Category: OTM
OTM Attends J.P Morgan Week 2025
Every January, OTM heads to San Francisco for J.P. Morgan week during the largest health care symposium in the industry that connects global industry leaders, emerging fast-growth companies, innovative technology creators and members of the investment community. Throughout the week, OTM team members had over 30 meetings with investors, working to make connections to help […]
WashU’s economic impact totals $9.3 billion (Links to an external site)
WashU employs 22,181, an increase of nearly 6,000 jobs in five years
OTM’s Gina Smutz featured in Bayh-Dole Coalition Member Spotlight
The December 2024 issue of the Bayh-Dole Bulletin spotlights Gina Smutz, Compliance Manager with OTM. Read the full profile here.
Innovation Insights, Fall 2024 issue
Check out the latest issue of OTM’s newsletter, Innovation Insights, Fall 2024 edition. Subscribe here to receive future issues direct to your inbox.
OTM announces four new Gap Fund awards
The Office of Technology Management is pleased to announce four new Washington University Gap Fund awards. The Gap Fund, operated by the Washington University Office of Technology Management (OTM), provides support to help de-risk and mature technologies created by WashU researchers and facilitate their commercialization. The WashU awardees and their technologies include: Kevin M. Bennett, […]
OTM convenes Domain Expert Program
The Office of Technology Management (OTM) hosted a Domain Expert Program (DEP) panel on November 21, 2024 geared to the MedTech vertical market. Three pitches by WashU innovators were evaluated by DEP Advisory Board members, consisting of experts in the MedTech space. The participating researchers received customized feedback on their pitches and will use that […]
Welcome to the Wall 2024
On November 7, 2024, the Office of Technology Management celebrated the annual Welcome to the Wall, an event recognizing and celebrating WashU IP startup companies. WashU startup founders, faculty, OTM staff and ecosystem friends gathered for an evening of community while recognizing 10 new FY24 WashU IP startup companies and the talented innovation teams behind […]
2024 Women in Innovation & Technology Luncheon
The Office of Technology Management’s (OTM) Women in Innovation & Technology program brings together WashU’s women academic researchers to celebrate their achievements in technology commercialization and showcase successful role models. This year’s annual luncheon, held October 30, 2024, featured keynote speaker, Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD, a professor of pediatrics and of biomedical engineering and Co-Founder and Chief […]
Frantz appointed vice chancellor for innovation, commercialization (Links to an external site)
Doug E. Frantz has been appointed the new vice chancellor for innovation and commercialization at Washington University in St. Louis, effective Jan. 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.
Hispanic Heritage Month: An Interview with Dr. Jonathan Silva, SMNAI (Links to an external site)
Ignition Schools: Top 50 Institutions Revolutionizing Entrepreneurship (Links to an external site)
WashU research funding exceeds $1 billion for first time (Links to an external site)
External dollars solve major challenges, spark local job growth, development
Welcome to the inaugural Venture Fellows cohort
The Washington University in St. Louis Office of Technology Management (OTM) and BioGenerator announce the inaugural Venture Fellows cohort. This cohort of four WashU postdoctoral researchers will participate in an intensive six-month curriculum that provides experiential learning in venture capital investing and company creation, as they work alongside entrepreneurs, investors, and faculty in the St. Louis ecosystem. […]
OTM’s Malcolm Townes published in Journal of the Knowledge Economy
Malcolm Townes, PhD, MBA, innovation fund manager for Washington University’s Office of Technology Management, recently had a journal article published in Journal of the Knowledge Economy presenting the results of a study aimed at understanding how technology maturity level influences the incidence of university technology transfer to the private sector. Read the full article here.
OTM celebrates New Ventures summer intern, Sam Wardenburg
The Office of Technology Management was happy to sponsor an undergraduate summer intern for 2024. Sam Wardenburg, a rising junior at American University, in Washington D.C, joined OTM in June as a summer intern working on special data projects for the New Ventures team. This fall Sam will return to American University where he is […]
OTM Newsletter, Innovation Insights
Check out OTM’s inaugural newsletter, Innovation Insights, Summer 2024 edition. Subscribe here to receive future issues direct to your inbox.
WashU among top 100 granted patents in U.S. (Links to an external site)
Washington University in St. Louis was ranked among the top 100 U.S. universities granted patents in 2023, according to a report released June 4 by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
OTM’s Malcolm Townes featured in Technology Transfer Tactics
Malcolm Townes, PhD, MBA, innovation fund manager for Washington University’s Office of Technology Management wrote a column for the May issue of Technology Transfer Tactics, a monthly newsletter developed by Tech Transfer Central. Townes’ column, “TRL scale is a useful if imperfect tool for TTOs” was in response to the article “Technology Readiness Level Scale: […]
Office of Technology Management to mentor Mizzou on commercialization (Links to an external site)
Washington University selected to support Mizzou in accelerating translational research
Washington University in St. Louis to serve as University of Missouri – Columbia’s mentor institution on NSF ART grant
WashU will serve as the mentor institution to the University of Missouri – Columbia (MU) as part of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program. NSF announced in late 2023 the first-ever Accelerating Research Translation (ART) awards to empower academic institutions to accelerate the pace and scale of translational research that […]
WashU faculty selected as 2024 Scholar-Innovator Award recipients from Harrington Discovery Institute
Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD, and Russell Pachynski, MD, are among 10 physician-scientists nationwide named as recipients of the Harrington Discovery Institute 2024 Scholar-Innovator Award. The scholar awards support breakthrough new treatments for heart disease, autoimmune disorders, cancer, infectious disease, inflammation, and rare diseases using small molecule, nucleic acid, vaccine, biologic, and gene therapies. Bubeck […]
Obituary: Philip Needleman, emeritus trustee, longtime benefactor, 85 (Links to an external site)
Ones to Watch: St. Louisans driving disruption in a range of industries (Links to an external site)
These entrepreneurial St. Louisans are taking novel approaches that are reshaping a range of sectors in ways large and small.
WashU’s economic impact totals $8.8 billion (Links to an external site)
University supported 54,380 jobs; drew $978 million in research funding to the region
WashU OTM attends AUTM University
Washington University Office of Technology Management staff attended AUTM University in Kansas City October 4-6, 2023 to learn best practices and new strategies from seasoned technology transfer experts. As a professional development opportunity for technology transfer professionals, AUTM University is offered through AUTM, a non-profit organization that supports and advances technology transfer worldwide. Gina Smutz, […]
Profiles in Innovation: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized annually from September 15–October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. Here we profile two Washington University faculty members and how their Hispanic and Latino backgrounds have helped shape their academic careers and approach to innovation. Jonathan Silva, PhD: Professor, Department of Biomedical […]
OTM’s Gina Smutz profiled in AUTM newsletter
Gina Smutz, Compliance Manager, Office of Technology Management was recently featured in the AUTM Insight newsletter’s Big Reveal, a recurring section that profiles AUTM members. Read the full article here.