Jay Schrankler

Devices & Diagnostics

Medical device Launch Pad? Not so fast, says U of M tech transfer chief

Forget "One Life to Live" or "As the World Turns." If you want a real soap opera, look no farther than the University of Minnesota. One week after MedCity News first reported that University Enterprise Laboratories (UEL) and the school's medical device fellowship program were close to a deal to establish MDC Launch Pad, an incubator for companies created by the fellows, the university's top technology transfer official is opposing the project.

Pharma

University of Minnesota ramps up effort to commercialize drugs

The University of Minnesota is no Pfizer or Merck. But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t act more like Big Pharma. The school has begun an ambitious effort to convert its considerable drug research into actual products. The idea is to better coordinate drug discovery projects among programs like the Masonic Cancer Center, medical school and […]

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Policy

Top bioscience lawmaker calls out the University of Minnesota

Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-St. Paul) has good reason to feel a fresh spring in his step these days. He helped pass  long overdue  tax credits for angel investors and research and development spending, a feat that earned him a prime spot (second from the left) behind Gov. Tim Pawlenty when the presumed Republican presidential candidate […]

News

University of Minnesota is open for business. Are there customers?

Quantity or quality? Like most things in life, that’s not always an either/or question. Most people would prefer both. But as the University of Minnesota starts to shop its intellectual property a little more aggressively to investors, as evidenced by its first Life Sciences Showcase event at University Enterprise Laboratories Thursday morning, it’s something to […]

News

Kudos to University of Minnesota tech transfer

Politicians, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have long criticized the school for inhibiting innovation rather than creating it. But that criticism is getting old, or at least it should be. Under Jay Schrankler and Doug Johnson, the school's tech transfer program has made enormous strides.