{"id":41554,"date":"2023-02-22T09:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=41554"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:13:40","slug":"technology-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/research-support-offices\/technology-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"profile-info\">\n<p>Technology Development\u2019s main focus is help researchers realize the commercialization potential of the inventions and discoveries that emerge from Boston University research. The objective is to ensure the development of our groundbreaking research and discoveries by facilitating collaborations with the entrepreneurial and industrial ecosystems through licensing, sponsorship, and new ventures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Services<\/h2>\n<p>Technology Development helps BU inventors bring projects to market. We can help with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/collaboration-partnership\/otd\/\">Patents, licensing, &amp; starting a company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/forms-policies\/technology-disclosure-form-tdf\/\">Disclosing technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/collaboration-partnership\/industry-collaboration\/\">Connecting industry to BU inventors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/collaboration-partnership\/otd\/programs\/\">Connecting BU faculty with education, tools, support, and mentorship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contacts<\/h2>\n<h3>Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-322 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-td stage-bring-to-market\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/michael-pratt\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/05\/Mike-Pratt-scaled-e1681911554616.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Pratt\" width=\"310\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michael Pratt<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Managing Director, Technology Development<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-56237 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-td\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/melinda-shockley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/02\/Melinda-Shockley.jpg\" alt=\"Melinda Shockley headshot\" width=\"310\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Melinda Shockley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Executive Director, Faculty Entrepreneurship<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-338 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-td stage-bring-to-market\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/ken-zwicker\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2018\/03\/kzwicker-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Ken Zwicker\" width=\"144\" height=\"188\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ken Zwicker<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Executive Director, Intellectual Property &#038; Licensing<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<h3>Business Development Contacts<\/h3>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Life Sciences<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Nevena Dimova, Business Development<\/td>\n<td><span><a href=\"mailto:ndimova@bu.edu\">ndimova@bu.edu<\/a> or 617-353-4567<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Medical Technology<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Frances Forrester, Business Development<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:fmf@bu.edu\">fmf@bu.edu<\/a> or <span>617-358-6911<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Engineering &amp; Physical Sciences<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Misty Farrell-Pennington, Business Development<\/td>\n<td><span><a href=\"mailto:mfpenn@bu.edu\">mfpenn@bu.edu<\/a> or 617-358-3795<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h3>Entrepreneurship Contacts<\/h3>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Entrepreneurship Programs and Networking<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Shoshana Das, Director<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:sdas@bu.edu\">sdas@bu.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/directory\/?num=1&amp;office=td\" class=\"button button-base\">View the Full Team<\/a>\n<h3>Addresses<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mailing address:<\/strong> 53 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:otd@bu.edu\">otd@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Other Helpful Links<\/h2>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology Development\u2019s main focus is help researchers realize the commercialization potential of the inventions and discoveries that emerge from Boston University research. 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