The following FAQs relate to commercialization.
FOR OTHER QUESTIONS:
1) regarding the university, please visit the Johns Hopkins University home page;
2) regarding medical treatment at Hopkins, please visit the Johns Hopkins Medicine Homepage;
3) for help locating someone affiliated with Johns Hopkins, please visit our directories. FOR INDUSTRY: 1. Does Johns Hopkins form startups around its intellectual property?
2. I represent a pharmaceutical firm looking for IP to license or, alternatively, for a faculty member at Hopkins to perform sponsored research. How can I find the right faculty to speak with?
3. With whom do we speak to arrange for clinical trials at Hopkins?
4. What are the venues for business networking at Hopkins?
5. Do you always require non-disclosure agreements?
6. How can we arrange a campus visit to discuss a collaboration with our corporation?
7. I am a faculty member at Hopkins; what policies and practices should I be aware of as I think of starting a company? FOR FACULTY: Yes, when the intellectual property lends itself to a startup, and if both management and funding are available. Many startups have either formed around intellectual property from Hopkins, or licensed Hopkins intellectual property soon after formation. See our list of Hopkins startups for more information.
Browse our website under Selected Hopkins Faculty and their activities, use our keyword search engine, or email us with specific requests. We will be glad to poll faculty and get back to you with relevant contacts. Alternatively, we can arrange for you to make a presentation to a department about the kind of technology you are looking for. To visit our list of Hopkins inventions, click here. Contact Michael Amey, Associate Dean for Research Affairs at (410) 955-1566.
There is often a choice of networking meetings going on at Hopkins, on several different campuses. Whether you want to come to hear entrepreneurs talk about building their companies, or one of our staff speak about market research and writing the winning business plan, you are welcome to attend and participate. Our website lists networking and entrepreneurial learning events, and the website for the Hopkins Biotech Network lists speakers relevant to industry. Feel free to look at the Calendar of Events as well, for specific topics.
Faculty hold high-level conversations without requiring NDAs, but if the interest becomes specific as regards the science, they will normally require visitors to sign one. The best way is to contact the Office of Corporate Alliances to discuss your specific needs and optimal dates. The Licensing and Technology Development Office keeps a lists of FAQs for entrepreneurial faculty members. If you do not find what you want there, please contact us.
The Johns Hopkins Office of Technology transfer has put together a list of documents which should answer most of these questions. Please also look at the rules on conflict of interest and commitment for your particular school. Back to top | 
