The Tech Transfer Team
Richard Smerbeck
Mr. Smerbeck’s experience with commercialization stems from having served in each role of the product development process – from inventor to program manager to global executive. With 25+ years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Personal Care industries developing technology into commercially viable products and services, Mr. Smerbeck has played key roles in the development and launch of 50+ new products, including new pharmaceuticals, medical devices nutritional supplements, and personal care products with estimated annual revenue of $800 million. At Bausch and Lomb he was responsible for corporate due diligence efforts to externally developed pharmaceutical and personal care technologies under consideration for in-licensing.
Alex Stoyen, Ph.D.
Dr. Stoyen’s expertise is with agent based software development. He is an early stage strategist with a focus on IP and trade secret commercialization. Dr. Stoyen has 20+ years of solid experience comprising patent preparation and filings, venture capital, technology commercialization, technology transfer, and IP strategy and monetization. While at 21st Century Systems, Dr. Stoyen led the development and licensing of proprietary intelligent agent software platforms and toolkits to industry, government, and academic partners. He was also instrumental in developing standard and nonstandard Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with Federal laboratories.
Jenny Servo, Ph.D.
Dr. Servo heads the market research department responsible for conducting licensee analyses. The Department of 11 market researchers all with advanced degrees has access to numerous subscription databases, including Frost and Sullivan, BCC Research, and Markets and Markets. Dr. Servo designed and managed commercialization assistance programs for SBIR and STTR awardees over the past 27 years.
Ravi Gupta, MBA
Mr.Guptahas a rich blend of experience with intellectual property management, licensing and venture creation, both within the US and abroad through his work with the World Bank. While at the University of Illinois Mr. Gupta co-managed a portfolio of over 150 technologies and assessed patentability, and conducted market analysis for commercialization of university inventions in all disciplines. He has conducted patent analysis (landscaping, mapping, citations analysis patent family cluster analysis) and has been responsible for new venture creation.
Martin Oehlbeck, CLP, PMP
Mr. Oehlbeck is a registered patent agent and has held responsibility for all aspects of intellectual property management at two Fortune 500 global manufacturing companies. At both Praxair and the Eastman Kodak Company, Mr. Oehlbeck was responsible for strategy, creation, protection and licensing of assets to provide the best Return on Investment. Mr. Oehlbeck was responsible for negotiating acceptable terms and conditions related to NDA, JDA, licenses and teaming agreements. Commercial successes included both software and hardware centric products. Mr. Oehlbeck also leveraged brands trademarks and know-how in line with business development activities
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Lyn Barnett joined the Dawnbreaker team in 2001 and brings over 30 years of experience in marketing, business development, planning and management to organizations that include start-ups and Fortune 50 companies. Prior to her role at Dawnbreaker as business acceleration manager and with sales Ms. Barnett led the marketing efforts for Hewlett-Packard’s ProCurve Networking business to achieve the #2 worldwide market share position behind Cisco Systems.
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