Take your career to the next level at this public land-grant institution with grant and contract awards totaling $285 million in 2015. The University of Kentucky has increased its grants …
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When we are placing technology transfer applicants with some of the top research institutions in the world, we require a deal sheet. This simple, yet comprehensive, document helps the candidate …
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Technology transfer recruiting has changed quite a bit with the advent of the Internet, social networking, and round-the-clock access to files, figures, and essential information. Clients are no longer limited …
Come See Us at AUTM 2016 I love AUTM meetings. They’re a great way to reconnect with old friends and meet some new ones. The annual meeting is coming up …
Every day we talk with some of the brightest minds in technology transfer and yet, they often come to us defeated because they aren’t able to find the ideal candidate …
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Become the face of innovation in Calgary, Alberta. Innovate Calgary, an award-winning business incubator and technology transfer centre, has exclusively retained the Vortechs Group in their search for a Director of …
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Undergrads rarely understand the larger picture of how research is conducted, how startups and companies fit in, and the role of sponsored research and patents. Creating a mentor program within …
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Georgia Tech’s Office of Sponsored Programs has exclusively retained the Vortechs Group in the search for its next Associate Director. This management position requires someone with extensive business and leadership skills …
Sometimes a candidate reads a job description and gets really excited. Then they apply and are thrilled when they get the interview. They spend an hour or more talking with …
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What do you think? It’s an easy question and one that’s critical to any successful client relationship. Yet it is the one thing that keeps a lot of technical transfer …
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The Vortechs Group has been retained to find the next Associate Vice President Technology Transfer at The Ohio State University, a school ranked 3rd in the nation among all research …
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Commercialization professionals in universities have a number of stakeholders and while they all want a similar thing – a lucrative project/patent with marketing potential – there are some differences between …
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The intellectual property recruiting field is small but extremely competitive. If you get noticed by a recruiter in that niche, you are more apt to hear about positions at the …
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As someone looking to fill a position in your commercialization department, you can log onto LinkedIn and post a job. You can also post on technology transfer specific sites like …
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Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) report asked that universities consider faculty involvement in tech transfer when making tenure and promotion decisions.
You’ll often hear the heads of departments or companies refer to their team as the most valuable resource in achieving the group’s mission. This is true for two reasons – …
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