COMMERCIALIZATION CONNECT
JULY 2019
OTC'S NEW MISSION
The Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) has a new mission to advance innovation that makes a difference .

"Our new mission embodies the expanded capabilities, service culture and partnering approach of the OTC. With an express focus on collaborating and ecosystem support, we aim to establish UK as a commercialization leader while working closely with our faculty, staff and student innovators to accelerate their technologies to market," said Ian McClure, OTC executive director.
UKWIN CONFERENCE FEATURED SPEAKER
Angelique Johnson, CEO/Founder of MEMStim, LLC
MEMStim, LLL CEO/Founder Angelique Johnson will be the featured speaker at the UK Women Innovator's Network (UKWIN) Conference in October. Her talk is titled "Think Like an Innovator. Act Like an Entrepreneur."
OTC STAFF UPDATES
New Staff: Emmanuel Smith
Emmanuel Smith is a new member of OTC as part of the New Ventures Team, and is the New Ventures manager.

New Staff: Barrett Block
Barrett Block is a new OTC Fellow. He is working on his Juris Doctor and has a bachelor's in economics from the Wharton School.
New Staff: Emma Holland
Emma Holland is a new OTC Fellow. She is a Ph.D. student in chemistry and has a bachelor's in chemistry from the University of Kentucky.

New Staff: Alexander Williams
Alexander Williams is a new OTC Fellow. He is a graduate student in pharmaceutical science with a bachelor's in chemistry from Centre College.
OTC ON THE MOVE
Members of the OTC staff will be attending the AUTM Central Region Meeting July 28-31. OTC is proud to be a sponsor of the meeting. If you are attending, find us at our booth to learn updates and announcements on OTC, XOR and C3.  

Ian Mc Clure, executive director, will be speaking at the 36/86 conference in Nashville on “From Lab to Market: What It Takes to Commercialize Your Product."
NEW VENTURES CORNER
Congratulations to UK Startup Lepidext has been selected to participate in the AgLaunch Arkansas bootcamp this week.

Meghan Marsac pitched Cellie Coping Kit at 5Across during Lexington Entrepreneurship Day on June 26.

PowerTech Water has hired Keith Jacobs as president and chief operating officer.
JOIN THE OTC TEAM
OTC is seeking a Data Analyst, who will manage intellectual property and agreement data/document entry, including creation and updating of accounts and records in our invention management system. In addition, this position will record all financial documents related to patent expenses and revenues into the OTC database. Moreover, they will oversee the integrity of the data in the OTC invention management database. Reporting to the Associate Director of Intellectual Property Development, the Data Analyst will provide support for data, document, and information collection as needed along with administrative support for the Intellectual Property Committee. This position will also work closely with the Senior Contracts Coordinator to setup and update agreement accounts. The deadline to apply is July 28.
DID YOU KNOW?
We have active social media accounts on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter to keep up with OTC news and events.
BY THE NUMBERS
June 2019
UK IP LICENSING DEALS

Kerafast, Inc
Louis B. Hersh (College of Medicine)
ISSUED PATENTS

Beth Guiton, Lei Yu (Chemistry)

Kunlei Liu(Center for Applied Energy Research), Cameron Lippert and Leland Widger (formerly Center for Applied Energy Research)
EVENTS OF INTEREST
Every Wednesday, 7:00 a.m.
DV8 Kitchen
867 S Broadway #140, Lexington, KY 40504
No RSVP necessary

Tuesday, July 30, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Base 110
110 W Vine St, Lexington, KY 40504
Thursday, July 25, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Puccini's
833 Chevy Chase Pl, Lexington, KY 40502

C3 Roadshow Dates are Set!

The Commonwealth Commercialization Center (C3) Team is taking its show on the road to meet with leadership, faculty, staff, students, and community partners of all of the universities and colleges in the state.

Northern Kentucky University - August 28
Murray University - October 2
Western Kentucky University - October 14
Morehead State University - October 24
Eastern Kentucky University - TBD
Kentucky State University - TBD 
FY 2020 STATISTICS YEAR-TO-DATE
Visit the OTC Website              Contact Us          Subscribe to the Newsletter