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 (interim)
- 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
Tianna Lewis
- 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
Carter Kunstek
- 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
Raja Krishnan
- Commercialization Manager
- Commercialization & Licensing Team
- raja.krishnan@uky.edu
- 859.323.6320
Natasha Jones
- Commercialization Manager
- Commercialization & Licensing Team
- tasha.jones@uky.edu
- 859.218.6554
Ali Bocook Yankey
- Senior Contracts Coordinator
- Commercialization & Licensing Team
- ali.yankey@uky.edu
- 859.323.6358
Emma Holland
- OTC Fellow
- 859.323.6356
Position Available
- OTC Fellow
- 859.323.6356
Position Available
- OTC Fellow
- 859.323.6356
Alexander Williams
- OTC Fellow
- 859.323.6356
Johanna Murray
- OTC Ambassador
Holden Turney
- OTC Ambassador
Scotty Vanderventer
- OTC Ambassador

Quick links

Announcements

Kentucky Network for Innovation & Commercialization (KYNETIC) Request for Applications

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.
December 2019 OTC Newsletter

Office of Technology Commercialization

The December issue of the Commercialization Connect Newsletter is available.
November 2019 OTC Newsletter

Office of Technology Commercialization

The November issue of the Commercialization Connect Newsletter is available.

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OTC EVENTS

Feb

26

Office of the Vice President for Research

So You Think You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? Take a Walk With Us Down Startup Creation Lane

102 Mining & Mineral Resources Building

12:00pm - 1:00pm