Fuentek President Named To The Association Of University Technology Managers Board Of Directors
Laura A. Schoppe To Serve As Vice President Of Strategic Alliances.
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) February 19, 2011 - Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com/), a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services, has announced that the firm's president, Laura A. Schoppe, has been named to the Association of University Technology Managers® (AUTM) board of directors. The core purpose of AUTM is to support and advance academic technology transfer globally. Schoppe will serve as vice president of strategic alliances. In this role, she will be responsible for identifying issues and interests of members working for professional service providers, corporations, foundations and investors who wish to do business with academic AUTM members, and for developing and recommending to the board ways to meet those needs. Schoppe and the assistant vice presidents will also identify opportunities to collaborate and build relationships with other associations representing these groups.
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"It is an honor to be named AUTM's vice president of strategic alliances," said Schoppe. "I look forward to working closely with other board members to advance academic technology transfer worldwide by connecting non-university AUTM members and institutions with emerging technologies."
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- For more information about AUTM, visit http://www.autm.net.
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ABOUT FUENTEK, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services. With a specialization in technology commercialization, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm is the largest NASA contractor in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need. Led by Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks and Web sites to help clients improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. DiversityBusiness.com has recognized Fuentek as a top women-owned, diversity-owned and small business in North Carolina for the past five consecutive years. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Fuentek was most recently named a finalist in the NCTA 21 awards in the category of most innovative technology company. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek's website at http://www.fuentek.com.
ABOUT LAURA A. SCHOPPE:
Laura A. Schoppe is president of Fuentek, LLC, a consulting firm she established in 2001 that provides intellectual property and technology management services with a specialization in technology commercialization. In her role as president, Laura is responsible for managing relationships as well as establishing strategic client plans and conducting training workshops for clients. She has an extensive background in all aspects of intellectual property management, particularly leading license negotiation activities from transition innovations to new products. She has led major technology transfer projects at leading universities and government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies have sought her advice on strategic planning related to their intellectual assets. Prior to establishing Fuentek, Laura spearheaded successful research for several defense contractors. Laura has been selected to speak at several national and international conferences and has published many papers and book chapters. In 2008 Laura was recognized as one of the Triangle's top 25 businesswomen with Triangle Business Journal's prestigious Women in Business Award for her exemplary leadership skills in the innovation category.
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