Avijit Sen, Ph.D, Clp Email & Phone Number

I am an entrepreneurial individual with a unique combination of technical expertise, business development, and excellent project management experience is passionate about contributing to translating scientific innovations to fulfill unmet needs. I played vital roles in planning and executing new product development activities including technical and market research, implementing business strategies and tactics, and transitioning early stage technology from lab to market by working across multifunctional teams. Demonstrated innovation and creativity through successful industrial partnerships and secured extramural funding. Current interests include evaluation of technologies for IP protections, commercial potential assessments, and licensing of inventions from broad scientific disciplines. Specialties: Technology Evaluation & Commercialization Plan, Managing Intellectual Property, Strategic Planning & Execution. Negotiation & Drafting Agreements, Market Research, New Product R&D, and Project Management.Skills/Accomplishments * Start-up experience as a co-founder (company acquired by a top in-vitro diagnostics company)* Led product development activities from concept generation to reduction to practice* 9+ years of Tech Transfer work experience in a DOE's National Laboratory and University settings* Expertise in laboratory research, data collection, and analysis * Developed novel chemical sensors for various industrial and biomedical applications* Authored, managed, and oversaw several government grants/contracts* Managed daily R&D activities and research staff * Successfully provided technical leadership to clients or collaborators* Actively contributed to securing over $15 M R&D funding for two start-up companies * Served as a principal investigator on several small business innovation research grants * Served as commercialization expert in Innovation Boot Camp/Pre-Seed Workshop teams* Served as a technical reviewer on 30+ small business innovation research (SBIR/STTR) grants

Listed skills include Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Lifesciences, Sensors, and 11 others.