Alan Bentley
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Vanderbilt climbs to 35th spot on National Academy of Inventors Top 100 list for U.S. patents in 2020
Vanderbilt University ranks 35th on the list of the top 100 worldwide universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2020. This is up one spot from 2019. Read MoreJul 15, 2021
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Vanderbilt CTTC commercialized 25 COVID-19-related discoveries, facilitated nine startups during record-setting year
The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization continued to play a pivotal role in translating the research findings of Vanderbilt faculty into products and companies in 2020 that have the potential to transform many aspects of life, from disease prevention to quality of life-enhancing products. Read MoreMay 12, 2021
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Vanderbilt-developed obesity treatments will be advanced through collaboration with Soleno Therapeutics
A new partnership between Vanderbilt University’s Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery and clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Soleno Therapeutics will further research into new clinical treatments for multiple obesity syndromes. Read MoreFeb 25, 2021
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Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization breaks records in rapid facilitation of COVID-19 related agreements
To keep pace with Vanderbilt researchers developing COVID-19 solutions, the Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization has facilitated three license agreements, 11 patent applications and 43 material transfer agreements in record time. Read MoreJul 9, 2020
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Vanderbilt continues in top 10 of ‘World’s Most Innovative Universities’
Vanderbilt University—for the second consecutive year—has been named the 10th most innovative university in the world, according to a 2018 "Reuters Top 100" analysis. Read MoreNov 2, 2018
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Forum highlights innovative approaches to bolstering biomedical research
How can we — together — make research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) better and stronger? Read MoreJun 1, 2017
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Student entrepreneurial pitch competition to stream live on SEC Network Sept. 21
The SEC Network will provide coverage of the 2015 SEC Symposium, highlighted by a live SEC Network+ stream of the student entrepreneurial pitch competition on Monday, Sept. 21. Read MoreSep 17, 2015
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VU faculty to join SEC colleagues to discuss creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship
Vanderbilt faculty will join colleagues from the other 13 Southeastern Conference universities for a symposium titled “Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Driving a 21st-Century Economy” Sept. 20-22 in Atlanta. Read MoreApr 27, 2015
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Technology Transfer Efforts Gain Steam
Vanderbilt signed 101 licensing agreements with industry partners during fiscal year 2014, nearly 20 more than the record total set last year. Many transactions were in medical diagnostics, health care information technology, pharmaceutics, oncology and biotechnology. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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VU’s technology transfer efforts gain steam
Vanderbilt University signed 101 licensing agreements with industry partners in fiscal year 2014, nearly 20 more than the record total set last year. Read MoreJul 24, 2014
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New system helps speed transfer of research materials
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched an automated system for processing and managing Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), which govern the transfer of biological materials, chemicals, human tissue samples and other materials between institutions to facilitate academic research. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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VU’s technology commercialization efforts make strides
Over the past three years, Vanderbilt University more than quadrupled earnings from its technology commercialization efforts — to more than $24.5 million in the 2013 fiscal year that ended June 30, officials have announced. Read MoreSep 26, 2013
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Wireless ECG invented at VU seeks ‘Jumpstart’ from business acceleration program
A wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) invented at Vanderbilt University is the centerpiece of a startup company that has been chosen to be a part of the Jumpstart Foundry Class of 2013. Read MoreMay 30, 2013
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Technology transfer efforts bolstered by recent agreements
Last month, Vanderbilt University announced a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline, a leading pharmaceutical and consumer health care company, to develop potential new drugs for severe obesity. Read MoreMar 28, 2013
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Upcoming Hazinski workshop to focus on innovation, tech transfer
The annual Thomas A. Hazinski Faculty Development Workshop this year centers on the encouragement of innovation. The two main speakers — David Owens, Ph.D., professor of Practice of Management and Innovation at the Owen Graduate School of Management, and Alan Bentley, M.S., assistant vice… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Spirit of Innovation
The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization is taking Vanderbilt researchers’ inventions to new heights An array of instruments and gadgets found in the Olin Hall laboratory of Professor of Mechanical Engineering Michael Goldfarb. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Use the term “inventor,” and what pops to mind? The wild-haired Dr. Emmett… Read MoreFeb 1, 2012
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Vanderbilt expanding its technology transfer efforts
Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) is expanding its services to accommodate the growing needs of Vanderbilt researchers. Read MoreNov 29, 2011
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Bentley named assistant vice chancellor for Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization
Alan Bentley, director of Commercialization for Cleveland Clinic Innovations with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, has been named assistant vice chancellor of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Development. Read MoreApr 28, 2011