The Business Partnership Program Venture Conference was held in Baku on December 10, 2008, at the conference hall of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The Azerbaijan National Science Foundation (ANSF) organized this Conference jointly with the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF).
The goal of conference was promote research and development partnerships between companies and teams of researchers/scientists to develop new commercial opportunities of economic benefit to both parties. The workshop brought together 50 scientists.
The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation's CIB&I Senior Program Manager Natalia Pipia, Associate Program Manager Maggie Sobotka and Senior Technology Commercialization Liaison Officer Scott Macfarlane participated in this Conference.
