Innovation Insider

DECEMBER 2022

UK PHARMACY'S DWOSKIN, ZHAN NAMED 2022 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS (NAI) FELLOWS

Two University of Kentucky researchers in the College of Pharmacy have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D., and Chang-Guo Zhan, Ph.D., have earned the highest professional distinction given to academic inventors.

The NAI Fellows Program highlights individuals who have

demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of socie

TERM SHEET TEMPLATE:

SPEEDING THE WAY FOR LIFE SCIENCE STARTUPS

The University of Kentucky joined other universities (Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Stanford, University of Indiana, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and Yale), venture capitalists (5AM, Atlas, Omega Funds, OUP, Polaris, RA Captial and Venrock) and law firms (Cooley, Goodwin and Wilson Sonsini) in creating a largely-negotiated template term sheet for life science startups to help with launching startups out of universities faster and with less time and money spent during the negotiation process.

The term sheet and other materials are available on the AUTM website.

DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR LAUNCH BLUE'S UACCEL PROGRAM IS DECEMBER 16

If you are affiliated with the University of Kentucky Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) or a Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV) partner institution, you are eligible to apply for the UAccel program.

This program offers professional development and an experiential learning opportunity to innovators who are interested in learning the best commercialization path for the technology.

KYNETIC IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CYCLE 7

Do you have an idea or a product to

improve patient care or enhance human health?

KYNETIC provides funding to bring groundbreaking health-related innovations to the marketplace.

Faculty, staff, trainees and students are encouraged to apply!

Pre-Application Deadline:

February 13, 2023, at 5 pm ET

Funded by the NIH, KYNETIC offers entrepreneurial education and proof-of-concept/product development grants to accelerate the translation of academic innovations into biomedical products by investigators throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. KYNETIC is led by the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, and Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV).

For Cycle 7, a total of 8 awards are planned as follows:

University of Kentucky (3 awards)

University of Louisville (3 awards)

Participating regional universities and community and/or technical colleges (2 awards)

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Read the full Cycle 7 Request for Applications (RFA)

Submit your pre-application with your completed Project Description via REDCap

KYNETIC Project Managers are ready to help and provide feedback at every stage!

REQUEST A CONSULTATION

Southeast XLerator Network Gap Assessment

XLerator Network is kicking off Phase I of the NIH/NIGMS IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program and they would like you to help them gather input regarding entrepreneurial commercialization education needs through their survey.

The collected data will be anonymous and aggregated to help understand and provide solutions for commercialization education content needs in the Southeast IDeA region.

Please take a few minutes and complete this short survey to assist them in understanding the needs and providing solutions.

STARTUP SPOTLIGHT

CONGRATULATIONS KAYLA MEISNER!

Congratulations to Kayla Meisner, Executive Director, Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV) on being selected as the Blazer winner in the Ecosystem Builder Category for KY Inno's inaugural Fire Awards.

April 11, 2023

Harris Ballroom

Gatton Student Center

The Kentucky Innovator Challenge brings together leaders from business, service organizations and higher education for a one-day summit to identify the most pressing challenges facing Kentucky and discuss collaborative solutions through research and innovation.

UK Innovate is hosting this in-person event, which aims to forge new relationships and lay the groundwork for innovative solutions addressing the problems of our business partners.

LICENSES/OPTIONS EXECUTED

NOVEMBER 2022

PhytoGenesis LLC

Aardra Kachroo

Pradeep Kachroo

Gah-Hyun Lim

Shine Baby

Wild Dog Physics, LLC

Janelle Molloy

Dennis Cheek

Quan Chen

Launch Blue is hosting a Legal Lab from January 6 - February 3, 2023. The Legal Lab is a five-session program covering all of the basic legal aspects of starting a startup presented by seasoned startup attorneys.