OITE-BIG: Technology Transfer Case Study workshop

Have you ever wondered what happens to your painstakingly-acquired data after it is published? Have you wondered what it takes to take the innovations discovered in a lab into the arms and the bedsides of patients in need? Do you want to learn of the art of tech transfer, which lays at the heart of interactions between academia and the private sector? Join us for a tech transfer workshop hosted by OITE’s Biotech Interest Group (OITE-BIG)!

With the help of Steve Ferguson of the NIH’s Tech Transfer Office, OITE-BIG will deliver to NIH Fellows an interactive workshop where attendees will learn and simulate a real-world tech transfer scenario. As an attendee, you will explore the surprise discovery made in 1982 by National Cancer Institute (NCI) researcher Dr. Peter M. Blumberg and his lab while researching the effects of naturally-occuring irritants on tumor growth. Capsaicin, a compound naturally occurring in chili peppers, was found to irritate mammalian physiology while leaving avian biology unperturbed!

Joining our dissection of this serendipitous tech transfer opportunity is industry liaison Dr. Xin “Shane” Peng, Associate Director of Business Development, Licensing, and Strategy at AstraZeneca. In this scenario, you - guided by our resident experts - will play the role of an NCI tech transfer fellow or that of a biotech industry representative. You must reach a licensing agreement so that Dr. Blumberg’s discovery will be put to good use. Will you protect the NIH’s investment of time and money into the discovery? Will your agreement benefit the industry you represent? Fill out our quick (10-15 minute) application below to register and find out for yourself!

American Sign Language interpreting services, CART services, and other reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Individuals who need interpreting services and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact OITE at oite@nih.gov or the NIH Interpreting Office directly at nih@ainterpreting.com. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance, when possible, in order to ensure interpreter availability.