COMMERCIALIZATION CONNECT
FEBRUARY 2021
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KCV AND ENRICH RECEIVE "VISIONARY AWARDS" FOR INCLUSIVE INNOVATION
The Engaging Researchers and Innovators for Commercialization at HBCUs (EnRICH) program and Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV) each received a $25,000 prize as part of the “Visionary” category in the new Lab-to-Market (L2M) Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem Prize Competition, which recognizes the most impactful organizations, programs and ideas, particularly those focused on underrepresented communities and pandemic responses.
“Not just talking but taking action to create an inclusive innovation ecosystem with equitable access to opportunity and resources — UK OTC wears that badge of responsibility proudly. We are thrilled to work with such like-minded partners as Jackson State University, XLerateHealth, the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation and the University of Louisville to get intentional about ensuring that innovation and entrepreneurship resources and culture can be accessed by any and all underrepresented communities, institutions and persons.”
Ian McClure
Executive Director, OTC
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UK TECHNOLOGIES SELECTED FOR SECOND
LAUNCH BLUE UACCEL COHORT
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Five of the seven technologies selected for the second UAccel cohort are from the University of Kentucky. UK OTC's UKAccel program, known as UAccel under Launch Blue, provides professional development and experiential learning to innovators from all public institutions in the state who are interested in learning the best commercialization path for their technology.
The following UK innovators will be participating in the Spring 2021 Cohort:
- Arun Aneja and Arjun Srinath, College of Medicine
- Luke Boatright, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Keith Pennypacker, College of Medicine and founder of Cerelux along with Partha Paul, executive director of Cerelux
- Dr. Joshua Werner, College of Engineering, along with Kevin T. Hubert, president and CEO of X MET
- Mohammad Alsabri, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Congratulations to our UK innovators and the innovators from Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University for being selected!
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UK INNOVATOR SURVEY GOES LIVE
If you worked with the OTC team during 2020, we would appreciate you completing our Innovator Survey. Your feedback is very important to us and helps us determine the direction we need to take in providing customer service, programs, and events to you.
Thank you for bringing us great innovations, working on your startups with us and everything in-between.
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VPR LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES |
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Innovation, Intellectual Property, Commercialization and Faculty Entrepreneurship: Working with the Office of Technology Commercialization
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Learn what the UK's Office of Technology Commercialization does and how you can work with us on your intellectual property, license, and/or startup.
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Stimulating Aging Innovations Through Small Business Funding
Hosted by UK OTC, NIA and NHLBI
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
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Drug Repurposing Short Course
Session 3 Webinar
FDA: 505B2 Applications and Positioning Strategy
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
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Rohan joined the team as an OTC Ambassador for the New Ventures Team.
He is a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and management with a minor in French.
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PATENTS ISSUED
JANUARY 2020
Guigen Zhang
Susan Odom, Aman Preet Kaur, Corrine F. Elliott
Andrzej M. Wala, Todor P. Petrov
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LICENSES EXECUTED
JANUARY 2020
Cellie Coping Company, LLC
Meghan Marsac
FLITE Material Sciences Corp.
Thomas Robl, Robert Jewell, Anne Oberlinek, Tristana Duvallet
Hidabroot Yehudit
Brent Seales
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
YuMing Zhang
Ovid-Verlag
Steve Bailey
Stryker Corporation
Madhumathi Rao, Clay Larkin, Florence Lima
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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
Friday, February 12, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. ET
Virtual
Thursday, February 18, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
Virtual
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Every Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. ET
Virtual
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Thursday, February 11, 3:00. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Virtual
Thursday, February 18, 4:00 p.m. ET
Virtual
Wednesday, February 24, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual
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PNC WILDCAT PITCH COMPETITION
Saturday, April 24, 2021
UK undergraduate and graduate students will have the opportunity to pitch a business plan for a prestigious panel of judges for a chance to win seed money. $20,000 in total prize money will be given.
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KAIA HAMPTON, Ph.D.
OTC FELLOW ALUM
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Kaia Hampton participated in the OTC Fellows program from January-December 2017. She is currently a medical science liaison for nine states in the southeast region at BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. She is a field-based professional with scientific, clinical and therapeutic expertise.
1. Did being an OTC Fellow change your career trajectory? If so, how?
Yes! As a Ph.D. candidate in pharmacology, my training focused on conducting scientific research and synthesizing data in a research lab. The Office of Technology Commercialization empowers the evolution of scientific discoveries into real-world applications. The “real-world” application is what I wanted in my career, working directly with near-end lifecycle products. I learned how to analyze market research and pipeline development in the pharmaceutical/life sciences industry.
2. How did being an OTC Fellow help you with your current job?
Invaluable experience in the responsibility to communicate strategic thoughts in a client-ready fashion. Knowledge in business development, commercialization, and marketing. This knowledge directly facilitated and initiated my career journey; I have been involved in two successful commercial drug launches in the pharmaceutical industry since my fellowship.
"My time as an OTC fellow was the highlight of my graduate career journey. The exposure, experience and expertise cultivated while working under Ian and the team at the University of Kentucky’s Office of Technology Commercialization is a time in my life that I will never forget. " --Kaia Hampton
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