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Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) is internationally recognized as a leader in Eric Vieira, PhD
groundbreaking clinical and basic-science research, as well as for having an innovative Assistant Director,
approach to medical education. With a faculty of more than 3,400 in 38 clinical and ba- MSSM OTBD
sic science departments and centers, MSSM ranks among the top 20 medical schools eric.vieira@mssm.edu
in receipt of National Institute of Health (NIH) grants. T. 212.659.9680
MSSM’s Office of Technology and Business Development (OTBD) is the intellectual Please visit our poster to learn more
property commercialization arm of MSSM. The mission of OTBD is to foster a culture of about oncology-related research at
innovation, and to facilitate the development and commercialization of MSSM intellec- MSSM.
tual property and translation of MSSM research into products and services, in ways that
are consistent with the public good and traditional concerns for academic freedom and
independence.
As part of this focus, OTBD is seeking partnerships with drug discovery companies and
investors to identify lead compounds to biologic targets identified at MSSM but which
may not be pursued in the absence of a technology development program.
For more information, please contact our office at: (212) 695-9680.
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