Exciting Opportunities for Kentucky and the Region!

COMMERCIALIZATION CONNECT

DECEMBER 2018

OTC HOSTS SITE LEADS SUMMIT FOR THE

SOUTHEAST ACCELERATOR HUB

“This Summit was a great first step in organizing and strategizing on how to meet the goals of the grant. It was wonderful for all of us to connect as a group and learn from one another how we can both contribute to the Hub and receive value from it.“

Taunya Phillips

Associate Director, New Ventures & Alliances for OTC

Co-Investigator

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OTC LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMONWEALTH COMMERCIALIZATION CENTER

The University of Kentucky’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC ) working with the Cabinet for Economic Development’s (CED) KY Innovation office and the University of Louisville is leading the development of a Commonwealth Commercialization Center (C3), a new approach to resourcing all commercialization and intellectual property needs across the Commonwealth’s public universities and colleges.

HAVE AN INVENTION?

If you have an invention using UK resources, then you should fill out the Invention Report Form. This form provides OTC with basic information about the invention, allows us to assess patentability and commercial potential, and supports the patent filing decision.

Once you have submitted the Invention Report Form, OTC will begin working with you to commercialize your invention via an industry license, a startup company, or other means.

Invention Report Form

OTC STAFF UPDATES

Taunya Phillips has been promoted to senior associate director, New Ventures & Alliances.

She is focused on developing and overseeing key alliances for UK OTC and managing support and services for UK and Lexington entrepreneurs and startups through the new Regional Innovation for Startups and Entrepreneurs (RISE) grant initiative.

Eric Hartman is the newest member of the OTC as part of the RISE grant. He is part of the New Ventures & Alliances team, and is associate director, New Ventures and director of Co.Create, where he is focused on working with startups and entrepreneurs.

Eric was previously director of the Lexington Office of the Kentucky Innovation Network .

Ian McClure, OTC director, has been voted to the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Board of Directors for a three-year term.

Ian will begin his term at the conclusion of the 2019 Annual Business Meeting in February.

OTC Staff

Kendra Steele Places Second

in Pitch Competition

Kendra Steele, chief scientific officer for UK startup Lepidext, came in second at the BioEntrepreneur Bootcamp & Pitch Competition in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Kendra's funding was provided by OTC's UKPitch program.

UKPitch

DID YOU KNOW?

The OTC strongly encourages inventors to submit an Invention Report Form before any public disclosures that may adversely affect the patentability of an invention. However, if you have already disclosed your idea, it is still possible to receive protection.