If you lead a technology commercialization department, you have probably had the opportunity to work with startups on a number of levels. You are also (perhaps, painfully) aware that they …
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If you’re in technology commercialization and you’re looking for a new opportunity, you know it’s not as easy as running a search on one of the big career sites. Technology …
Read More5 Tools Every Technology Commercialization Professional Needs When Job Seeking
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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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 …
Read MoreThe Ohio State University: Associate Vice President Technology Transfer
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 …
Read MoreWhat University Commercialization Professionals Should Know About the Corporate World
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) report asked that universities consider faculty involvement in tech transfer when making tenure and promotion decisions.
I’m at LES (the Licensing Executives Society) this week in New York City. It’s been a spectacular event. Meeting lots of people, exchanging ideas, having some meaningful conversations. I’m really …
The Position: The Licensing Associate reports to the Director of the Office of Technology Management and collects, organizes, interprets, and communicates information related to assessment and development of University research …
Read MoreWashington University in St. Louis: Licensing Associate
I’ve talked about what technology transfer offices are looking for before and I’ve addressed interview questions, but if you want to really blow the socks off of us first, then …
Read MoreHow to Exceed Expectations in a Tech Transfer Interview
As one of the top executive search firms in the technology transfer sphere, we source for a lot of world-renowned research institutions. To know what the client is looking for …
This week I read a post on LinkedIn about how Gen Y needs help developing its soft skills and it’s no wonder why with the instant answer-based conversations that occur …
I saw an article this morning on social media advising job seekers on how to admit failure. The author suggested that if you did it well, it could score you …
Read MoreNavigating the Question of Failure in a Tech Transfer Interview
In a previous blog post I wrote about the importance of using social media to connect with stakeholders in tech transfer. Now it’s time to step out from behind the …
Read MoreNetworking Tips for Technology Transfer Professionals
I like social media despite all of its limitations, invasions of privacy, and videos of kittens chasing dogs. It’s a way to reach people and develop relationships with peers in …
Read More3 Ways You Should be Using Social Media in Tech Transfer
As a tech transfer professional, you answer to a number of stakeholders – university leadership, researchers, corporate funders, angel investors, and patent people to name a few. Their backgrounds are …
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While universities are a hot bed of research and innovation, they often lack an entrepreneurial culture outside of the technology transfer department. It’s left up to this hard-working department to …
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