Jean has managed material transfer agreements (MTA), confidential disclosure agreements (CDA), and data use agreements (DUA) for MSU Technologies since October 2010. As the MTA/CDA/DUA Coordinator, she reviews and negotiates these agreements with other parties per Michigan State University policy and communicates with campus departments to ensure compliance requirements are met. Jean has worked in …
Weian Ou is the Grant Manager for the MTRAC program and MSU SMART ZONE. Ou joined MSU Technologies from FRIB: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, where he worked as project coordinator II in Project Controls. Previously, Ou has managed multiple projects, including grant management software in a Michigan based company and automotive component projects in …
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 …
Janet joined MSUT in 2017 as the Executive Staff Assistant and Office Manager. She assists the executive director and the associate director as well as oversees the functions of the MSUT office. Janet began her career at MSU in 2012 as an assistant to the Director of the Brody Neighborhood Center. Before coming to the …
Anne Di Sante is an experienced technology transfer professional and views that role as a catalyst for technology development. Throughout her 35 year career, she has embraced the roles of a technology manager, director of licensing, tech transfer office leadership and is now the executive director of MSU Technologies. Upon arriving at Michigan State University …
Sandra joined MSU Technologies in July 2010 as assistant to the patent coordinator. In this role, she manages docketing for US and international patent procedures and processing of related legal documentation. She also manages federally funded invention reports and supports campus offices in their reporting needs. Sandra has more than 20 years of experience in …
Karen joined MSU Technologies as Agreement and Compliance Coordinator in May 2017. She works with the Executive Management Team and Technology Managers to execute licenses, options, and interinstitutional agreements, and also monitors compliance of licensees, royalty reporting and other obligations. Prior to joining MSU, she was an attorney in private practice, and worked in real …
Joseph Affholter is an experienced entrepreneur, scientist and technology commercialization specialist. As the MTRAC Commercialization Program Director and Associate Director of Technology Transfer at Michigan State University, he provides leadership to the MTRAC program and directs its outreach, education, communication and commercialization efforts. He has been active in the mid-Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem for decades. He …
Anupam joined MSU Technologies as a technology manager in August 2019. He manages technologies in the Life Science areas from their initial disclosure through IP prosecution, marketing and execution of license agreements. Anupam started his career in technology transfer as an intern at Cornell University where he assisted the management of institutional IP. Shortly after, …
Tom works with faculty and researchers in agriculture, natural resources, and natural science to protect intellectual property and engage in commercial partnerships to bring the technologies to market. Tom also facilitates screening of MSU’s technology portfolio, including coordinating the intern program and managing relationships with external service providers. He joined MSU Technologies in 2004. Prior …
