Technology Transfer Intern - KUCTC

University of Kansas Medical Center•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

The Technology Transfer Intern will work under the direction of the Licensing team for the KU Center for Technology Commercialization (KUCTC), which serves all KU campuses, including the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. The mission of KUCTC is to manage discoveries and innovations made from research so that they may have greater impact, benefit the public, and promote economic development. Licensing Interns are generally responsible for supporting the licensing team by helping to scout, reviewing, market and license invention disclosures. The Technology Transfer Intern will report to at least one Licensing Team member and may rotate depending on the needs of the Licensing Team and the field of expertise of the Intern.

Requirements

Working on or having attained a degree in relevant field.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree in a technical, legal, business, or other relevant field.
1 year experience in a technical, legal, business, or other relevant field.
Communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
Analytical skills

Responsibilities

Invention Scouting Utilize sources of information to determine outreach candidates for KU Faculty for potential invention disclosures.
Establish contact and discuss with KU faculty to scout for new and upcoming inventions.
Technology Review Review and participate in KU Faculty meetings to preliminarily review disclosures.
Perform technology triages, which focus on all facets of the invention including: evaluating the technological aspects of the invention, the market for the potential product and the intellectual property landscape.
Present technology triages at internal KUCTC meetings.
Participate in KU Faculty meetings to review the triage and responses, providing support in decision making for intellectual property protection strategies.
Marketing Develop Non-Confidential Summaries for technologies for marketing.
Develop and evaluate company contact lists that target relevant potential licensees.
Agreement Negotiation Participate in license agreement negotiation meetings with companies.
Aid in Terms Sheet Drafting Aid in license agreement drafting.
Additionally, the Intern may have some flexibility to participate in rotations with other portions of the office as desired (i.e. Intellectual Property)