Who We Are

Ian McClure
- Executive Director
- ian.mcclure@uky.edu
- 859.323.1054
Allison Spurrier
- Executive Administrative Assistant
- allison.spurrier@uky.edu
- 859.323.4241
Liz Knapp
- Program Manager, Southeast XLerator Network
- liz.knapp@uky.edu
- 859.562.2806
Taunya Phillips
- Senior Associate Director
- New Ventures & Alliances Team
- taunya.phillips@uky.edu
- 859.218.6509
Eric Hartman
- Associate Director, New Ventures
- New Ventures & Alliances Team
- eric.hartman@uky.edu
- 859.257.2385
Laura Russell-Halligan
- New Ventures Manager
- New Ventures & Alliances Team
- laura.halligan@uky.edu
- 859.562.2674
Emmanuel Smith
- New Ventures Manager
- New Ventures & Alliances Team
- emmanuel.smith@uky.edu
- 859.323.8459
Jacqueline J. Greene
- Marketing and Communications Manager
- New Ventures & Alliances Team
- jacqui.greene@uky.edu
- 859.257.2149
Nia Brown
- Student Marketing Assistant
- New Ventures & Alliances Team
- 859.257.2149
Matthew Upton
- Senior Associate Director
- Intellectual Property Development Team
- matthew.upton@uky.edu
- 859.218.6556
Sabrina Darnell
- Intellectual Property/Compliance Coordinator
- Intellectual Property Development Team
- sabrina.darnell@uky.edu
- 859.218.6555
Jessica Davis
- Data Support Specialist
- Intellectual Property Development Team
- Jessica.Davis7@uky.edu
- 859.257.4056
Position Open
- Student Intellectual Property Assistant
- Intellectual Property Development Team
- 859.323.6356
Eric Castlen
- Associate Director
- Commercialization & Licensing Team
- eric.castlen@uky.edu
- 859.257.8211
Natasha Jones
- Commercialization Manager
- Commercialization & Licensing Team
- tasha.jones@uky.edu
- 859.218.6554
Raja Krishnan
- Commercialization Manager
- Commercialization & Licensing Team
- raja.krishnan@uky.edu
- 859.323.6320
Ali Bocook Yankey
- Senior Contracts Coordinator
- Commercialization & Licensing Team
- ali.yankey@uky.edu
- 859.323.6358
Kanakanagavalli Shravani Prakhya
- OTC Fellow - Commercialization & Licensing
Amir Najarzadeh
- OTC Fellow - Intellectual Property Development
Jay Phillips
- OTC Fellow - Intellectual Property Development
Amy Rice
- OTC Fellow - Intellectual Property Development
Kennedy Ekovich
- e-Apprentice
Peyton Schroeder
- e-Apprentice
Kennedy Hodge
- OTC Ambassador
Sydney King
- OTC Ambassador
Rohan Munnolimath
- OTC Ambassador
Johanna Murray
- OTC Ambassador
Faith Thibaudeau
- OTC Ambassador

Quick links

Announcements

January 2021 OTC Newsletter

Office of Technology Commercialization

The January issue of the Commercialization Connection Newsletter is available.
OTC Job Posting: Launch Blue Operations Coordinator

Office of Technology Commercialization

Are you an entrepreneurial-minded professional passionate about Launch Blue's mission to launch nationally competitive Kentucky startups? If so, here is your opportunity to join the team.
Request For Applications: KYNETIC Product Development Grant – Cycle #3

Office of Technology Commercialization

The REACH (Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub) program is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative that has created five new proof-of-concept product development hubs. The goal of the program is to accelerate the translation of groundbreaking innovations to benefit human health into commercial products that improve patient care and enhance health.

All Announcements

OTC EVENTS

Jan

27

Office of the Vice President for Research

The UNITE Research Priority Area

Zoom

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Feb

3

Office of the Vice President for Research

Electronic Research Notebook (ERN): Management, Transparency and Reproducibility Using LabArchives

Zoom

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Feb

17

Office of the Vice President for Research

Innovation, Intellectual Property, Commercialization and Faculty Entrepreneurship: Working with the Office of Technology Commercialization

Zoom

12:00pm - 1:00pm