From the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Blog

Congress Listens on Ways to Improve Commercialization Practices
Last week, the Kauffman Foundation's Lesa Mitchell presented before the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education for a hearing titled "From the Lab Bench to the Marketplace: Improving Technology Transfer." [More]

Creating an Environment for Startups
The job market is terrible. Everyone knows it, especially those who graduated recently. According to New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman the solution will come from startups. In a recent article, he conjectured that the lack of entrepreneurs participating in government partly explains what he deems an insufficient emphasis on policies that would promote competition and innovation. [More]

Improving Science & Technology Innovation in the United States
PDE staff were on hand for a forum on improving U.S. science and technology innovation and investment hosted by the Brookings Institution on June 8. Our report of the event follows... [More]

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
A hearing this Wednesday by the Energy & Environment Subcommittee in the House will explore "Real-Time Forecasting for Renewable Energy Development" while on Thursday, Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship will look at the evaluation process for Gulf Coast oil cleanup proposals and ensuring a fair shake for small businesses. [More]

A Look Back at Innovation Daily
Each day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation -- courtesy of Innovation America and its founder, Rich Bendis. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant stories it compiled from the last week. [More]