Will Metcalf will lead the office, which will be located within University of Louisville’s Office of Research and Innovation.

University of Louisville has created a new office, UofL Ventures, that will be responsible for establishing and supporting spinouts. The office will be located within the Office of Research and Innovation and will be led by Will Metcalf, associate vice-president for research development and strategic partnerships. UofL Ventures’ leadership also includes Jessica Sharon, director of innovation programmes, and Will Fortune, programme director for the National Security Innovation Network. The office will collaborate with the UofL Commercialization EPI-Center, which manages the university’s intellectual property and licences. Among its responsibilities will be building relationships with seasoned entrepreneurs and running the entrepreneurs-in-residence programme. It will also assist with Leap, an initiative to support regional startup development run together with the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council. Metcalf said: “We have had a lot of success and built momentum with these efforts to spur entrepreneurship and innovation on our campus and beyond. “With this new office, we are bringing several of our efforts together to accelerate that momentum, creating meaningful impact through translational research, innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development.”

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