University of Montana’sTech Transfer Notes November 2009 – UM Welcomes New Tech Transfer Director, Joe Fanguy

Personal Introduction and The Economic Development Role of Universities

Dear Colleague,

Greetings from the University of Montana’s Office of Technology Transfer! My name is Joe Fanguy, and I’m writing to you while closing out my first month as the university’s new director of tech transfer. The majority of my time thus far at UM has been spent visiting with many of you – administrators, faculty, research staff, students, as well as some outside partners of the technology transfer office, including patent attorneys, representatives of the investment community, and some economic developers. Through each of these visits I’ve learned a lot about the potential for technology transfer here at the University of Montana, and with that feedback I’ve identified some initial steps to help take this important aspect of the university to the next level.

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