Nick Miller is an experienced leader and business development professional currently serving as the Executive Director of the Michigan State University (MSU) Innovation Center’s Business Connect Office. In his role at Business Connect, Miller is responsible for the development and implementation of strategies that enhance corporate engagement across the university. Prior to joining the MSU Innovation …
Leon Ma is the Assistant Director for Corporate Relations at MSU Business Connect. In this role, Leon holds responsibility for business intelligence research to determine high-potential opportunities for corporate partnerships that align with MSU’s strengths, as well as to drive corporate relationships to productive outcomes. Before joining MSU, Leon was an Industry Analyst at BigOne …
Marta was the second person hired at MSU Business Conenct. She was hired as the Executive Staff Assistant to the Director in November 2009. As the Executive Staff Assistant, Marta is responsible for providing Confidential Administrative Support to the Business Conenct Executive Team (Director and two Associate Directors). She manages calendars, receives incoming inquiries for …
Randy manages contractual and administrative activities related to MSU collaborations with for-profit entities for Business Connect. Randy is the supervisor for the research administration staff responsible for finalizing and effectuating contracts, budgets and other transactional documents to help ensure that sponsored agreements are consistent with the objectives of our faculty, Business Connect and the mission …
Tina joined MSU Business Connect in 2012. Tina works with MSU’s faculty, department and unit program administration, MSU regulatory offices, MSU-T, and the Associate Directors of Business Connect in the negotiation and drafting of clinical trial and industry-sponsored research agreements to ensure contractual terms are fairly represented and in compliance with applicable MSU policy. Tina …
Brice is a founding member of MSU Business Connect and is responsible for enabling and encouraging productive relationships between MSU and the private sector. In this role Brice serves as MSU’s front door for corporations, directs businesses to the right MSU resources and enables two-way strategic communications and planning for business customers. Prior to joining …
Jeff Myers is the Director of Corporate Relations at MSU Business Connect, part of the Michigan State University Innovation Center. MSU Business Connect facilitates research partnerships with corporations, supports start up entrepreneurs and promotes research-based economic development in Michigan communities. Jeff Joined MSU in June of 2014 and is responsible for managing industry research relationships …
Guangming joined MSU Business Connect in October of 2011 as an Information Management Analyst. He provides strategic recommendations and consulting for information technology to the Innovation Center and maintains a variety of business software including Microsoft Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, Inteum. In addition to supporting the software databases, he configures these systems and trains staff on …
Charles A. Hasemann, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development at the Michigan State University Innovation Center, earned his doctorate in Molecular Immunology and performed his post-doctoral training in X-ray Crystallography. As an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, he established an NIH-funded laboratory studying immune system-related protein structure and …
Charlene provides the first point of contact for department research administrators working with for-profit sponsored activities. She provides guidance in facilitating internal documents associated with various proposals and awards for research, fee-for-service activity and other sponsored activities. Charlene works with units on budget review and approval for proposal completion. She also reviews and interprets language …
