Welcome

Todd Sherer, Executive Director

Emory’s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) exists to manage the intellectual property rights of the University. Every year, we receive hundreds of innovations from Emory's world-renowned faculty, which we then shepherd from the lab bench into the hands of a commercial partner. In doing so, we help bring commercial success to the inventor, the university, and our industry partner – while also benefitting the world.

Emory OTT is a hub of activity for research, innovation, and feeding a world-class product pipeline. Our activities include:

• Scouting for new technologies
• Evaluating the commercial potential of new inventions
• Protecting intellectual property
• Marketing Emory technologies
• Negotiating licenses and licensing disputes
• Facilitating research, confidentiality, and material transfer agreements
• Supporting new and existing Emory start-ups
• Educating the Emory community about the benefits of technology transfer

We're a conduit for public and private partnerships; researchers and investors; and industry and academy. This is a space where bold ideas become reality. Technology transfer is the ultimate team sport – and when the game is played well, everyone wins. Join us!

Thanks for reading. Want to learn more about technology transfer? Check out our From the Director blog series, where I talk about pressing issues and trends affecting the industry.

Todd Sherer, PhD, CLP, RTTP
Executive Director