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.

Prof Cathy Bruce will take up the position of vice-president of research and innovation permanently, having held it interim since mid-2020.

Paule De Blois has stepped down from commercialisation firm Axelys as she accepts a position as deputy minister.

Having found itself fighting a resolution from Crystal Amber to remove chairman Harry Rein, Allied Minds is exploring its options for the future.

Alex Valiaev has been appointed director of Louisiana State University’s Office of Innovation and Technology Commercialization.