Heather M. Rose, PhD, JD
Vice President, Licensing & Startups
About Jefferson Innovation
Contact
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Jefferson Innovation
925 Chestnut Street
Suite 110
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email:
innovation@jefferson.edu
We Are Jefferson
Reimagine is our commitment to raising the resources it takes to change the world in multiple, meaningful ways. We’re going to change the future for Philadelphia and beyond:
- People Leading Optimistic Revolutions
- Spaces that Heal and Inspire
- Communities United for Health Equity
- Discoveries that Improve Lives
Our Goal
It is our goal to create a Jefferson-wide entrepreneurial ecosystem to advance the commercialization of new technologies by supporting members of the Jefferson community through superior services, mentorship, education and partnerships in translating new discoveries into practical applications.
Our Team
Dr. Rose works with Jefferson faculty, staff and students to identify patentable subject matter within their work and coordinate invention disclosures and patent filings. Dr. Rose oversees patent prosecution on University owned intellectual property by outside counsel, assists with strategic de-risking, identifies suitable commercial partners and coordinates targeted marketing efforts. When suitable partners are identified Dr. Rose negotiates the agreements necessary to effect commercialization efforts.
Heather Rose PhD, JD joined Jefferson Innovation as the Director of Technology Licensing in February 2017. Prior to joining the Innovation Pillar at Jefferson, Dr. Rose worked for five years in the Drexel University Office of Technology Commercialization as a Licensing Manager focused on commercializing inventions in the life science disciplines. In addition to a JD with a concentration in intellectual property law obtained at the Kline School of Law, Dr. Rose also holds a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. At Penn, Heather performed and presented research about how retroviruses choose genomic locations for insertion of the viral DNA into the host chromosome with an overarching focus on safety and predictability in delivering therapeutic gene doses for gene therapy applications. While in law school Heather interned for two consecutive terms at the Corporate Intellectual Property Department of GlaxoSmithKline. Heather is a member of the PA, NJ, and United States Patent Bars.
Alexey Melishchuk, PhD, MS
Director, Technology Licensing
Alexey is a Director of Licensing at the Office of Innovation, and is responsible for commercializing biopharmaceutical, medical device and telemedicine technologies via licensing to existing companies and startup formation, and helping Jefferson faculty & clinicians establish collaborations with industry.
Alexey brings a lot of tech commercialization experience from Drexel University and, previously, the University of Pennsylvania, where he started as a postdoc studying ion channels. Alexey’s industry experience comes from investment banking at Janney Montgomery Scott, where he concentrated on fundraising and M&A in the healthcare sector, and business development consulting for early stage biotech companies and investment funds. Alexey holds a PhD in biophysics from the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology (Kiev, Ukraine), and MS and BS in applied physics and mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Moscow, Russia).
Robert Arcadipane
IP & Licensing Specialist
Mr. Arcadipane manages the process of invention intake and coordinates with inventors on information and signatures needed for documents related to patent disclosure, filing and prosecution. He maintains a database of patent inventions and coordinates correspondence with external patent firms and attorneys engaged by Jefferson in the IP protection process, and establishes internal operating procedures regarding IP management and communications.
Robert joined Jefferson in October of 2016 after moving to Philadelphia from New York, where he provided support to C-level Executives for six years in the publishing and advertising industries. Robert received a BA in English Literature with a Minor in Business from the University of Delaware.
Robin Ford
Senior Contract Specialist
As a Senior Contract Specialist, Robin is responsible for managing and reviewing a variety of agreements, including Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs). Her role is key in investigating third party material use situations and ownership related issues, as well as providing strategy to resolve complex intellectual property matters.
Robin has over 20 years of contract and intellectual property experience in both profit and nonprofit institutions and has come to Thomas Jefferson University most recently from the Center of Technology Transfer at Cornell University. In addition to her extensive legal work in patents and trademarks, Robin is an inventor of multiple US patents and is an ABA certified paralegal. The Arts are a passion for Robin, who has worked professionally as an actor and writer. Robin attended the University of California, Los Angeles, Sonoma State University, and the MFA program at the New York Academy of Art with undergraduate degrees in psychology, fine art, and biology.