This year marks the third year that SWE has recognized members who have been awarded a patent. While the list may look long, there is no denying that women are still significantly underrepresented among patent recipients. The AUTM Women Inventors Special Interest Group recently conducted a survey to better understand why women are not better represented in innovation, intention, and entrepreneurship, offering recommendations and insights on actions that technology transfer professionals and policy makers can take to address systemic barriers and encourage more engagement from underrepresented groups.
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The University of Louisville and partners will lead an effort to bring technologies born at Kentucky universities to market, thanks to $1.16 million in support announced by Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday. The effort, Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV), is a collaboration between UofL, the University of Kentucky and Kentucky Science and Technology Corp. (KSTC). Together, they will provide expertise, training and other support to help Kentucky colleges and universities get their inventions off campus and into the hands of entrepreneurs and industry. "The University of Louisville has long been a leader in driving innovative, research-backed technologies to the marketplace," said UofL President Neeli Bendapudi. "Through this new venture, we can extend our vast proven experience, knowledge and success to institutions around the Commonwealth, working with them to accelerate economic development and the commercialization of technologies that could save lives and improve the