TCS welcomes Chris Conners as a new Licensing Director for Life Sciences.  Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Florida with a Minor in Biomechanics. While there, he was an undergraduate researcher on a project on predictive modeling for pharmaceutical air mills. Chris also has his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of South Florida (USF), where his dissertation focused on nanoparticle based drug delivery in the treatment of severe osteoporotic diseases.

While at USF, Chris interned in their Tech Transfer office, which led to his love for the Tech Transfer field. After his dissertation defense, he joined the Tech Transfer team at USF where he eventually ended up overseeing the life science portfolio for the university.

Now at UConn, Chris is excited to be a part of UConn’s research world: “UConn’s research base is growing every year, and there are exciting technologies coming out of the university. I am excited to help with that growth and the corresponding growth of this office. I am especially excited to participate with some of the new changes in the office, like the transition to doing more patent filings in house. Furthermore, I am excited to share my knowledge, experience and perspective with the rest of the team.”