Melba is an engaging speaker regularly invited to appear at academic, government and corporate events. Melba speaks on issues involving intellectual property, university technology commercialization, science and technology policy and 3D printing. Her passion for storytelling, combined with her analytical, yet accessible approach, make her a favorite of audiences. She has been interviewed by NPR MarketPlace, CNN Money, Technology Transfer Tactics and other trade publications that deal with innovation strategy, emerging technology, and university technology transfer.
Melba is available to teach classes or workshops on the university research commercialization process to scientists and entrepreneurs. She enjoys interacting with and teaching students of all ages and backgrounds.
To learn more, please download Melba Kurman’s resume. Contact Melba at melbak@triplehelixinnovation.com. Follow Melba on twitter at @melbakurman.
Speaking engagements
- Invited breakout session leader and Steering Committee member, International Commercialization Forum 2012, hosted by Ontario Centres of Excellence in Toronto, Canada, March, 2012
- Invited participant, “Technology Commercialization Seminar,” University of Utah TechVentures, March, 2012
- Invited plenary speaker, “University technology commercialization: what lies ahead.” ICAP Patent Brokerage Summit on Patent Monetization, San Francisco, November 16 & and 17, 2011
- Speaker, “Open Source Hardware Legal Frameworks” at the Open Hardware Summit annual meeting, New York, NY, September 2011
- Invited guest lecturer, “The long tail effect of 3D printers on product design and marketing,” Cornell CATALYST summer engineering camp, August, 2011
- Invited panelist, “3D printing comes to the nation’s capital,” Public Knowledge Organization, April, 2011
- Invited speaker on IP Marketing webinar series, “Internal Metrics and Benchmarking: New Era Measurement of TTO Performance and Impact,” March, 2011
- Invited guest lecturer, “From Idea to IPO” course at the New York Academy of Sciences, December, 2010
Interviews
- Comments featured, Campus Technology Magazine, “Industry-funded software research goes open source,” February, 2012
- Interview, Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “U of Ulster’s evaluation license allows a trial period to “test drive” technologies,” January, 2012
- Feature interview, Newlogic, Inc. blog, “Patent reform’s effect on the university tech transfer office and R&D organization,” January, 2012
- Comments featured, Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “TTO patent strategies run the gamut, from ‘singles’ to swinging for the fences,” October, 2011
- Interview, NPR Marketplace, “Why shop the racks when you can just hit print?” Summer, 2011
- Interview, CNN Money, “3D Printers launch small businesses,” June, 2011
- Interview, Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “Consider offshoring to improve staff efficiency, expand your business reach,” March, 2011
- Feature article and interview, Tech Transfer Tactics magazine, “Health index’ could help TTOs measure their impact,” January, 2011
