This Week in the Cafe: August 22-29

It isn’t news to most attendees of the Venture Cafe that Boston and the rest of New England make up one of the most innovative regions in the world. As the summer comes to a close, why not come celebrate that distinction with Museum of Science this Thursday from 4-6pm? As an acknowledgement of all the wonderful inventions that come out of New England, the Museum of Science, in association with the New England Patent Law Association will be coming to the Venture Cafe to collect submissions for “Invented Here,” a celebration of New England’s inventors. MoS is looking for inventors who have been issued a patent within the last five years, reside in New England, and who’s inventions represent scientific breakthroughs significant and relayable to the general public. Museum of Science represents a great vehicle by which the innovative activity going on in New England may be broadcasted and celebrated by the general public — come have your inventions exhibited with the rest of the best! For more information, see Museum of Science’s description of Invented Here.

Highland Capital Partners will be in the Cafe for the second consecutive week, this time represented by Principal Alex Taussig (@Ataussig). Highly accomplished both within the business and academic worlds, Alex’s has experience in a range of fields from the MIT Magnetic Materials and Devices Group to McKinsey & Company. His expertise can support start-ups geared towards scientific solution to energy and environment issues. You can read Alex’s blog to understand his approach to start-ups, cleantech and innovation investments. As usual, if you’d like to have a 15 minute one-on-one meeting with Alex, make sure that you send an email entitled “HCP Office Hours” to (edited) ahoward@hcp.com with your name, a brief summary of what you are working on and what you are looking to gain from the meeting. Alex will be in the Cafe from 3-6pm.

With Labor Day, (and consequently the end of summer), around the bend, we hope you come help us end August well! Stay tuned for Amy’s commentary on this week’s beers and we’ll see you on Thursday!