UK: University of Kentucky | Commercialization & Economic Development

RESEARCH MEANS BUSINESS

Contact

Len Heller / (859) 218-6512
Commercialization & Economic Development
Vice President

A256 ASTeCC Building

 

Research means business at the University of Kentucky, one of a few universities in the country with a top medical center and colleges of agriculture, medicine, engineering, and pharmacy on one central campus. 

Add to this distinction a $338 million research enterprise, strong patent portfolio in equine health, drug development & design, plant biotech, and materials for medical implants, drug delivery systems and medical devices, and nationally recognized programs in aging, cancer and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases to name just a few.

Len Heller and his team of commercialization and economic development professionals are your contacts for putting together a partnership with UK. They are committed to building on UK’s successful track record of long standing collaborations with business & industry with new and innovative business models for university-industry partnerships. They will work at the speed of business for your company, providing a single interface for commercialization decision making and centralized deal flow with quick response time.

Who holds successful UK partnerships?

topasol

Nanotech-based Topasol
Partners with Major
Coatings Manufacturer

 

Lexmark and UK Begin
New Chapter in
R&D Partnership

 


Why partner with UK?