Technology Transfer Trainee Program
Listed below is an overview of the trainee program and the skills and knowledge that will be acquired. Also, you will find information on our past and present trainees. For more information, please email OTM or call 314.747.0920.
Program Overview
Phase 1 (Months 1/2) – Observe, intake, and shadow a Business Development Director (BDD)
- Read, observe, and preform tasks to understand the business, legal, and scientific considerations of the job
- Shadow the BDD mentor as he/she conducts routine case management
- Become familiarized with reference reading about Bayh-Dole, patent, Association of University Technology Managers manual information, etc.
- Become familiarized with Washington University’s policies and the broad roles/skills of a business development staff member
Phase 2 (Months 3/4) – Project driven, intern shadowed by BDD
- Shadowed by BDD and conduct various parts of case management with direction
- Conduct inventor meetings, complete tech assessments with the critical information pertaining to legal, business and science considerations
- Perform perfunctory, straightforward case management and understand the some of the critical questions to ask in more complicated cases
- Negotiate simple contracts such as Material Transfer Agreements and Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements
Phase 3 (Months 5/6) – Demonstration of skills
- Handle cases on his/her own using the BDD mentor as a guide and checkpoint
- Handle more complicated case management and understand the critical questions and the gaps that need to be filled in such cases
Technology Transfer Workshop
OTM has developed a workshop to provide Washington University community members with an introduction to technology transfer and an understanding of how technology transfer intersects various efforts in intellectual property (IP) and commercialization within the University. The workshop is also designed to provide concrete examples and best practices in technology transfer as it directly relates to laboratory researchers in their everyday roles.
Participants will obtain interesting and meaningful exposure to intellectual property, technology transfer and commercialization topics through sessions and case studies taught by OTM and individuals from the greater St. Louis commercialization community.