UK Partners with XLerateHealth & Regional Partners

COMMERCIALIZATION CONNECT

OCTOBER 2018

UK PARTNERS WITH XLERATEHEALTH

AND 24 SOUTHEAST IDeA INSTITUTIONS

On Thursday, October 11, UK announced that the University and regional partners received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant that could potentially total $3.5 million over three years to create a hub to accelerate commercialization of biomedical technologies.

UK’s Office of Technology Commercialization’s (OTC) director, Ian McClure, is one of the principal investigators, and OTC’s associate director of Strategic Alliances, Taunya Phillips, and Dr. Phillip Kern, director of UK Center for Clinical and Translation Science, are co-investigators.

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2018 ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE

We want to thank the University of Kentucky (UK) research community for proving us right: there is an amazing amount of innovation going on at UK ! This year was a period of growth for our office and UK commercialization capabilities.

Check out our annual report to learn about OTC's accomplishments, programs, events, startups companies, partnerships, and the innovative technologies that happened in fiscal year 2018.

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OTC STAFF UPDATES

Ian McClure, director, is running for one of two open seats on the 2019 Board of Directors for the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) . The Board of Directors helps shape the future of the Association.

Earlier this week, Ian and the Commercialization and Licensing team attended the Licensing Executive Society (LES) annual meeting in Boston where Ian presented on The Impact of IP risk and value in M&A.

Associate Director Taunya Phillips will be presenting today at the Midwest Research University Network (MRUN) University Gap Funding & Accelerator Workshop in Chicago. She will be presenting on the Executives-on-Roster (XOR) program.

Taunya was the recipient of a UK Staff Award at Tuesday's ceremony.

Jacaui Greene, marketing coordinator, presented on What You Should Know About Marketing at the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp managed by the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship (VACE).

OTC has position available starting January 2019 in the Fellows Team.

If you are or know of a graduate student or post-doctoral scholar who is interested in technology commercialization, take advantage of this opportunity now.

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OTC Staff

UKWIN CONFERENCE A SUCCESS

There was an enthusiastic crowd at OTC's first annual UKWIN conference. We heard from some amazing women who discussed their journey and provided advice for women who are interested in innovating and disclosing. Many of the participants took the opportunity to network and connect.

Next year's UKWIN conference will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 . Make plans to join us for this great event.

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UK STARTUP NETWORK LAUNCH & RECEPTION

This event is to announce the launch of the UK Startup Network and new tools to effectuate communication, idea sharing and networking between UK startups and other Lexington startups.

The panel includes Seth DeBolt of Red Leaf Biologics, Stephen Dobson of MosquitoMate, James Landon of PowerTech Water, and Janelle Molloy of Wild Dog Physics.

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BY THE NUMBERS

September 2018

UK IP LICENSING DEALS

Avast Therapeutics, LLC (2)

Luke H. Bradley, Don M. Gash, Greg A. Gerhardt

Cosmocel, S.A.

Douglas Archbold, Marta Nosarzewski

Carbon Science Solutions, LLC

Stephen M. Lipka, Christopher R. Swartz

University of Kansas

Nora Warshawsky

ISSUED PATENTS

10,071,982

Joseph R. Holtman, Peter Anthony Crooks, Linda P. Dwoskin (Pharmacy), J. Michael McIntosh, Elzbieta Pogonowska Wala

PROGRAMS OF INTEREST

Innovation Crossroads Cohort 3 Program

Innovation Crossroads is an early stage entrepreneurial fellowship program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that supports leading technology innovators as they advance an energy or advanced manufacturing idea with the potential for global impact.

Interested individuals can to APPLY HERE for Cohort 3!

Program Benefits

A two-year fellowship stipend to allow innovators to focus totally on their startup company
R&D funding support to be used in collaboration with ORNL researchers and facilities
Business mentorship, education, and introductions to potential customers, partners, and investors

Important Dates

September 6, 2018 – Applications open
October 29, 2018 – Applications close
May 2019 – Cohort 3 begins

Science2Startup Call for Proposals

S2S is an invitation-only symposium for top scientists from leading research institutions to present their startup ideas and interact with leading investors and executives in the Boston biotechnology hub.

Interested individuals can APPLY HERE by November 2, 2018.