Career Options: Technology Transfer

The following opportunities provide a way for scientists to gain skills in tech transfer, science administration and other careers. Check the Web sites for current eligibility criteria and application procedures/deadlines. NIAID Tech Transfer Fellowship Learn tech transfer from the NIAID tech transfer office. The program enables individuals… Read More

Friday, April 22, 2022, 2:00 PM (Zoom)  Please join us as Esra Roan, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Somavac discusses non-linear career paths at the upcoming Enabling Innovation Initiative seminar.  “Non-linear career paths: It is OK to change your mind” So much pressure is placed on us as we pick our degree… Read More

The BioTN Academic Alliance is excited to announce our very first STATEWIDE BioTN Academic Alliance Scipreneur Challenge.  BioTN-Scipreneur-2022-Flyer-1.25.22 The Scipreneur Challenge is a 10 week entrepreneurial based training program that showcases STEM-related technologies generated at the state’s premier research institutions, culminating in a mock pitch competition with a cash… Read More

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the largest Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking motivated and highly qualified applicants for the NIAID Technology Transfer Fellowship Program (TTFP) in the Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Office (TTIPO). TTIPO advances development and commercialization… Read More

BioTN Scipreneur Challenge 2021 General interest meeting via Zoom on January 19th at 5:30pm – Zoom Info below.   After the cancellation of the 2020 edition of this event, we are excited to announce we will be having the Scipreneur Challenge in 2021!   In a “Shark Tank”-like competition setting, the… Read More

A New Frontier For Entrepreneurship The University of Memphis and Epicenter have partnered to create a new program designed to hire post-doc fellows to start businesses, utilizing patented intellectual property developed both in Memphis and across the United States, to turn great ideas into successful companies. The Patents2Products Post-Doc program creates a… Read More

This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 4, Fall 2016. Thomas Utley, Ph.D. (above) has been at Vanderbilt University for 13 years. In his current position at the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, he works directly with inventors to patent their ideas. By… Read More

The Tech Venture Challenge, hosted by Vanderbilt University’s Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization, will conclude with the final pitch on April 11. The Tech Venture Challenge is an annual competition designed to provide networking and educational opportunities for Vanderbilt students from a variety of backgrounds including science,… Read More

National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease Technology Transfer Fellowship Program The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Technology Transfer Fellowship Program in the Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Office (TTIPO) provides an opportunity to learn about the policies and laws that drive technology transfer at NIH and… Read More

  Do you want experience in science entrepreneurship/commercialization?   Join the TechVenture Challenge! Work in cross-disciplinary teams Develop mock commercialization plans Pitch plans for a cash prize to industry experts   An interest meeting for participants and volunteers will be January 10th at 5:00 pm Light Hall 512.   This… Read More