Richard Rodriguez is an accomplished professional in technology transfer and patent management, currently serving as Associate Director at the Technology Transfer Center of the National Cancer Institute, NIH, since October 2015. Rodriguez has held various leadership roles at the Office of Technology Transfer-National Institutes of Health, including Director of the Division of Technology Development & Transfer since May 2008 and Branch Chief from July 2002 to May 2008. Expertise includes managing patent and license portfolios, evaluating biomedical technologies, and negotiating complex license agreements. Rodriguez's career began as a Technology Analyst at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, focusing on market research and intellectual property evaluation. Rodriguez holds a B.S. in Biology/Chemistry from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. in Marketing/Management from the University of Houston.
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