Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City 2012 | November 28-30

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LOuis BeRneMan
Founding Partner, Osage University Partners
Louis Berneman founded Osage University Partners using his knowledge from years of
experience managing university-level technology transfer offices. Berneman is also currently
the principal of Texelerate, a technology transfer consultancy he formed in 2005 to assist
academic institutions in monetizing their intellectual property assets. He is the former
managing director of the Center for Technology Transfer of the University of Pennsylvania
and the former director of licensing and business development for Virginia’s Center for
Innovative Technology. He has been a founder, director, and/or president of several start-ups,
including Biotherapeutics, Inc., InnoTech, and TMune Therapeutics. He received a master of arts,
master of teaching, and doctorate in education from the Teachers College, Columbia University,
a teaching credential from University of California, Santa Barbara, and a bachelor of arts in
history from the Pennsylvania State University.
JOdi BLaCk
Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Research Activities, National Heart Lung
and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
As deputy director of the division of extramural research activities at the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Jodi Black leads and oversees all extramural research
and training programs. At NHLBI, Black also serves as the acting director of the Office of
Translational Alliances and Coordination, which provides leadership and coordination to
accelerate the translation of basic discoveries and innovations into new diagnostics, devices,
and therapeutics. Previously, she worked as vice president of research administration at the
Translational Genomics Research Institute. She also held several positions at the National
Cancer Institute. Black received her bachelor of arts from Rollins College and her doctorate
from Emory University.