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A new plant variety and a valuable plant trait may need different IP protections. 🌱 Learn how to choose a strategy that supports licensing in AUTM’s Traditional Plant Protections – Tips and Tricks webinar. Sept. 29 | Noon–1 p.m. ET Register: bit.ly/4hLUEGH
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A signed license doesn’t guarantee every royalty owed reaches your institution. Tomorrow, Sept. 24, learn how to spot underreporting, decide when to audit, and strengthen your compliance program. Noon–1 p.m. ET. Free for AUTM members. Register: bit.ly/3THn8rY
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Got a tech transfer challenge you wish you could talk through with people who get it? Join us at AUTM on the Road: D.C. on Oct. 14 for interactive roundtables, fresh ideas, and new connections. Save your seat: autm.net/events/autm-on-the-…
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What innovation from your institution deserves a bigger audience? Submit your licensed technology’s impact story to AUTM’s Better World Project by Sept. 30 for 2027 award consideration. Show how your tech transfer team helped bring it to life. bit.ly/34OLowC
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Join AUTM on Wednesday, August 26, from Noon–1 p.m. (ET) for a live virtual event exploring how technology transfer offices can take a more intentional approach to data licensing across the research lifecycle. Register now: on-demand.autm.net/data-lice…
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In the latest AUTM on the Air, Heidi Sease Nebel brings more than 30 years of plant and biotech IP experience to a practical conversation about the issues TTOs actually face and the questions they should be asking before a variety ever reaches the market. l.feathr.co/TuneIn2AUTM
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Just getting started in technology transfer? The Howard Bremer Scholarship could help open the door to your next big connection, opportunity, or career milestone. Applications close September 8: bit.ly/2RMHDiB
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Get to know Michael as he shares his path into tech transfer, the value of mentorship and peer connections, and what keeps him motivated to drive innovation. bit.ly/4goXPTW
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Join AUTM on August 26 from Noon–1 p.m. ET for practical guidance on ownership, valuation, licensing terms, and the key issues your TTO should be thinking about now. AUTM Members attend free. Register today: bit.ly/35yq4K8
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Join us September 15–17 in Charlotte, North Carolina, for AUTM University. Choose from six focused courses covering Agreements & Finance, Compliance, Essentials, Operations, Software, and Startups. Register now: autm.net/events/autm-univers…
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What can ant colonies teach us about innovation systems? In the latest episode of AUTM on the Air, Stanford biologist Deborah M. Gordon explores how complex systems coordinate, adapt, and solve problems without central control. Listen now: l.feathr.co/TuneIn2AUTM
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Take the AUTM Career Center Build Your Profile Challenge! ✔ Upload your resume ✔ Create a job alert Complete both by July 2 for a chance to win a year of unlimited access to 150+ AUTM webinars. Get started: careercenter.autm.net/?_zs=l…
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A new startup from Carnegie Mellon University is using artificial intelligence and advanced computational chemistry to accelerate cancer drug discovery, helping researchers identify promising therapies faster and more efficiently. cmu.edu/mcs/news-events/2026…
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The University of Houston is partnering with Plug and Play Tech Center, a global innovation platform and venture capital firm, to strengthen entrepreneurship, research commercialization, and startup growth at its Sugar Land campus. bit.ly/4uNQMJt
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Join us September 15–17 in Charlotte for AUTM University, where tech transfer professionals can choose from six in-depth courses designed to strengthen the skills that power innovation forward. Register now and secure your spot: bit.ly/4wFxvLD
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AUTM Board Member Katie Butcher reflects on the mentors who helped guide her journey in tech transfer, the lessons they taught her, and why mentorship matters so deeply in this community. Read more: bit.ly/4ttglxK
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In a new article, Joe Allen of the Bayh-Dole Coalition examines how changes to federal R&D funding models could reshape public-private partnerships, technology transfer, and the future of U.S. innovation leadership. Read more: bit.ly/3PzbTzO
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AUTM on the Road kicks off May 20 in Dallas with a full day built for connection, conversation, and practical tech transfer insights. Register now: bit.ly/42rfuD1
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In fiscal year 2025, Tech Launch Arizona generated $459.7 million in economic output and supported more than 3,000 jobs across Arizona through commercialization, startup creation, and industry partnerships. bit.ly/4nqiKrU
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In the latest AUTM Insights article, Mike Waring explores how coalitions, policy conferences, think tanks, and industry partnerships are helping shape conversations around intellectual property, tech transfer, and American innovation in Washington. bit.ly/4uAgsIW
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