February 2014 Volume 44 Issue 1

February 2014 httpwwwacs-schborg Page 1

Small Chem BizDivision of Small Chemical Businesses

American Chemical Society

CONTENTS

ACS Program Overview 1SCHB Row Exhibitors 2Regional Meeting Report 4 5San Francisco Summary 6ACS Chemical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council (CIEC) 7 8 9 12 13 15

Small Chem Biz

Dallas Meeting DebutACS 247th National

MeetingMarch 16-20 2014

Joe Sabol SCHB Program Chair

SCHB has programming on the first four days of the Dallas meet-ing All SCHB events will be in the Sheraton Dallas 400 N Olive St except the Exposition and Sci-Mix which are in the Convention Cen-ter and the reception which will be at Iron Cactus 1520 Main St on Monday Consult local maps to determine if it is within your walk-ing distanceFrom the Convention Center you can take Shuttle Route 2 (Green) to the Sheraton and Route 3 (Red) to Magnolia Hotel which is near Iron Cactus

Sunday March 16 2014

SCHBrsquos Executive Committee will meet 800 am-1200 noon in the Sheraton Dallas Trinity 1 The meeting is open and you are welcome to attend even for a few minutes Share your ideas and discuss SCHBrsquos role in the chemi-cal enterprise If you have an item for the agenda or if you would like to be more active in SCHB please contact Chair Mukund Chorghade at chairacs-schborg

SCHBrsquos annual Business Meeting will be 100-130 pm Sunday March 16 in Sheraton Dallas Lone

Star Ballroom C4 SCHB posters will also be on display until they are moved to Sci-Mix on Monday evening

SCHBrsquos first oral session will be 130-500 pm Incorporating Intel-lectual Property (IP) into Your Busi-ness Decisions From Start-Up To Exit organized by Keisha Hylton-Rodic This session will give a good overview of IP considerations contracts and other common legal issues that small businesses encoun-ter This session will be recorded by ACS Presentations on Demand

The Expo in Convention Center Halls CD 600-830 pm SCHBrsquos booth 522 ldquoDiscuss businessrdquo with SCHB members The Expo will also be open 900 am-500 pm Monday and Tuesday

Monday March 17 2014

Coffee will be available at 800 am in Sheraton Dallas Lone Star Ballroom C4 followed by Cyber Security What You Can Do To Pro-tect Your Business 830-1135 am organized by Michael Nordstrom and Joe Sabol The speakers will dis-cuss InternetIT risks and intrusion prevention strategies and will be joined by law enforcement officials for a panel discussion This session is ldquorecommendedrdquo by ACS President Tom Barton

SCHB is a cosponsor of SOCEDrsquos How to Network 1045 am-1200 noon Convention Center D167D174

SCHB will host a luncheon with PROF for speakers and division members 1200-130 pm in Shera-

ton Dallas Majestic 7 and you are cordially invited to join There is no cost to attendees but as seats are limited you must RSVP at httpcontacc1ecNHbg

130-400 pm will be Chemical An-gel Network Chemists Investing in Chemical Companies organized by Mark Vreeke and Sid White Learn about angel investing hear entrepre-neursrsquo presentations and participate in the discussion forum

SCHB with CHAS and PROF will host NetworkingSocialReception 530-730 pm at Iron Cactus 1520 Main St Meet old friends and make new connections discuss business and enjoy refreshments

SCHBrsquos posters will be on display at Sci-Mix 800-1000 pm in the Convention Center Hall F

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SCHB Small Businesses Row Exhibitors

Chemical Angel Network (CAN)Booth 532Sid White PhD (Mark Vreeke) 832-752-2915 sidwhitechemi-calangelscom

IoLiTec Inc Booth 427

Frank Stiemke 205-348-2831stiemkeioliteccomRieke Metals Inc Booth 525Elizabeth Rieke HefleyMarketing and SaleswwwRiekeMetalscomsalesriekemetalscomphone 402-434-2775fax 402-434-2777

Boron Specialties LLCBooth 425Brett BosleywwwboroncombrettboroncomPh 724-712-0750 (m)Ph 855-BORON-05 (office)249 Forsythe RoadValencia PA 16059

CreaGen Biosciences IncBooth 426Raj (SB) Rajur PhDChairman amp CEOE-mail rrajurcreagenbiocomwwwcreagenbiocomPhone 781-938-1122Fax 781-938-1123Mobile 978-764-7068

eSpin Technologies incBooth 1727Jayesh Doshi President7151 Discovery Drives Chattanooga TN 37416Phone 423-267-6266Fax 423-267-6265Email jdoshiespintechnologiescomwwwespintechnologiescom

Active Spectrum IncBooth 1826James R White PhD

Tuesday March 18 2014

Coffee will be available at 800 am in Sheraton Dallas Lone Star Ballroom C4 followed by SCHBrsquos flagship session True Stories from Chemical Entrepreneurs organized by George Ruger 820-1155 am Hear eight presentations about what actually goes on when run-ning a business in the chemical and related sectors This session will be recorded by ACS Presentations on Demand

SCHB with PROF will host a luncheon for speakers and division members 1200-130 pm in Shera-ton Dallas Majestic 7 and you are cordially invited to join There is no cost to attendees but as seats are limited you must RSVP at httpcontacc1aE1FUB

In the Business Innovation Environ-ment organized by John Newsam 130-400 pm is Best Practices in the Business where four speakers will share their advice via presen-tations and a panel discussion on what works and what doesnrsquot in business entrepreneurship and in-novation

Wednesday March 19 2014

Last but not least is Benefits of Undergraduate Internships 130-400 pm organized by Mukund Chorghade and Jennifer Maclach-lan Learn why internships are good for your business and how you can structure one to maximize benefits

Well thatrsquos it for Dallas Next stop ACS 248th National Meeting San Francisco August 10-14 2014

1191 Chess Dr Suite FFoster City CA 94404Phone (650) 212-2625Fax (650) 212-2627Mobile (617) 818-3332eFax (626) 628-1970Email jwhiteactivespectrumcomwwwactivespectrumcom

United ScienceBooth 430 Jon Thompson PhD President15911 Furuby Rd Center City MN 55012Web wwwuniscicorpcomOffice 6512579154Cell 6513299998Fax9732156185Email jthompsonunited-sciencecorpcom

Delightrsquos Earthly DelightsBooth 1733 Peter Edgell5202123343 (landline)5204906634 or 5204901118 (cellular)Email delightsearthlydelightshotmailcomPO Box 2013Benson AZ 85602

ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses (SCHB) Booth 522Phone 717-623-8201Email expo-boothacs-schborgWeb wwwacs-schborg

ChemLabTrends Booth 1433Sales Contact Helena Majgier-Ba-ranowska Director of Marketing Phone 508-925-5674Email servicechemlabtrendscomWeb wwwchemlabtrendscom

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February 2014 httpwwwacs-schborg Page 3

By Jennifer Maclachlan Public Relations Chair SCHB

There was a tie for the Outstand-ing Collaboration Between a Local Section and Division Award at the 15th Annual ChemLuminary Awards at the ACS Fall National Meeting in Indianapolis September 10 2013 It was a win-win situation for the ACS Division of Small Chemical Busi-nesses which claimed both awards from the Divisional Activities Com-mittee one for collaborating with the ACS Georgia Local Section and the second for partnering with the Northeastern Local Section

About the award winning activity ACS-GLS and SCHB The Chemical Businesses Group of the ACS Georgia Local Section organized an entrepreneurial net-working event featuring a showcase of 18 small chemical businesses within their local section on Novem-ber 9 2012 hosted by Kennesaw State University in cooperation with the ACS Georgia Local Section AcademiaIndustry Forum Accord-ing to Deanna Morrow Hall one of the organizers this event was an ldquoenormous opportunity to raise the visibility of the arearsquos chemical businessesrdquo The AcademiaIndustry Forum included talks on research collaborations between universities and industry focusing on patenting and developing commercial prod-ucts and government regulations An Innovative Project Grant (IPG) was used for the Local Chemical Businesses Showcase to develope membership by creating a network-ing venue for current and prospective

members in the chemical enterprise via the small chemical business Showcase This award was one of six that the ACS-Georgia Local Sec-tion won at the 2013 ChemLuminary awards

About the award winning activity NESACS and SCHBThe Northeastern Local section in cooperation with the ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses and Nova Biomedical with financial sup-port from the NESACS Government Relations Committee organized a day long symposium on October 11 2012 titled Starting and Financing a Small Chemical Business The program included a summary of the ACS Entrepreneurial Initiative (see the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center) the start-up of Nova Biomedical in the 1970s conventional and SBA financing Other subjects included advantages of executive education for technicalscientific entrepreneurs non dilu-tive and dilutive equity funding and talks on the advantages of tweeting and other social media platforms for marketing a small chemical busi-ness True Stories of Chemical En-trepreneurs an SCHB flagship sym-posium at ACS Meetings debuted at this local section symposium and featured four NESACS members and their fascinating stories ranging from working with Senators Kennedy and Dole to get government RampD fund-ing for small businesses in the early 1980rsquos to the start-up of a contract drug discovery company in the Boston area The evening portion of the event was the NESACS Monthly Meeting honoring the 50 60 and 70 year ACS members

Anis Rahman Meeting Participation

Dr Anis Rahman past chair of the Southeast Pennslyvania section of the (ACS) and Planning Chair of

SCHB was present at the Joseph Priestley Award to Dr James E Hansen at Dickinson College Dr Hansen former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies is adjunct professor at Co-lumbia Universityrsquos Earth Institute

Dr Anis Rahmanrsquos presentation at Indianapolisrsquos ACS meeting lsquoTera-hertz radiation (T-rays) offers poten-tial for earlier diagnosis of mela-nomardquo was selected as part of the ACS news releases to the press See interview here httpwwwustreamtvrecorded38602333 Dr Rahman president and chief technology offi-cer of Applied Research amp Photonics in Harrisburg PA states ldquoTerahertz radiation (T-rays) is ideal for looking beneath the skin and detecting early signs of melanoma T-rays are differ-ent from X-rays which are lsquoioniz-ingrsquo radiation that can cause damage T-rays are a form of lsquonon-ionizingrsquo radiation like ordinary visible light but they can be focused harmlessly below into the body and capture biochemical signatures of events like the start of cancerrdquo

Stay tuned On April 9 2014 Nova Biomedical hosts the ACS Entrepre-neurial Resource Center Showcase East business pitching competition in cooperation with the ACS Divi-sion of Small Chemical Businesses and the Northeastern Local Section If you wish to learn more about and or attend this event contact Jennifer Maclachlan at pracs-schborg

Partner with the ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses Con-tact Mukund Chorghade at chairacs-schborg to partner on entrepre-neurial local section events andor to collaborate with us on symposia at National or Regional Meetings

SCHB Member News

February 2014httpwwwacs-schborgPage 4

MOLECULES MISBEHAVING

Gremlins in your resin kettle Equilibrium shiftpH imbalance We can help Semiconductorspolymers coatings metals amp oxideschemical and materials analysisregulatory amp safety issuesmarket research business development and more

httpchem-consultcom

Photo credit Peter Cutts PhotographyL to R Mike Morello Sharon Vercellotti Jennifer Maclachlan Joe Sabol Stan Seelig Mukund Chorghade Mitchell Bruce Jack Driscoll and Tom Barton at the ChemLuminary Awards in Indianapolis

Photo credit Peter Cutts PhotographyL to R Sharon Vercellotti Stan Seelig Lynn Sullivan Mitchell Bruce Joe Sabol Mike Morello Mukund Chorghade and Tom Barton

Member Spotlight

CampEN Features Jennifer Lee with her startup SusTerea

Biorenewables

Jennifer Lee SCHB Assistant Newsletter Editor

Currently in the final year of her PhD in organic chemistry at Iowa State University Jennifer Leersquos research in green chemistry led to an oppor-tunity to explore entrepreneurship through startup company SusTerea Biorenewables LLC The startup aims to generate specialty and com-modity aromatic building blocks from bio-based feedstocks to cre-ate a sustainable future The initial target is dimethyl terephthalate for incorporation into polyester fibers and containers although extensive com-mercial targets are possible based on SusTerearsquos versatile platform technol-ogy In conjunction with the Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC) and university professors at Iowa State University SusTerea will continue exploring partnership opportunities and growth More details are found in the October 28 2013 issue of CampEN and the website wwwsustereacom Jenny currently serves on the SCHB executive committee as an assistant newsletter editor

February 2014 httpwwwacs-schborg Page 5

Become an SCHBPatron Member

Corporations or organizations wish-ing to become Patron Members are those that wish to foster the Divisionrsquos objectives defined in the SCHB Bylaws II Section 3bull To aid in the formation develop-ment and growth of small chemical businesses

Regional Meeting Reportby Joe SabolSCHB Program Chair

ACS has five regional meetings in 2014 and SCHB will be a sponsor of all five

SCHB had has success with organiz-ing two half-day sessions at regional meetings Resources for Chemical Businesses and True Stories from Entrepreneurs and will use this model for 2014 but other special-ized chemical-business session are also possible What are you inter-ested in

Itrsquos not too late to participate as a volunteer organizer or speaker and the links below will give you more information Please coordinate your efforts with Joe Sabol SCHB Regional Meeting Coordinator at programacs-schborg

NORM The only ACS meeting north and west of a line from Grand Rapids MI Columbia MO Fort Worth TX and San Francisco is North-west Regional Meeting NORM June 22-25 2014 in Missoula MT Tony Haag Chair of the Montana Local Section is SCHBrsquos contactorganizer If you would like to be a speaker if you know somebody who could be a speaker or if you want to enhance your business in the North-west look for the call for papers in an upcoming CampEN or see httpnorm2014sitesacsorg Abstract submission will open in a few weeks and the program will be finalized in mid-May

CERM

For the eighth consecutive year SCHB will program at CERM October 29 - November 1 2014 in Pittsburgh PA the meeting theme is ldquoBridging Chemistry and Innova-tionrdquo Ron Taylor of the Pittsburgh

Local Section is helping to organize SCHBrsquos sessions but itrsquos not too late to propose another session If you would like to participate at CERM contact the meeting pro-gram chair discuss your ideas see httpacscerm2014org

SERMACS

If itrsquos been a while since your last visit to Nashville then you should plan to ldquoTune in to Chemistry in Music Cityrdquo and organize a session at Southeast Regional Meeting SERMACS October 16-19 2014 in Nashville TN SERMACS is the largest regional meeting and one you donrsquot want to miss See httpsermacs2014org for more infor-mation and deadlines

SWRM

Texas is big enough for two ACS meetings per year Whether or not you attend the 247th National Meeting in March you should not miss Southwest Regional Meeting SWRM November 19-22 2014 in Fort Worth TX SCHB member Kirby Drake is the meeting general chair and she is ready to schedule any and all SCHB programming See httpswrmorg Going Forward into 2015SCHB is always looking for volun-teers to help organize SCHB ses-sions at regional meeting For more information on ACS 2015 regional meetings see httpacsorgmeet-ings

bull To address the legal social edu-cational legislative regulatory and economic needs of self-employed chemists and ACS members who are employed by small chemical busi-nessesbull To encourage promote and or-ganize personal interaction among members of the Division and other chemists institutions or organiza-tions interested in the promotion of free enterprise among chemistsbull To serve as a clearinghouse for information about services available to members engaged in or planning to start small chemical businessesbull To provide liaison between small chemical businesses needing part-time employees and chemistry students needing income and experi-encebull To provide the expertise and experience of its members to the SOCIETY and for the betterment of the public

Patron Membersrsquo annual dues are $200 Ask an SCHB Officer how your organization can qualify for Patron Membership

New Patrons of the Divisionbull Billion amp Armitage PA

Michael Haukaas PhDbull ChemicalWatch

Gavin Bennettbull Nevrivy Patent Law Group

PLLC Keisha Hylton-Rodic PhD JD

bull OSHA Liang LLPCarlyn A Burton

bull Patriot Bioenergy CorporationRoger Ford

bull EHF CapitalLiaison Member Steven K Hall

February 2014httpwwwacs-schborgPage 6

San Francisco SummaryACS 248th National Meeting

August 10-14 2014Joe Sabol SCHB Program Chair

SCHB plans an extensive program for the San Francisco meeting having theme Chemistry and Glob-al Stewardship See Call for Papers in CampEN January 13 2014 Ab-stract submission is now open at httpabstractsacsorg and closes on March 25 2014 Please submit your abstract(s) soon to ensure consideration and placement in the program

Current SCHB symposia with organizers are

bull True Stories from Entrepreneurs George Rugerbull Entrepreneurs Poster Session George Rugerbull Best Practices in Launching a University Start-up John Newsam amp Mark Vreekebull Chemical Angel Network Mark Vreeke amp Sid Whitebull Cyber Security for Small Busi-nesses Michael Nordstrom amp Joe Sabol bull Current and Future Trends to Provide Equal Access in the Com-mercial Sector for Employees with Special Needs Cary Supalobull Internships in Small Businesses Jennifer Machlachlanbull Start-up Chemical Businesses in Drug Discovery Patrick Kearneybull Intellectual Property 101 What Grad Students and Post-docs Need to Know Keisha Hylton-Rodic

If you feel that you can organize another SCHB session ie find 4-6 speakers on a subject relevant to entrepreneurs and small busi-nesses in the chemical sector or if you feel you can identify a suitable San Francisco venue (local near Moscone Convention Center) for SCHBrsquos socialreception please contact Program Chair Joe Sabol programacs-schborg as soon as possible See you in San Fran-cisco

Ken Fivizzani (L) CHAS Chair and Chicago Section Councilor and Joe Sabol SCHB Program Chair enjoy cake at Prof Carl Djer-assirsquos 90th birthday party at ACS 246th National Meeting Septem-ber 2013 Indianapolis Photo Linda WangCampEN

SCHB Chair Stan and Marcy Seelig greet visitors at the SCHB booth in Indianapolis Fall ACS Meeting 2013

Stan Seelig Joe Sabol (front) and Anis Rahman (back) finished set-ting up the SCHB booth in Indianapolis

February 2014 httpwwwacs-schborg Page 7

Entrepreneurial Track ndash Programming amp Events

Roadmap

ACS Chemical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council

(CIEC)

Efforts for Chemical Entrepre-neurs by BMGT CEPA PROF

SCHB amp WCC

247th ACS National Meeting Dallas TX ndash March 16-20 2014

SESSIONS WORKSHOPS amp NETWORKING EVENTS

Sunday March 16 2014Incorporating Intellectual Property into Your Business Decisions From

Start-Up to Exit130 PM ndash 450 PMSheraton Dallas ndash

Lone Star Ballroom C4SCHB

ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the

Chemical Sciences Symposium in Honor of

Sandra C Greer130 PM ndash 450 PM

Sheraton Dallas ndash Majestic 4WCC with PHYS and PROF

Monday March 17 2014WCC Women in the Chemical

Enterprise Breakfast 730 AM ndash 930 AM

Sheraton DallasTicketed Event WCC

Cyber Security What You Can Do to Protect Your Business

800 AM ndash 1140 AMSheraton Dallas ndash

Lone Star Ballroom C4SCHB with PROF and PRES

How to Network1045 AM ndash 1200 PM

Dallas Convention Center ndash D167D174

SOCED with PROF SCHB and YCC

Chemical Angel Network Chemists Investing in Chemical Companies

130 PM ndash 405 PMSheraton Dallas ndash

Lone Star Ballroom C4SCHB with PROF

WCC Open Meeting andJust Cocktails Reception

400 PM ndash 500 PMSheraton Dallas ndash Majestic Room 5

WCC

Open SocialNetworking Reception500 PM ndash 800 PM Iron Cactus

PROF and SCHB and CHAS

Tuesday March 18 2014True Stories from

Chemical Entrepreneurs800 AM ndash 1200 PM

Sheraton Dallas ndash Lone Star Ballroom C4

SCHB with PROF

Women Chemist Committee Luncheon

1200 PM ndash 130 PM Sheraton Dallas

Ticketed Event WCC

Best Practices in the Business Innovation Environment

130 PM ndash 400 PM Sheraton Dallas ndash Lone Star Ballroom C4

SCHB with PROF and PRES

Wednesday March 19 2014Benefits of Undergraduate

Internships130 PM ndash 400 PM

Sheraton Dallas Lone Star Ballroom C4

SCHB with CEPA PROF and YCC

ACS Exposition and ACS Career Fair

Sunday March 16th ndash Tuesday March 18th

Chemical Angels Network BoothHall C Booth 532

Dallas Convention Center

Small Chemical Business AislesHall C Rows 400 500 Hall D

Rows 1400 1700 1800 Dallas Convention Center

Start Up Advice ACS Career FairHall B Level 2

Dallas Convention CenterVariety of Workshops ACS Career Workshopseg ldquoSoup to Nuts of

EntrepreneurshiprdquoDallas Convention Center

At the SCHB reception in Indianapolis from Left Stan Seelig Anis Rahman Gianna Ar-nold and Rajish Nair

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ACS 247th National Meeting Dallas TX

March 16-20 2014

Look for ACS meeting news in CampEN on January 20 2014 and at httpacsorgdallas2014 SCHBrsquos technical program meetings and luncheons will be in Sheraton Dallas and the Expo will be in the Conven-tion Center SCHBrsquos reception with CHAS and PROF will be Monday 530-730 pm at Iron Cactus 1520 Main St Dallas

You are cordially invited to lunch with SCHB amp PROF speakers and guests 1200-130 pm Monday and Tuesday Sheraton Dallas Majestic 7 As a member benefit there is no charge to you but seats are limited and you must RSVP for Monday httpcontacc1ecNHbg and for Tuesday httpcontacc1aE1FUB

If your company would like to sponsor morning coffee lunch or SCHBrsquos reception please contact David Deutsch at treasurerasc-schborg for details

If yoursquod like to be more active in SCHB but feel that your skill-set needs a tune-up as a member ben-efit SCHB will provide a limited number of scholarships for ACS Leadership courses in Dallas Go to httpacsorgleaders and find the course that interests you Before you register please contact Mukund Chorghade at chairacs-schborg to discuss where yoursquod like become involved with SCHB and if funds remain available

ACS 248th National Meeting San Francisco CAAugust 10-14 2014

The call for papers for the San Francisco meeting was published in CampEN on January 13 2014 and abstract submission closes on March 25 2014 SCHB welcomes your

abstract at httpabstractsacsorg for one of the many oral and poster sessions If you feel that yoursquod like to organize a session that is not listed or help organize SCHBrsquos reception contact Joe Sabol at programacs-schborg

SCHB Newsletter Small Chem Biz

The SCHB newsletter will again be published in August and you can still submit an article (250-300 words) member news (50 words) photos or advertising The deadline for submissions is July 15 2014 Send your material to newsletteracs-schborg

SCHB Social Media

To maintain your connections with fellow SCHB members please join and follow SCHB on the ACS Network LinkedIn Facebook andor Twitter If you have SCHB member news you would like us to share through our social networks please contact Jennifer Maclach-lan at pracs-schborg with the request

Business Pitching Competition

SCHB together with ACS the Northeastern Local Section NESACS the Chemical Entrepre-neurship amp I Council and Nova Biomedical will present the 2014 ACS Entrepreneurial Resource Center Showcase East business pitch competition featuring a cash prize for the winning pitch The event will take place on Wednes-day April 9 2014 in Waltham MA To qualify as a participating entrepreneur (limited to 20) you must be an ACS member who has an investor-ready early-stage chemical business Candidates will be required to fill out an investor readiness questionnaire found at http the deadline is 2014 If you are an inves-tor we want you too Participa-

tion is available in person or online Email pracs-schborg for more information The evening portion of the event will be open to the public and will feature the winning pitch as well as a spectacular entrepreneurial panel

Volunteer Opportunities

Finally none of SCHBrsquos valuable benefits and activities would have been possible without the vision and commitment of our volunteers If you are looking for a way to expand your professional network enhance your leadership skills or shape the future of our dynamic division consider becoming a volunteer and help drive the initiatives that further SCHBrsquos mission Contact Keisha Hylton-Rodic at membershipacs-schborg to learn more about volunteer opportunities or contact your member colleagues who have been or are now volunteers They can tell you about the satisfaction of volunteering and contributing to the future of SCHB

As always if you have any questions or comments about SCHB or can see another way to become involved do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the SCHB Executive Committee collectively at allacs-schborg

Pictured below are the jump drives that are presented to SCHB speakers as a small token of appreciation

February 2014 httpwwwacs-schborg Page 9

Get Maximum Value from your National Meeting Attendance

At the ACS 247th National Meet-ing in Dallas SCHB will have the Anchor Booth 522 in the Small Business Row at the Expo Please visit us there See details here httpsacsexpoplannercomexpo-mapindexcfmfuseaction=homemainampevent_id=1049

As a benefit of membership in SCHB your company can have a booth at a reduced rate The rules and procedure are

1 Small Business booths are identi-cal to standard 10 x 10 booths in the Expo and include a 6-ft draped table two chairs and carpet

2 The cost is $500 (see conditions below) as opposed to the standard fee from ACS of $1500 In addi-tion two Expo badges and one full meeting registration is included ($380 value)

3 You must apply through the SCHB Please contact by email expo-boothacs-schborg

4 The owner or at least one em-ployee must be a SCHB member in good standing

5 The company must have fewer than 50 ldquochemicalrdquo employees6 The company must have a mini-mum $1M liability insurance

7 Sign up early to gain maximum publicity from ACS meeting news in CampEN You may sign up until the start of the meeting but the longer you wait will result in omission from the print program

8 For more information or to sign up contact SCHB Expo Coordi-nator Dr Anis Rahman at expo-boothacs-schborg

Visit the following pages for the floor plan Spring meeting httpacsspring14expoworkscom Fall meeting httpacsfall14expoworkscom

ACS promotes each companyrsquos participation by providing a corpo-rate listing in CampEN as well as the onsite program and the online direc-tory SCHB will promote your booth in our newsletter and other meeting news For details on SCHB booth visit httpacs-schborgAboutSCHBBoothhtml

If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity to promote your company at the ACS Expositions at the 248th National Meeting in San Francisco) contact Dr Anis Rah-man SCHB Booth Coordinator at expo-boothacs-schborg

Free Ad amp 1 Day Registration

Presenters at the SCHB meeting pro-grams are entitled to a free business card ad in Small Chem Biz and 1 day registration fee Send ad to Sha-ron Vercellotti Editor newsletteracs-schborg and contact Program Chair Joe Sabol (programacs-schborg) for details concerning your presentation

Tools and Resources for Entrepreneurs

The Chemical Entrepreneurs forum on the ACS Network provides tools and resources to entrepreneurs looking to start or advance their chemical business ventures Open to the public is a Service Providers listing with productsservices such as attorneys and marketing firms that may be beneficial to your busi-ness in its current or potential stage Also available exclusively for mem-bers is a Knowledge Center with helpful information about training programs funding sources and business plan competitions like the one hosted by the ACS Chemical Entrepreneurship Council You are also encouraged to add your own resources to this interactive re-source see httpscommunitiesacsorgcommunityprofessionchemi-cal-entrepreneurs

February 2014httpwwwacs-schborgPage 10

Chemical Angel Network Dallas Expo

If you are an entrepreneur small chemical business owner or in-vestor and you are planning on attending the 247th ACS National Meeting in Dallas please visit the Chemical Angel Network Expo Booth 532 regarding angel fund-ing and investing The Chemical Angel Network (CaN) is the only Nation-wide angel network invest-ing in seed and early stage chemical businesses (ie businesses with a significant chemistry component) The Angel Network offers chem-ists chemical engineers and other chemical professionals a unique opportunity to participate in the growth of companies within the chemical and chemistry - enabled industries In addition to financial capital the network provides com-panies and entrepreneurs several unique benefits The network draws upon the memberrsquos experience and knowledge base to provide compre-hensive due diligence mentoring contacts and technical expertise For more information on the Chem-ical Angel Network please contact Mark Vreeke (markvreekechemi-calangelscom) or Sid White (sidwhitechemicalangelscom) andor visit our website (wwwChemi-calAngelscom)

Chemical Angel Network Investment Companies

ldquoIOLITEC Ionic Liquids Technolo-gies is an innovative dynamic and goal-oriented company They use state-of-the-art production technolo-gies to manufacture their standard products which include more than 350 ionic liquids 40 key intermedi-ates and 175 nanomaterials These are available from grams to 25 tons With their custom synthesis and RampD-services they enable their customers to develop novel technol-ogies The complete range of ionic liquids and selected nanomaterials are available in high-end qualities at competitive pricerdquo

Rieke Metals Inc (RMI) began in 1991 with its foundation in 40+ years of active metal research To-day the company sells active Rieke Zinc and Magnesium Grignard and Organozinc reagents fine organic chemicals and organic semi-con-ducting polymersmonomers includ-ing P3HT Headquartered in Lin-coln Nebraska the facility locally manufactures over 10000 research compounds and more than 350 thousand molecules under research contract

2014 SCHB OfficersChair - Mukund Chorghadechairacs-schborgChair Elect - Anis Rahmanchair-electasc-schborgPast Chair - Stan Seeligpast-chairacs-schborgSecretary - Patrick Kearneysecretaryacs-schborgTreasurer and Webmaster - David J Deutsch treasureracs-schborgCouncilor - Sharon V Vercellotticounciloracs-schborgAlternate Councilor - Joe Sabolalt-counciloracs-schborg

Committee Chairs Program Chair - Joe Sabol pro-gramacs-schborgNewsletter Editor - Sharon Vercellotti newsletteracs-schborgAssistant Newsletter Editor-Jennifer Lee jjleeiastateeduPublic Relations - Jennifer Maclachlan pracs-schborgMembership Chair - Keisha Hylton-Rodic membershipacs-schborgAwards - Mukund Chorghade past-chairacs-schborgYounger Chemists - Dotti Miller yccacs-schb-orgPlanning - Anis Rahman planacs-schborgExpo Booth Chair - Anis Rahmanexpo-boothacs-schborgContact Past Chair Mukund Chorghade if you would like to volunteer for a committee andor become more active in SCHB

Visit the SCHB Website Our webpage (wwwacs-schborg) is emerging with a new look Webmaster David Deutsch (webmasteracs-schborg) welcomes your input - news local events business opportunities

February 2014 httpwwwacs-schborg Page 11

Volunteer for SCHB

Contribute to SCHB Assist the SCHB divisionrsquos mission to help chemists form develop and grow small chemical businesses expand your network and keep abreast ACS entrepreneurial activities Wersquore looking for short and long term volunteers to help in the fol-lowing roles bull Newsletter editorbull Webmaster assistantbull Treasurer assistantbull Membership supportbull Sponsors - developmentbull Symposia organizerbull Graphic artistbull Your ideasContact Mukund Chorghade at past-chairacs-schborg

Advertise in Small Chem Biz

Single issue rates $2500 business card 2 x 35 in$7500 per 14 page 35 x 45 in$13000 per 12 page 7 x 45 in

$21000 whole pagecontact editor

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TRY SCHB SOCIAL MEDIA

facebookcomSCHBD

twittercomACSSCHB

Patrick Kearney Secretary Officially my role is to keep a record of the proceedings of the Division and of the Executive Committee I am also respon-sible for writing the Divisionsrsquos annual report for submission to the ACS

Stan Seeling is backup for the Chair and Chair-elect work on Annual Report and continue involvement in the SCHB He is pictured with two SCHB ChemLuminary awards from 2013

Joe Sabol Program ChairIs responsible for arranging the technical program and events at ACS national meet-ings Also is Regional Meeting Coordina-tor Representative to MPPG Alternate Councilor programacs-schborg

Sharon V Vercellotti Councilor SCHB newsletter editor

SCHB Officers

February 2014httpwwwacs-schborgPage 12

Credit Card Payments SCHB

Davis Deutsch - SCHB Treasurer

Due to numerous requests by SCHB members we have added an easy access to credit card payment for some transactions including Patron Membership ($200) Sponsorships ($500 - $1500) and $500 pay-ment for a Booth on Small Chemi-cal Businesses Row at future ACS Expos (in 2014 in Dallas in March and in San Francisco in August) We prefer that you still pay by check but if its more convenient for you to pay via credit card it is now available via the SCHB web-site on secure pages for credit card transactions

Some details Patron Membership - If your firm wishes to become an SCHB Member Patron member-ship is just the ticket You can be the Liaison Member and take a more active role with this organi-zation and the ACS For full list and further details see the SCHB Patron Member webpage at httpwwwacs-schborgJoinPatronMembershiphtml or speak with Membership Chair Keisha Hylton-Rodic PhD JD at membershipacs-schborg Credit card payment at httpwwwacs-schborgJoinPa-tronPatron_SponsorPaymenthtml

Sponsorships If you wish to help SCHBs program efforts with Break-fast andor Luncheon Sponsorships during the national or regional meetings you can now pay via credit card Breakfast Sponsorships are generally $500 and Luncheons $1000 In addition you can be a Social Event Sponsor at three dif-ferent levels (in $500 increments from $500 to $1500) For details on how your sponsorship can best fit in the program please contact the Program Chair Joe Sabol at pro-gramacs-schborg Payment via credit card is on the same webpage

as the Patron Membership payment just search the drop-down menu for the payment that you wish to make httpwwwacs-schborgJoinPatronPatron_SponsorPaymenthtml

Booth One of the great benefits of SCHB membership is the opportu-nity to test at minimal cost whether the marketplace offered by ACS Expo is right for your companys products andor services For $500 (which also includes one Techni-cal Registration a $370 value) you get a 10x 10 foot booth on Small Chemical Businesses Row at ACS Expo - the same fully-furnished booth that other exhibitors get but they pay a much higher price You must be an SCHB member before you can be eligible for this exclusive benefit and you must contact us first Please contact SCHB Booth Coordinator Dr Anis Rahman at expo-boothacs-schborg for further details Now is the time to get started in booking your booth for the full ACS Meeting in Dallas (March 16-18) before they are sold out Details about the SCHB booth offer at httpwwwacs-schborgAboutSCHBBoothhtml Once you select your booth at ACS Expo we will invoice you and you can pay via credit card at httpwwwacs-schborgAboutSCHBBoothPaymenthtml or by check Existing members pay only $500 and new-comers $515 To qualify you must 1) be an SCHB member 2) have few than 50 ldquochemicalrdquo employees and 3) have $1M liability insurance

10 Best Tourist Attractions in Dallas

Six Flag1 Six Flags is located at 2201

Road to Six Flags in Arling-ton Open year around Six Flags Over Texas has been on forefront of them park enter-tainment for decades and offers rides shows and more to Dal-las area visitors

2 Cowboys Stadium3 Dallas Zoo is the oldest zoo

in Texas (actually the Dal-las Zoo was the aboriginal zoo in the Southwest United States) Dallas Zoo has developed to be one of the a lot of absorbing zoos in the Lone Star State The Dal-las Zoo is amid at 650 S RL Thornton Freeway in Dallas The Dallas Zoo is accessible from 9 am to 4 pm daily

4 Sixth Floor Museum5 McKinney Trolley6 Medieval Times is located at

2021 N Stemmons in Dallas An 11th-century appearance castle with a fish-filled moat is just the ambience for the different acquaintance of an evening spent at Medieval Times

7 Billy Bobrsquos8 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame9 Ft Worth Zoo10 Dallas Arboretum is located on

White Rock Lake just alfresco of city Dallas the Arboretum appearance bright area all year long Tours are accessible daily The Arboretum is aswell accessible for weddings and added clandestine functions

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What is Co-opCo-op is an academic model in which students alternate periods of study with periods of paid work experience in their field The con-cept was pioneered in 1906 at the University of Cincinnati by Her-man Schneider The co-op extends student learning beyond the class-room allowing them to gain practi-cal experience integrate theory and practice and further develop their professional and interpersonal skills

Benefits of the Co-op Program to StudentsWorking as a co-op enables students to better understand how the con-cepts they learn in the classroom can be applied in real-world settings Working as a co-op allows students to gain valuable experience in their field which helps them gain confi-dence in their skills and gives them an advantage as they enter the com-petitive job market Students have the opportunity to make connections in their field which can help them find permanent employment after they graduate Students can ldquotest driverdquo their new career to make sure it is a good fit Many students get hired by their co-op company after they graduate

Why Hire a Co-op StudentCo-op students bring enthusiasm fresh ideas and new skill sets they are eager to use Co-op students are a cost effective method for devel-oping projects or obtaining assis-tance with daily workloads Co-op students quickly come up to speed and are capable of performing work equal to full-time employees at a fraction of the cost Co-ops allow companies to create a pipeline of tal-ented and trained potential employ-ees to fill their full-time recruiting needs

It all started at the University of CincinnatiThe UC Cooperative Education Program is the oldest in the world

and the largest cooperative educa-tion program at a public university in the United States It has been ranked 4th in the United States by the US News and World Report UC students alternate semesters of study with semesters of full-time work This gives students the op-portunity to work in cities all over the United States as well as inter-nationally Alternating semesters also gives employers the advantage of having a student year-round if needed For more information about the University of Cincin-natirsquos co-op program please contact Paula Sturm at paulasturmucedu or call 513-556-9811

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MPPG Report

Lisa Houston Chairemail mppgacsorg

Since 2006 the Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group (MPPG) has been charged with selecting themes and planning Society-wide thematic and multidisciplinary pro-gramming for ACS National Meet-ings MPPG is a body representing all divisions and pertinent gover-nance units Every division and programming committee has the opportunity to participate in select-ing thematic programming

Themes for upcoming meetings

bull 248th August 10-14 2014 San Francisco CATheme Chemistry and Global StewardshipThematic Program Chair Robin Rogers rdrogersasuaedu

bull 249th March 22-26 2015 Denver COTheme Chemistry of Natural Re-sourcesThematic Program Chair Robert Weber RobertWeberpnnlgov

bull 250th August 16-20 2015 Boston MATheme Innovation from Discovery to ApplicationCarston R Wagner wagne003umnedu

bull 251st March 13-17 2016 San Diego CATheme Computers in ChemistryThematic Program Chair Kenneth M Merz kmerz1gmailcom

bull 252nd August 21-25 2016 Philadelphia PATheme Chemistry of the People by the People and for the PeopleThematic Program Chair Rudy Baum r_baumacsorg

Thematic programs under discussion

bull 253rd April 2 ndash 6 2017 San Francisco CATheme Smart Materials and Sys-tems Subthemes biomedical applications self assembly in vivo computing and telecommunications development and characterization of functional materials

bull 254th August 20-24 2017 Washington DCTheme Chemistry Beyond Bor-ders Subthemes tropical diseases environmental quality water quality global science policy global sci-ence education the role of ACS in a global world

Long time SCHB members Ron Versic and Sharon Vercellotti meet at the SCHB booth in Indianapolis

Everything you need at your fingertips for Dallas ACS Meeting

The ACS Dallas 2014 Mobile Meet-ing Application is here Stop flip-ping pages this is your full featured program guide to the 247th ACS National Meeting in Dallas Texas Designed for smart phones and tablets our app is currently avail-able for free in the Apple App Store for iOS devices For Android users you can find it in Google Play and the Android Amazon Store Do not despair if you do not currently have a smart phone you are also able to enjoy an online version We strongly encourage all meeting attendees to utilize this powerful resource Get-ting you the information you need as accurately and efficiently as possible will surely enhance your meeting experience

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SCHB Program American Chemical Society

247th National MeetingMarch 16-20 2014

Dallas TX

DIVISION OF SMALL CHEMICAL BUSINESSESJ Sabol Program Chair

Sheraton Dallas 400 N Olive St Lone Star Ballroom C4 unless otherwise noted

Sunday March 16 Afternoon

SCHB Poster SessionCosponsored by PROFG Ruger Organizer Presiding

100 - 1301 Division of Small Chemical Businesses SCHB is your connec-tion to entrepreneurial resources M Chorghade S Seelig S Vercellotti D Deutsch P Kearney J Sabol A Rahman J Maclachlan K Hylton-Rodic C Burton G Ruger

2 Chemical Angel Network chemical professionals investing in chemistry enabled businesses M Vreeke J Giordan S White

3 Educating chemists for dynamic work environments K M Bucholtz

Incorporating Intellectual Prop-erty into Your Business Decisions From Start-Up To ExitCosponsored by PROFK Hylton-Rodic Organizer Presiding

130 Introductory Remarks

135 4 Finding the intellectual property information that you need for business decisions E S Sim-mons

205 5 Non-disclosureconfiden-tiality agreement and licenses An overview B P OShaughnessy

235 6 Intellectual property (IP) audits The purpose the impor-tance and the cost C E McCann

305 7 Avoiding legal landmines Incorporating intellectual property (IP) considerations in your daily business decisions K Hylton-Rodic

335 Intermission

345 Panel Discussion

445 Concluding Remarks

Monday March 17 Morning

Cyber Security What You Can Do To Protect Your BusinessCosponsored by PRES and PROFJ Sabol M Nordstrom OrganizersC Ashman Presiding

800 Coffee

830 Introductory Remarks

835 8 Understand your risks plan your protection M Nordstrom

905 9 Protecting intellectual prop-erty from world-wide threats and intrusions R Scherer

935 10 Cyber-threat protection strategies for small businesses M Carver

955 Intermission

1005 Panel Discussion the above speakers will be joined by law en-forcement officials

1135 Concluding Remarks

How to Network (Dallas Conven-tion Center D167D174)Sponsored by SOCED Cosponsored by PROF SCHB and YCC

1045-1200

Monday March 17 AfternoonChemical Angel Network Chem-ists Investing in Chemical Compa-niesCosponsored by PROFM Vreeke OrganizerS White Organizer Presiding

130 Introductory Remarks

135 11 Introduction to the Chemi-cal Angel Network and angel invest-ing M Vreeke J Giordan S White

200 Company Presentations

300 Investment Discussion

330 Open Forum

400 Concluding Remarks

Monday March 17 Evening

Sci-Mix (Dallas Convention Center Hall F)Cosponsored by PROFG Ruger Organizer Presiding

800 - 10001 2 3 See column 1 100-130pm

Tuesday March 18 Morning

True Stories from Chemical Entre-preneursCosponsored by PROFG Ruger Organizer Presiding

800 Coffee and Networking

820 Introductory Remarks

825 12 Art and science of a start-up company in light of the JOBS Act A Rahman

850 13 Lessons learned in cus-tomer development for the introduc-tion of a novel drug delivery agent D Daly

915 14 Unique hiring model and training program results in high quality and cost-effective services C Burton

940 15 V-LABS INC as a family-owned joint effort in small chemi-cal business to provide a synergistic outreach for assisting scientists S Vercellotti J Vercellotti

1005 Intermission

1015 16 Short-term consulting for career development N A LaFranzo

1040 17 Decision making and innovation in commercial chemi-cal research and development J C Warner

1105 18 Ash Stevens A small phar-maceutical chemical company going

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Notice of Change of Name or Address

Write name with any changes below

New Address____________________

Name __________________________

Old Address_____________________

City State Zip___________________

Email __________________________

Effective Date___________________

New position School or Employer______________________________

Please email to membershipacs-schborg

strong at fifty years S A Munk

1130 19 China joint venture for coal refining part two E Meyer

1155 Concluding Remarks

Tuesday March 18 Afternoon

Best Practices in the Business Innovation EnvironmentCosponsored by PROFJ Newsam OrganizerM Vreeke Presiding

130 Introductory Remarks

135 20 Creativity of innovation and entrepreneurship S Shah

155 21 Lens of the market Building innovations and innova-tors J Giordan

215 22 Creation and dangers of entrepreneurial ventures P Wyatt

235 23 Business management during sine wave conditions J N Driscoll

255 Panel Discussion

355 Concluding Remarks

Wednesday March 19 Afternoon

Benefits of Undergraduate Intern-shipsCosponsored by CEPA PROF and YCCM Chorghade OrganizerJ Maclachlan Organizer Presiding

130 Introductory Remarks

135 24 Progressive research intern-ships Entrepreneurial foundations for a career in academic medicine R S Chorghade

155 25 Opportunities for participa-tion of small business in STEM edu-cation S Vercellotti J Vercellotti

215 26 Student internships at Pa-cific Northwest National Laboratory J L Bryant M Linares-Mendoza

235 27 Student internships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory A Gar-rison D Evasius

255 Panel Discussion

355 Concluding Remarks