New group of Entrepreneurial Scholars drives commercialization

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What started as a very engaged and entrepreneurial group of research faculty turned into Ohio State’s first Peer-to-Peer Commercialization Network with a goal of helping drive translation research and innovation. Under a new program started by The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) research faculty were nominated by their Deans and Chairs to act as a lead specialist in entrepreneurial activity and innovative outreach.  The Deans of Medicine, FAES, Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering, and Pharmacy nominated over 70 of their best faculty for the honor of being part of this inaugural  group which was pared down to a final cadre of 16. The final 16 are as follows:

Entrepreneurial Scholars by College

College of Medicine

  • Albert Lai – Department of Biomedical Informatics
  • Robert Baiocchi – Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Hematology)
  • Michael Tweedle – Department of Radiology
  • Cameron Rink – Department of Vascular Surgery

College of Arts and Sciences

  • Dehua Pei – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Erich Grotewold – Department of Molecular Genetics
  • Harris Kagan – Physics Department

College of Engineering

  • Bill Marras – Integrated Systems Engineering
  • Betty Lise Anderson  – Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Joseph Heremans – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Suresh Babu – Materials Science Engineering
  • Stephen Lee – Biomedical Engineering
  • Jessica Winter – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

College of Pharmacy

  • Karl Werbovetz – Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy

College of Nursing

  • Mary Beth Happ

College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Science

  • Monica Giusti – Food Science and Technology

The Entrepreneurial Scholars were recognized  Monday, October 8th at an event at the TCO office. President Gee acknowledged their contribution and the importance in thinking about research differently and contributing to changing the world though new products developed at Ohio State.  The group will meet and learn about the latest programs and services offered in commercialization and will work to identify specific opportunities within their Colleges.