COMMERCIALIZATION CONNECT
DECEMBER 2020
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LAUNCH BLUE GRADUATES FIRST UKACCEL/UACCEL COHORT
On December 4, the first innovator cohort graduated from the UKAccel/UAccel accelerator program managed by Launch Blue.
Graduating Innovators:
“The first cohort of the UAccel program in partnership with Launch Blue and Kentucky Commercialization Ventures has been an overwhelming success. UAccel’s unique combination of entrepreneurship training, cohort meetings with report-outs, individual coaching sessions, and application assignments provided the framework for teams to fully engage with the program, challenge their assumptions, and conceptualize viable commercialization pathways for their technologies.” --Eric Hartman, associate director, UK Office of Technology Commercialization and coach for the UKAccel/UAccel program.
Congratulations to all the innovators who participated and graduated!
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SPRING 2021 COHORT
Deadline to apply for the spring 2021 cohort is December 18.
Click on the link below to learn more and apply.
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DRUG REPURPOSING SHORT COURSE |
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Drug Repurposing Short Course
Session 2 Webinar
COMMERCIALIZING ACADEMIC REPURPOSING DISCOVERIES: THE TECH TRANSFER AND COMPANY PERSPECTIVES
Date: December 9, 2020
Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
- Working with the inventor/PI
- Patenting and other exclusivity issues
- Collaboration and negotiations
- Due diligence issues
- Contracting, goals and reporting
- Relationship Management
- Confidentiality and other disclosures issues
Presented by Raja Krishnan, commercialization manager, University of Kentucky Office of Technology Commercialization, and Bruce Bloom, chief innovation officer, Healx, through video recording. Raja Krishnan will provide an introduction and conclusion.
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Check out the Drug Repurposing Short Course Landing Page to learn about all the sessions. |
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You can access Drug Repurposing Short Course: Session 1 and all of the OTC Monthly Webinars on our YouTube Channel. Check it out now! |
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PATENTS ISSUED
NOVEMBER 2020
Wei Luo
Guoqiang Yu, Chong Huang, Todd Hastings
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LICENSING DEALS
NOVEMBER 2020
Enepret, Inc.
Joe Chappell, Shigeru Okada, Tom Niehaus, Xun Zhuang, David Watt, Scott Kinison
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Every Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ET
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Every Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Base 110, 110 W Vine St, 3rd Floor, Lexington
In person
Wednesday, December 9, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, December 16, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
Virtual
Thursday, December 10th, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET
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Every Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. ET
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Wednesday, December 9, 11:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual
Thursday, December 10, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. ET
Virtual
TIME CHANGE:
Friday, December 11, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET
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PNC WILDCAT PITCH COMPETITION |
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Save the Date for the PNC Wildcat Pitch Competition! |
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Application due date: March 15, 2021
The University of Kentucky has partnered with PNC Bank to organize the Wildcat Pitch Competition. This full-day event, part of the PNC Business Innovation Summit, is open to all UK students. Student teams will pitch business plans (undergraduate or graduate division) to compete for a spot in the final round.
Students will perform their best pitches in front of a panel of judges for a chance to win seed money, with cash prize totaling up to $20,000!
Dates to Remember
March 15
Intent to Compete Due
April 12
Business Plan Due
April 19
Final Slide Deck Due
April 24
Oral Pitch Competition
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KENTUCKY SBIR/STTR MATCHING FUNDS ANNOUNCEMENT |
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Application due date: March 15, 2021
Updated guidelines for the 2021 round of Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds will be released in January 2021. These program updates will impact 2021 applications.
The next application window for Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds is expected to open March 1, 2021.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW UPDATE? |
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STEPHANIE DAVIS, Ph.D.
OTC FELLOW ALUM
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Former OTC Fellow Stephanie Davis recently qualified as a health science administrator through USAJobs. With this new qualification, she now has a position of small business program coordinator for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Congratulations Stephanie on your new status and position!
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