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Innovation Insider
JUNE & JULY 2023
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DWOSKIN AND ZHAN INDUCTED AS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS (NAI) FELLOWS AT ANNUAL MEETING | |
"Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D., and Chang-Guo Zhan, Ph.D., have earned the highest professional distinction given to academic inventors." Dwoskin and Zhan were inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows Class of 2022 on June 27 at NAI's 12th Annual Meeting in Washington DC. Congratulations to Dwoskin and Zahn on this recognition of their dedication and work in their respective fields of expertise. | |
UK RESEARCH ANNOUNCES MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH PRIORITY AREA (RPA) | |
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"A new Research Priority Area at the University of Kentucky will seed innovation, fuel industry solutions and create a unifying identity for faculty, staff and students in materials science.
From medicine and manufacturing to automotive and aerospace applications, materials are vital to the future of Kentucky’s economy."
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LAUNCH BLUE SELECTS SIX TEAMS FOR UACCEL QUICK START AND I-CORPS SUMMER COHORT | |
"Launch Blue is pleased to announce that six teams have been selected to participate in the UAccel Quick Start and I-Corps Summer Cohort, which takes place July 14 through August 18." | |
KYNETIC SELECTS EIGHT TEAMS FOR CYCLE 7 PROJECT FUNDING | |
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER POSITION OPEN | |
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Are you passionate about storytelling, social media, events and creativity?
We have a Marketing & Communications Manager position open. This position will manage marketing (social media, website, monthly newsletter, etc.) and events including our signature event, Patent Palooza!, and our new event, Kentucky Innovator Challenge (KIC).
Deadline to Apply: 07/31/2023
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New Staff Member:
Madison Hartung
Madison Hartung is the new Program Director for the Executives-on-Roster (XOR) program. Her personal journey with XOR, navigated through the launch of her own startup, has imparted her with invaluable insights which she's eager to share with fellow entrepreneurs and mentors. A deep-rooted interest in industrial-organizational psychology has always drawn Madison to explore the fascinating confluence of psychology and business, underpinning her unique approach to her work.
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New Staff Member:
Meg Brennan
Meg Brennan is the Social Innovation Program Coordinator for the Office of Technology Commercialization at the University of Kentucky. She leads the data management and program coordination as part of the Social Innovation team and supports all outreach and relationship development activities.
Meg is a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky earning a Bachelor of Administration in management and a minor in international business.
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Check out the recording of the Social Innovators Activate! panel discussing the activation of Social Innovation at the University of Kentucky with a panel of UK Social Innovators sharing their stories and experiences.
Moderator Dr. Serenity Wright with Panelists Jaleesa Wells, Ph.D., Mindy Ickes, Ph.D. and ZaDonna Slay, DSW.
| Metals Innovation Initiative's (MI2) Director of Strategic Communications, Sam Ford, discusses MI2's Metals Innovation Search and their inaugural annual conference titled "The Factory of the Future" in Louisville on September 5-6. | |
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U.S. PATENTS ISSUED
MAY & JUNE 2023
11,649,458 Inhibiting angiotensinogen to attenuate aortic pathology in Marfan syndrome
Alan Daugherty, Hong Lu, Mary Sheppard, Jeff Chen
11,651,319 Innovative manufacturing methods for next-generation products, processes, and systems
Ibrahim S. Jawahir, Ryan Bradley
11,660,269 Liposomal compounds and methods of use thereof
Vincent J. Venditto, Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Ahmed Al-Darraji, Dave Feola, John C. Gensel
11,660,574 Devices and methods for removing perfluorinated compounds from contaminated water
Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Anthony Saad, Rollie Mills, Lindell Ormsbee, M. Abdul Mottaleb
11,673,109 Apparatus and method for enhancing yield and transfer rate of a packed bed
Bradley David Irvin, Kunlei Liu, Roger S. Perrone
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LICENSES/OPTIONS EXECUTED
MAY & JUNE 2023
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Chan-Chuan Fang
Nora Warshawsky
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Todd Burus, Pamela Hull,
Lee Park
KM Clark Consulting Group Inc.
Kristin Ashford, Janine Barnett
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Nora Warshawsky
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The Regents of the University of California
Todd Burus, Pamela Hull,
Lee Park
University of Minnesota
Todd Burus, Pamela Hull,
Lee Park
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sharon Walsh
VSI Composites, Inc.
Paul Fisher, J, Zach Hilt, Todd Milbrandt, David Puleo, Vishwas Talwalkar
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THE 2023 NANO + ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SUMMIT
JULY 25-26, LOUISVILLE KY
This annual event brings together researchers and industry in advanced manufacturing.
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LAUNCH BLUE'S REGIONAL I-CORPS
PROGRAM FALL APPLICATION OPEN
The UK I-Corps Program provides experiential entrepreneurial training to academic researchers across all fields of science and engineering. It expands programming offered to innovators through Launch Blue as a part of UK Innovate.
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LAUNCH BLUE'S UACCEL QUICK START
FALL APPLICATION OPEN
UAccel Quick Start, the university technology commercialization focused program of Launch Blue, offers professional development and an experiential learning opportunity to innovators affiliated with a university who are interested in learning the best commercialization path for their technology.
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