Innova Lunch-n-Learn with LaunchMemphis — The LaunchLunch
May 13th, 2008 — 11:30am- 1:00pm
Location: Bioworks Additorium on the 1st Floor
Speaker: Kevin Boggs, Director of Technology Transfer, University of Memphis
Topic: “Technology Transfer: Working with researchers and industry to develop innovative products, while supporting local economic development and making our world a better place.”
RSVP if Attending to Courdria Pointer — cpointer@memphisbioworks.org
Description of Talk
Our standard of living improves when the productivity of our industries increases and the goods and services they produce are better and more efficient. These improvements depend on innovative research. Universities and research institutes are the dominant source of basic science in the U.S, while industry has the capability to develop products and services based on that science. Kevin Boggs, Director of Technology Transfer at the University of Memphis, will discuss ways that academic technology transfer helps bring science and industry together to provide the next generation of innovative products, support small business formation and foster local economic development.
About Kevin Boggs
Kevin Boggs was most recently Director of Business Development at Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company spun-out from the University of Florida. AGTC received over $30MM in funding from leading national venture capital firms and its lead product is in Phase I clinical trials. As a member of the Executive Management Team at AGTC, Dr. Boggs was responsible for identifying and evaluating new product development opportunities and negotiating IP licenses required to secure market exclusivity. Before joining AGTC, Kevin was Assistant Director of Life Sciences at the University of Florida’s Office of Technology Licensing. In that position, he negotiated over forty licenses and numerous sponsored research agreements while managing a large portfolio of U.S. and international patents. Dr. Boggs received his Masters in Business Administration from the Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis, performed post-doctoral research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and earned his Ph.D. at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is an active member of the Association of University Technology Managers and the Licensing Executives Society.