Biography
Arundeep S. Pradhan, MS Pharm Ad., RTTP is technology transfer professional, teacher, and mentor, and entrepreneur.
Arundeep is currently the Deputy Vice President for Research and Innovation at the University of Wyoming where he is spearheading the restructuring of the technology transfer office and IMPACT 307, the University’s incubator. He is also responsible for working with senior leadership to enhance and grow University of Wyoming’s research enterprise and the innovation ecosystem. He also serves as a Managing Director of Apio Innovation Transfer (APIOiX). Over the last ten years, he served as the executive vice president for business development for TMTRx, a startup developing treatments for drug overdose, and the CEO and the vice-president for business development of Practical Biotechnology, an oncology therapeutics startup. In his role at APIOiX, he has worked with universities and government agencies across the world on technology transfer and innovation ecosystems. Prior to that, Mr. Pradhan led technology transfer offices at Oregon Health and Science University, Colorado State University Research Foundation, and the University of Utah.
Arundeep has assisted over 150 startups and small business with funding, business development, and commercialization strategies, and proposal development for SBIR/STTR grants. He was at the forefront of creating the biotech burst in Salt Lake City; helped develop the first biotech roadmap for Colorado; and, helped create the first biotech incubator and the first translational research development center in Portland, Oregon.
As a long-time member of AUTM Mr. Pradhan has worked on numerous committees and courses. In 2009, Mr. was selected as the AUTM President and served on the AUTM Board from 2005 to 2010. He as selected to lead the AUTM Foundation as its President and Board Chair from 2011 to 2013. He is currently faculty on the AUTM Essentials, Startups, and Advance Licensing courses.
Mr. Pradhan continues to work with many clients across the globe on technology development, licensing, and technology transfer related issues as well as mentoring technology transfer professionals, entrepreneurs, and startups.