Appointed interim chief executive and president in March, Jill Smith has now been made the permanent head of the commercialisation firm.

US-based commercialisation firm Allied Minds today announced it has made Jill Smith (pictured) its permanent chief executive and president, following her appointment in interim capacity in March.

Smith replaced co-founder and CEO Chris Silva two months ago, having previously served as a non-executive director of Allied Minds since January 2016.

Established in 2004, Allied Minds generates, funds and manages spinouts of universities and US federal research facilities.

Allied Minds has had a tumultuous few months since Smith took over,…