The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) at Emory University is celebrating its 30th year of operation.

Starting as part of Emory’s Office of Sponsored Programs, the office has since spun-out and now employs 17 people supporting commercialisation on campus at the institution.

The OTT says that it is spinning out between three to six companies a year, and has launched 72 companies overall – 53 of which are still active. Through licensing activities and the sale of equity stakes, the…