Washington University in St. Louis Office of Technology Management (Tech Transfer)

🚨 Don't forget to register! We have a new webinar series this year, and it is starting next week! Meet the VCs - Life Sciences Session will be next Thursday, May 23rd at 12:00pm ET. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eCDSeUU4

Great work from our neighbors here in Cortex Innovation District!

The BIG IDEAS Pitch event is today! OTM is proud to have our own Karen Gheesling Mullis, Ph.D. and Liz Peek, PhD participating as judges. Details on how to register in person and virtually ⬇

Register today for BioGenerator Ventures' SBIR/STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop, which runs May 14-16, 2024. The 5-part series takes a deep dive into this funding source from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), starting with the basics -- such as which federal agencies participate and how funds can be used. Subsequent workshops examine each section of the proposal in detail, along with NIH commercialization strategy and IP protection. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dxCYug

2024 Celebration of Inventors -- It was special opportunity to celebrate and recognize #WashU inventors, researchers and faculty entrepreneurs. Congratulations to all the honorees including: #WashU 2023 patent awardees National Academy of Inventors newly elected Fellows David T. Curiel, M.D., Ph.D. James Janetka, PhD and Senior Members Hong Chen, PhD and Jonathan Silva, PhD and the awardee of the 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, John DiPersio MD, PhD. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gNZJhmB6 and check out a photo recap of the event: https://lnkd.in/gaS_ju9S

On April 11, the Office of Technology Management hosted the annual Women in Innovation & Technology Symposium at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Details and photos from the day available here: https://lnkd.in/gNH-gZZ5 We were honored to host many speakers from across the national tech transfer ecosystem as well as #WashU faculty and faculty founders. If you missed the Symposium, recordings of the sessions are now available via OTM's YouTube channel ⬇ https://lnkd.in/gSNrReYr

OTM hosted a special edition of our Office Hours educational series in April, “Licensing Technology from Tech Transfer Offices for your Startup – A National Perspective” featuring three national #techtransfer experts. Special thanks to Katharine Ku, Kirsten Leute and Todd Sherer for participating as our esteemed panelists and to all the #WashUinnovators who attended. Unable to attend? No worries, a recording of the event is available below: https://lnkd.in/ed3QcnTc

Calling all Cortex District members! You are invited to the District Spring Forum on May 16th to receive important information and updates on District operations. Please join us to learn more -- register here: https://lnkd.in/gHYVGscn

The ICTS is proud to announce the 18th annual Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CTRFP). The CTRFP provides ICTS members with the opportunity to apply for funds to promote the translation of scientific discoveries into improvements in human health. Letters of Intent are due by 6/24//24 at 5pm and applications are due by 9/9/2024. Learn more > https://lnkd.in/gRQw83Jk

After 5 years, Equalize Startups hosted its first experiential learning day in Cambridge! Thank you MassBio for hosting us! And to all of our incredible sponsors and external visit sites! Today was incredible for Kirsten Leute, me, and all of the Equalizers!