BMEBT Seminar by David Glass, Office of Technology Commercialization & Ventures
When: Friday,
April 1, 2016
9:25 AM
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10:25 AM
Where: Textiles Building 101E
Description: TITLE: PATENTS AND TECHNOLOGY TRASFER: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR PATENTING AND PURSUING COMMERCIAL AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS FROM ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Abstract: This talk will provide a general introduction to patents and technology transfer as they are practiced at UMass and other academic institutions. Some basic information about patents and patent law will be presented, including discussion of the types of inventions arising from academic research that might be patentable, what the requirements for patentability are, and how the patent process works. Patent programs will be discussed in the context of universities and other non-profit institutions, which have established programs and policies to identify patentable inventions and other research results having commercial value, and have created technology transfer offices to exploit such developments by identifying or creating companies to whom inventions would be licensed, to enable the commercialization of beneficial products.
Brief bio:
David Glass serves as a consultant directing the activities of the Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures at UMass Dartmouth. He has over twenty years experience working in technology transfer, the process of identifying and protecting inventions arising from academic research and licensing the inventions to companies for the development of beneficial products. Prior to UMass Dartmouth, he spent ten years as associate director of technology transfer at Mass. General Hospital, and a subsequent ten years as a consultant, splitting his time directing tech transfer at McLean Hospital, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Baystate Medical Center, while also consulting for the UMass President's Office and other universities, hospitals, and small biotech companies on matters relating to patent, licensing, and academic-industry relations. Dr. Glass has worked at UMass Dartmouth since August 2014. In addition to his work at UMass, he also consults for renewable fuel and industrial biotechnology firms in several fields including government regulatory affairs. Dr. Glass holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in biochemical sciences from Princeton University.
Abstract: This talk will provide a general introduction to patents and technology transfer as they are practiced at UMass and other academic institutions. Some basic information about patents and patent law will be presented, including discussion of the types of inventions arising from academic research that might be patentable, what the requirements for patentability are, and how the patent process works. Patent programs will be discussed in the context of universities and other non-profit institutions, which have established programs and policies to identify patentable inventions and other research results having commercial value, and have created technology transfer offices to exploit such developments by identifying or creating companies to whom inventions would be licensed, to enable the commercialization of beneficial products.
Brief bio:
David Glass serves as a consultant directing the activities of the Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures at UMass Dartmouth. He has over twenty years experience working in technology transfer, the process of identifying and protecting inventions arising from academic research and licensing the inventions to companies for the development of beneficial products. Prior to UMass Dartmouth, he spent ten years as associate director of technology transfer at Mass. General Hospital, and a subsequent ten years as a consultant, splitting his time directing tech transfer at McLean Hospital, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Baystate Medical Center, while also consulting for the UMass President's Office and other universities, hospitals, and small biotech companies on matters relating to patent, licensing, and academic-industry relations. Dr. Glass has worked at UMass Dartmouth since August 2014. In addition to his work at UMass, he also consults for renewable fuel and industrial biotechnology firms in several fields including government regulatory affairs. Dr. Glass holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in biochemical sciences from Princeton University.
Contact: BMEBT Seminar Series
Topical Areas: University Community, Biology, Bioengineering, College of Engineering