of Agriculture• ~40 SBIR Phase II companies each year • Food/nutrition, precision agriculture, animal health, plant science, biofuels

US Army - TATRC• 25 SBIR Phase II companies each year • Healthcare IT, Mobile Health, robotics, simulation software

Þ SBIR/STTR is a US federal program that provides grants to small businesses for R&D and commercialization of new technologies1

Þ Our commercialization programs:

1 For more information, go to: www.sbir.gov

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Contact Us:

Carlos Gutierrez Chief Strategy Officer email: cgutierrez@larta.org ph: 213.538.1453 www.larta.org