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Austin Hirtzel
Ambassador, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization

April 2024 UK Innovate Newsletter

The April issue of the Innovation Insider Newsletter is available.

March 2024 UK Innovate Newsletter

The March issue of the Innovation Insider Newsletter is available.

SBIR Road Tour

America's Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as "America's Seed Fund".    

Register for the UK Women Innovators Network Conference: ‘Empowering Women’

The University of Kentucky Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) is hosting its annual UK Women Innovators Network (UKWIN) conference next week.

UK Innovate Webinar: Approaches to Common Licenses

Join us for a webinar where we will explore the interplay between intellectual property rights and open-source software. We'll discuss the impact of various licensing regimes on patent, copyright and trade secrets.

UK Innovate Webinar: Contracting 101

Join our webinar to learn about the various types of agreements needed when collaborating with external parties. Designed for research faculty, this session offers an overview of various contracts and agreements, who on campus handles these, their purposes and any special considerations. 

February 2024 UK Innovate Newsletter

The February issue of the Innovation Insider Newsletter is available.

2024 UK WOMEN INNOVATORS NETWORK EVENT

Join us for our UKWIN event, "Empowering Women: Leveraging Tech Transfer & Entrepreneurial Resources for Innovation Commercialization," featuring keynote speaker Almesha Campbell, AVP for Research and Economic Development at Jackson State University. Following our keynote speaker will be a panel discussion featuring inspiring female innovators. The conversation will delve into the unique journeys of these trailblazers, shedding light on the diverse paths that innovations can take. Host:

UK among top 100 worldwide universities granted US patents in 2023

The University of Kentucky was ranked in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2023 by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).