Anne Di Sante is taking over permanently as executive director of MSU Technologies following the departure of her former boss Richard Chylla.

Parag Chitnis has been hired as University of Wyoming’s vice-president for research and economic development, joining from the US Department of Agriculture.

Erienne Olesh has stepped up to serve as executive director of student and faculty innovation at West Virginia University.

Prof Cathy Bruce will take up the position of vice-president of research and innovation permanently, having held it interim since mid-2020.

Paule De Blois has stepped down from commercialisation firm Axelys as she accepts a position as deputy minister.

Alex Valiaev has been appointed director of Louisiana State University’s Office of Innovation and Technology Commercialization.

Dean Chang has been named interim chief innovation officer in addition to serving as associate vice-president for innovation and economic development.

Brooke Beier, already responsible for Purdue’s tech transfer office, has been promoted to senior vice-president of commercialisation.