UK Contacts
Intellectual Property / Licensing
Confidential Non-Disclosure / Material Transfer Agreements
Don Keach (859) 218-6555 / fax (859) 323-1074
A144 ASTeCC Building
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0286
Business Development Executive Director
Dean Harvey (859) 257-1930
Commercialization Specialists
Jessica Williams (859) 218-6559
Natasha Jones (859) 218-6557
Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
Deborah Davis (859) 257-8311
Research means business at the University of Kentucky, one of the few universities in the country with a top medical center, colleges of agriculture and engineering, and the No. 5-ranked pharmacy program on one central campus. UK has a strong patent portfolio in drug development and drug design, plant biotech, equine health, and materials for medical implants, drug delivery systems, and medical devices.
The University of Kentucky quickly delivers applications to the marketplace which have resulted in long-standing partnerships with business and industry. The Office for Commercialization & Economic Development is the portal to UK for collaborative industry partnerships, providing a single interface for technology commercialization decision making and centralized deal flow with quicker response time.
Fiscal 2008 Commercialization Stats & Rankings
IP Development:
- 85 disclosures
- 12 patent applications filed
Licensing:
- $1.2 million gross licensing revenue
- 135 total active licenses
- 19 new licenses
- 10 licenses to UK faculty startups
Patents:
- 300 total active patents
- strong patent portfolio in drug development and drug design, plant biotech, equine health, and materials for medical implants, drug delivery systems, and medical devices
- 15 new patents issued
Rankings:
- 7th in new start-up companies among 19 benchmark universities (AUTM 2005)
- 12th in licensing income among 19 benchmark universities (AUTM 2005)
- 14th among all public and private universities in start-up companies (three or more) per $10 million of research expenditures (AUTM 2005)