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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Printing & Publishing 3Ds [mailto:PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>3D Memos<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> PPSS3DS@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Office of technology Transfer Changes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>TO: Campus Community<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FROM: Leslie P. Tolbert, Senior Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DATE: February <span style='color:black'>8,</span> 2012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RE: Leadership Changes in the Office of Technology Transfer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The UA's Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) has new interim leadership. The office will be led jointly by Andrew Comrie, Associate VP for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, and Nina Ossanna, OTT Special Projects and BIO5 Director of Business Development. Dr. Comrie will be responsible for management and supervision of OTT and Dr. Ossanna will oversee the technical <span style='color:#1F497D'>business </span>and intellectual property aspects of the office. They succeed Dr. Patrick Jones who provided valuable leadership as the Director of OTT for the last nine years and has moved to the University of Oregon to serve as an Associate Vice President for Research Finance and Business Administration.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OTT is in an exciting transition phase this year as it becomes a key part of the recently announced Tech Launch Arizona, or TLA (<a href="http://uanews.org/node/43378">http://uanews.org/node/43378</a>). TLA is a technology commercialization center that will include not only technology transfer activities such as licensing and patenting but also a broader range of related functions and services including corporate relations, small business incubation and acceleration, tech parks, and greater engagement with entrepreneurs and the private sector. The search for an Executive Director to head the new TLA is <span style='color:black'>underway, the search committee being chaired by Len Jessup, Dean of the Eller College of Management.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:14.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>