Three months ago I had the great fortune of being hired for a job that gives me a front-row seat to the world of biomedical technology commercialization. I now work as a Licensing Associate at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Office for Technology Development. UT Southwestern is one of Texas's premier biomedical research institutions, boasting five Nobel laureates (one now emeritus), 19 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 12 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. The Office for Technology Development manages the institution's efforts in commercializing new technologies developed by its researchers. As Licensing Associate I will be responsible for negotiating and drafting license agreements that grant external entities such as biotech, pharmaceutical, and research reagent companies the right to use and commercialize UT Southwestern-developed technologies. Will the nature of my blog change as a result of my new job? Not really. Much of the informa
Taking a look inside the Texas biomedical industry — by Isamu Hartman, PhD, MBA