From the Director
The three biggest challenges would be constrained resources, the proliferation of organizations and entities focused on commercialization, and limitations on researchers time.
What is eCTS? And Why Is It Taking So Long Anyway?
Emory’s Electronic Contract Tracking System (eCTS) is the online portal for all research contracts/agreements and general information related to the contract negotiation and award set-up of specific studies and clinical Continue Reading →
From the Director: Facilities & Administrative Costs
This is a guest post from David Wynes, Vice President for Research Administration regarding proposed reductions in Facilities & Administrative Costs for the NIH. June 21, 2017 The Honorable Mick Continue Reading →
MAGI: Four Days Focused on Clinical Trials
On May 21, 2017 seven members from the Industry Contracting Group (ICG) traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend the 4-day bi-annual Clinical Research Conference put on by the group, Model Continue Reading →
The Next Generation of Medical Imaging Coming From Emory
Medical imaging technologies have come a long way in the past century, and researchers from Emory have made numerous contributions to the field. As treatment options improve, physicians are looking Continue Reading →
Medical Imaging: Seeing the Body with New Eyes
While medical innovations have a long history, some of the most groundbreaking changes have come from medical imaging technologies. According to the FDA, “medical imaging refers to several different technologies Continue Reading →
What is an IPO?
In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg opened his private company to the public. In the company’s initial public offering (IPO), $16 billion of stock were bought as investors sought to value the Continue Reading →
An Introduction to Medical Care Coding
Richard Duszak, Jr., MD is nationally recognized for his work in imaging health policy, Duszak came to Emory after serving as founding CEO of the Neiman Health Policy Institute and Continue Reading →
OTT Job Shadowing: Facilitating Communication and Collaboration
Recently, two teams with in the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) participated in a job shadowing exercise. Members of the Industry Contracting and Licensing teams were paired off and spent Continue Reading →
Lessons from Baseball: Applying Passion and Competitive Drive to Radiation Oncology
Tim Fox worked at Emory University as an Associate Professor & Director of Medical Physics from 1994 to 2014. In 2005 he and three of his Emory colleagues created the Continue Reading →
From the Director: Challenges of Tech Transfer: “Everything is just getting harder to do” – Part 2
In this two-part blog we discuss the present and future of technology transfer at Emory and nationally with our Executive Director Todd Sherer, PhD, CLP, RTTP. You can find the Continue Reading →