College of Agriculture and Human Sciences
Research Seminar Series
What Texas A&M System Technology Commercial: Overview of
Licensing and Intellectual Property Management
Who
Robert Brummett is a Licensing Manager at Texas A&M System Technology
Commercialization, focusing on agricultural and life sciences. His portfolio and
licensing experience includes conventional commodity crops (wheat, sorghum,
cotton, and corn), food crops (specialty sorghums, vegetables, stone fruits, and
citrus), food processing and food safety technologies, nutritional and food products,
ornamental plants, turfgrasses, animal health and nutrition products, and agricultural
engineering technologies.
Robert began his career in technology transfer at the Mid-Continent Technology
Transfer Center (a regional NASA technology transfer center under the management
of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service) as a graduate assistant/market
analyst performing initial commercial evaluations and preparing market reports for
inventions from NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Prior to his tenure within The Texas A&M University System, Robert worked for
over ten years in the food industry as a production and shipping supervisor, HACCP Coordinator, and
corporate Food Safety Auditor. He holds a bachelors and masters degrees in Agricultural Economics from
the University of Missouri and Texas A&M University respectively.
When:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Noon), Thursday, March 10, 2016
Where:
CAHS-CEP Auditorium
Abstract
It is the mission of the TTC to encourage broad practical application of The Texas A&M University System’s
research for public benefit; to encourage and assist those associated with The A&M System in the protection,
licensing and commercialization of their discoveries; to ensure the equitable distribution of royalties and other
monetary benefits resulting from the commercial application of intellectual property; and to see that
commercialization activities benefit the research, education and outreach missions of The A&M System into the
future.
The Licensing and Intellectual Property Management team at the TTC evaluates disclosures of inventions, software,
and plant materials, develops and executes commercialization plans, manages intellectual property and other
licensable assets developed from research, markets and licenses new discoveries to industry and other partners,
supports the development of alliances with collaborators and research sponsors, and increases the impact of The
Texas A&M University System research programs through commercialization.
Contact:
Ali Fares, Associate Director of Research & Professor, CAHS-PVAMU
Phone: 936 261 5019, Email: AlFares@PVAMU.Edu