Audrey Grantz joined the MSUT Agreement Team in April of 2022 to negotiate material transfer agreements (MTA), confidential disclosure agreements (CDA), and data use agreements (DUA) for the university. Grantz earned a Master’s Degree in the agronomy plant breeding and genetics field from MSU. Before joining the MSU Innovation Center, Grantz served the specialty crop …
Julia Miller is an Innovation Manager with MSU Technologies. She works with faculty and researchers in agriculture, natural science and life science departments to evaluate and protect intellectual property and pursue commercial partnerships that bring new innovations to market. Julia joined MSU Technologies in 2020 as an AgBio Technology Transfer Fellow. She began her technology …
Jon Debling joined MSU Technologies as an Innovation Manager in August 2020. Jon works with faculty and researchers in areas that include biomedical engineering, biosystems engineering, chemical engineering and material science, chemistry, geological sciences, nursing and the James Madison College. Prior to joining MSUT, Jon spent over 20 years in industry in various roles. He …
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 …
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 …
