The University of Wisconsin-Madison announces range of hires to boost tech transfer.
US-based University of Wisconsin – Madison has appointed three more managers to its technology transfer programme following entrepreneur John Biondi joining as director of its Discovery to Product (D2P) project earlier in the month.
The other hires are:
Susan LaBelle, director of the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations, after working at outside corporations Covance and Thrive;
Greg Robinson, general partner of the 4490 Venture Fund, a $30m joint venture of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB); and
Arjun Sanga, executive director of the WiSys Technology Foundation, which helps to facilitate technology development and transfer on UW System campuses outside Madison and Milwaukee.
Sanga previously worked in economic development with the University of Texas system.
Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, told news provider Wisbusiness: “talented new kids on the block who will help lead economic development efforts to a new level of sophistication.
“These are the people who will help shape how the university deals with business growth on the campus and beyond. They have a fresh view of what’s needed and how to pull that off.”
