Alastair Hick spent, up until now senior director of Monash Innovation, will serve as the university’s inaugural chief commercialisation officer.
The embattled commercialisation firm reduced losses by nearly $40m but now has only one board member left in interim chairman Bruce Failing.
Claire Broido Johnson has been managing director of the fund since 2019, but Maryland Momentum Fund is looking to hire someone else.
Sean Lumb has taken over at entrepreneurship@UBC in an interim capacity, following the departure of Kari LaMotte.
Princeton University has selected its Susan Dod Brown professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Craig Arnold as its vice-dean for innovation.
Kimberly Gramm has been named the inaugural David and Marion Mussafer chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer at Tulane University.
Alison Campbell has been appointed CEO of the UK Government Office for Tech Transfer after eight years with Knowledge Transfer Ireland.
Ted Yamamoto has been named general partner of Waseda University Ventures, having already served as adviser to Waseda’s Office of the President since last summer.
Christine Martin has officially taken over as head of Cambridge Enterprise Seed Funds, having already been in charge in an interim capacity.
Brian Coblitz is the new executive director of George Washington University’s Technology Commercialization Office.
Allied Minds chairman Harry Rein is giving in to pressure from Crystal Amber and announced he will not stand for re-election.
Anne Di Sante is taking over permanently as executive director of MSU Technologies following the departure of her former boss Richard Chylla.
Parag Chitnis has been hired as University of Wyoming’s vice-president for research and economic development, joining from the US Department of Agriculture.
Erienne Olesh has stepped up to serve as executive director of student and faculty innovation at West Virginia University.
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