Florida State University names Brent Edington as interim director of TTO.

Florida State University (FSU) has selected an interim director for its tech transfer operations.

Brent Edington, commercialisation director at FSU, will take up the post of interim executive director of the Office of Commercialisation following the retirement of John Fraser, the office’s creator, at the end of December. Under Fraser, the office signed 195 license deals and created 40 spin-out companies based on FSU research.

Edington was previously licensing manager at Utah University and director of Old Dominion University’s tech transfer office before joining FSU in 2014.

Gary Ostrander, vice president for research at FSU, said: “Brent has the perfect mix of private and public expertise, industry contacts and business acumen to lead FSU’s commercialization efforts as we consider the next phase of growth for this important area of the university. In only a short time here at FSU, he has developed an impressive rapport with our researchers and shown keen insight in the potential of their work in the global marketplace.”