Snow bowls over University of Arkansas

David Snow (pictured) was appointed director of University of Arkansas Technology Ventures, the university’s tech transfer office, on October 28.
Snow will report to Stacey Leeds, vice-chancellor for economic development at Technology Ventures, as the TTO looks to become a focal point for innovation in northwest Arkansas by joining up a range of university and community stakeholders.
Snow succeeds Bob Beitle, who had been director on a caretaker basis alongside his permanent duties as associate vice-chancellor for research and innovation, and faculty appointments in the colleges of engineering and chemical engineering.
Snow was previously senior managing director at Texas Tech University (TTU)’s Office of Research Commercialization since June 2015, taking responsibility for tech transfer, intellectual property and licensing across the entire TTU system.
His tenure coincided with a four-fold annual increase in the number of executed licence and option agreements, invention disclosures and licensing revenue.
He was associate director for intellectual property at TTU from 2014 until 2015, having previously spent almost five years heading up tech and IP asset management consultancy Scientific Liaisons from 2011 until 2016.
Snow’s earlier career includes spells as a research scientist with the Institute of Environmental and Human Health between 2013 and 2014, and with genetic sequencing and bioinformatics services provider Molecular Research between 2012 and 2013.
He said: “I am absolutely thrilled to join the University of Arkansas team. There is already a great group of people now in Technology Ventures, and they have begun the process of improving inventor access to university commercialisation resources.”
Technology Ventures claimed the 2019 fiscal year was its most successful date, with a record 47 invention disclosures and other successes relating to patent applications, patents issued and licensing or option agreements.
– Image of David Snow courtesy of University of Arkansas