The Tech Council Innovation Network invited the UW-Milwaukee Research Foundation to introduce the newly launched “Panther Partnering,” program at its monthly luncheon.
The program aims to increase research funding in the form of industry sponsorships and to boost the number of university innovations that break into the marketplace. “Panther Partnering” will make research deals and associated intellectual property licensing more transparent, simpler, and negotiation-free at fair terms.
Panelists Michael Andrew, director for corporate relations for the UW-Milwaukee College of Engineering and Applied Science office of the dean; Kyle Crum, senior manager for the advanced technology laboratory at Rockwell Automation; and Jessica Silvaggi, vice president of the UWM Research Foundation spoke about the program and answered questions from attendees.
Roberta Oldenburg, Mortenson, Kathy Henrich, MKETech Hub, Elizabeth Thelen, UW- Whitewater 
Erin Puro, UW- Milwaukee, Landon Olp, Medical College of Wisconsin, Russ Johnson, UW- Madison 
Kyle Crum, Rockwell Automation, Ben Ivey, JP Morgan Private Bank, Kristin Ciezki, Medical College of Wisconsin 
Brian Thompson, UW- Milwaukee, Michael Andrew, UW- Milwaukee 
Ben Ivey, David Arnstein of Venture Investors Health Fund and Kathy Henrich. 
Mark Ehrmann, Quarles & Brady, Brian Thompson, UW- Milwaukee, Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council, Loren Peterson, UW- Milwaukee. 
Tom Lieven and Amy Brown of Applied Management. 
Tom Still begins the presentation. 
Panelists Michael Andrew, Kyle Crum, and Jessica Silvaggi explain the new Panther Partnering program.