COMMERCIALIZATION CONNECT
MAY 2018
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UK Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) developed an important collaborative research project between the UK College of Pharmacy and US WorldMeds, one of the Commonwealth's fastest growing pharma companies, based in Louisville, Kentucky.
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HAVE AN IDEA YOU WOULD LIKE TO "PITCH"?
UKPitch is an OTC-sponsored commercialization support program for UK researchers who want to "pitch" their research, technology, intellectual property, or a startup company in a competition or at a conference demo day or similar event.
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OTC STAFF UPDATES
Ian McClure, OTC director, will be participating in a panel on June 12 at the
Intellectual Property Business Congress (IPBC) Global conference
in San Francisco. This conference is the premier IP business and strategy conference in the world attended by all leading tech companies.The topic of the panel will be
Partnering with Universities and other Research Institutions
. This is the first time a panel will be held focusing on research and IP-based corporate partnering with universities at this conference. Representatives from Stanford University, Columbia University and the MITRE Corporation will join Ian as part of the panel.
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We would like to welcome a new addition to our team, Mariam Gorjian. Mariam is the new ventures manager. Her focus will be to offer a wide array of services to assist entrepreneurial faculty members in the company formation and development process related to UK Intellectual Property (IP).
Watch for details on the upcoming launch of OTC's venture creation services program in partnership with the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship (VACE).
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UK Innovator: Stephanie Jenkins
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HOW COMPASSION AND INGENUITY CREATED A SOLUTION
Stephanie Jenkins’ grandson spent time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) when he was born. This experience inspired Stephanie to go back to school to become a respiratory therapist.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Distributions for license and royalty income is distributed to inventors by the end of December and June of each fiscal year, and to Colleges by the end of July and January of each fiscal year.
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BY THE NUMBERS
April 2018
UK IP LICENSING DEALS
BioLegend, Inc.
Johns S. Thompson, Stephen Brown
Epionc, Inc.
David Watt, Chunming Liu, Vitaliy Sviripa, Markos Leggas
Kangaroo Keeper, LLC
Stephanie Jenkins
ISSUED PATENTS
Catherine Loudon, Robert Corn, Megan Szyndler (Entomology), Kenneth F. Haynes (Entomology), Michael F. Potter (Entomology)
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Burl
375 Thompson Road, Lexington, KY 40508
Every Wednesday, 7:30 a.m.
First Watch
1080 S. Broadway, Lexington KY 40504
No RSVP necessary
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June 27, 2018, 5:00 p.m.
Awesome Inc.
348 E. Main Street, Lexington, KY 40507
2nd Tuesday of the month 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Alexander Bullitt's Winery Brewery & Bistro
319 Cedar Street, Lexington, KY 40508
1st Tuesday of the month, open meetings
2nd Tuesday of the month, workshops for inventors and entrepreneurs
Eastside Library
3000 Blake James Drive, Lexington, KY 40509
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