Previously, he served as Associate Director of the Center for Electrochemistry at UT Austin where he developed research funding from government, industry, and private sources, and facilitated researchers in the commercialization process. Villwock joined OTC in 2016 as Program Director – Strategic Researcher Liaison, where he focused on the facilitation of transfer of research into intellectual property. Villwock is responsible for working with faculty members to manage their intellectual property portfolios by evaluating the commercial potential of inventions, marketing technologies to prospective licensees, negotiating IP licenses, and enabling startup formation.ĭr. Villwock, Ph.D., serves as Senior Technology Licensing Specialist for the Office of Technology Commercialization at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). Villwock Senior Technology Licensing Specialist in Physics from The University of Texas at Dallas. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin, followed by his M.S. Wohlgamuth worked as a Licensing Analyst and then Technology Licensing Manager at The Ohio State University from 2014-2019, managing intellectual property matters in the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Engineering.
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Prior to joining The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Wohlgamuth, specializes in physical sciences where he evaluates commercial opportunities for intellectual property, supports the patent process and strategy, markets technologies to prospective licensees, negotiates intellectual property licenses, and provides support to the inventors. ×Ĭhris Wohlgamuth Senior Technology Licensing SpecialistĬhris Wohlgamuth, Ph.D., serves as a Senior Technology Licensing Specialist in the Office of Technology Commercialization. in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and a B.S. Prior to joining the UT Austin OTC, she was postdoctoral researcher at the University of California at San Francisco. Her responsibilities include supporting the faculty in the patent process and strategy, evaluating commercial opportunities for university intellectual property, marketing technologies to potential licensees, negotiating intellectual property licenses, and providing support for faculty members who wish to form startups.
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In this role, she specializes in life science technologies, such as biomedical devices, therapeutics, and research tools. ×Ĭhithra Krishnamurthy Senior Technology Licensing SpecialistĬhithra Krishnamurthy, Ph.D., serves as a Senior Technology Licensing Specialist in the Office of Technology Commercialization at The University of Texas at Austin. Kristin enjoys teaching and mentoring, and has served as a guest lecturer for both undergraduate and graduate level courses in entrepreneurship and intellectual property. in Cell and Molecular Biology from UT Austin and continued her academic training as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer and Developmental Biology.
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Prior to transitioning into a technology transfer role, Kristin earned a Ph.D. Kristin has successfully negotiated over 20 revenue generating deals that have accelerated commercial development of UT Austin technologies. Falkenstein joined the OTC team in 2017 and currently manages a portfolio of more than 100 technologies spanning therapeutics, diagnostics, imaging platforms, agriculture tools, and medical devices. In this role, Kristin leverages a passion for science and her extensive technical background to identify, protect, and commercialize valuable technologies developed by UT Austin researchers.ĭr. Kristin Falkenstein, Ph.D., is a Senior Technology Licensing Specialist in the Office of Technology Commercialization at The University of Texas at Austin. Kristin Falkenstein Senior Technology Licensing Specialist