D. Glass Associates, Inc. offers expert assistance to academic institutions as well as biotechnology and medical device companies in the management of many aspects of the patent and licensing process and industry-academic relations.

1. D. Glass Associates, Inc.
Licensing, Technology Transfer and Patent Management
D. Glass Associates, Inc. (DGA) offers expert assistance to academic institutions as well as
biotechnology and medical device companies in the management of many aspects of the patent and
licensing process and industry-academic relations.
D. Glass Associates can assist academic institutions (universities, medical centers and
research institutions) that are temporarily short-handed due to staff turnover, maternity/paternity
leave, or that do not maintain full-time tech transfer staff. DGA can cost-effectively handle many
tech transfer functions on an outsourced basis and can also help licensing offices in assessing,
marketing and licensing inventions and in negotiating a variety of tech transfer agreements.
Technology Transfer, Licensing, and Industrial Relations
• Commercial assessments of new inventions.
• Preparation of marketing materials for new inventions, identify and contact potential corporate
licensees.
• Negotiate, or assist in negotiation of, tech transfer agreements including license and option
agreements, sponsored research agreements, CDAs and other industry contracts.
Management of In-House Patents and Inventions
• Review and assess invention disclosures; recommend courses of action.
• Work with outside attorneys to review draft patent applications and facilitate attorney-inventor
interactions.
• Provide strategic guidance and direction for ongoing patent prosecution.
124 Bird Street Phone 617-653-9945
Needham, MA 02492 Fax 781-449-8045
www.dglassassociates.com dglass@dglassassociates.com
Small to midsize companies can often benefit from the outsourcing of functions relating to
academic relations, licensing and patent management. DGA has extensive experience
dealing with major universities and academic medical centers. In addition, patent and
licensing activities are often among the easiest corporate functions to outsource, and DGA
can provide this service more cost-effectively than delegating the tasks to outside patent
counsel.
Management of In-House Patent Portfolios
• Monitor scientific developments at the company and at academic partners to identify
patentable inventions.
• Liaison to outside attorneys in patent preparation and prosecution.
• Monitor a company's in-house portfolio, to provide strategic guidance and direction.
• Analyze the strength of proprietary or competing intellectual property, as part of strategic
planning efforts.
Liaison to Academic Institutions
• Negotiate agreements for academic alliances, including license and option agreements,
sponsored research agreements, confidentiality and materials transfer agreements.
• Monitor and provide strategic direction for patent portfolios in-licensed from academic or
corporate partners.
For Non-Profit Institutions
For Companies

2. D. Glass Associates, Inc. is a consulting company specializing in technology licensing and strategic
patent management, with additional expertise in industrial biotechnology regulatory affairs.
David J. Glass, Ph.D. has over 30 years experience with biotechnology patenting, and 25 years
experience in academic technology transfer, licensing and patent management. Academic experience
includes managing patent programs, marketing and licensing technologies to industry, as well as
negotiating license agreements and a broad variety of other academic-industry agreements.
David J. Glass Licensing and Tech Transfer Experience
David J. Glass, Ph.D.
D. Glass Associates, Inc.
124 Bird Street
Needham, MA 02492
Phone (617) 653-9945
Fax (781) 449-8045
dglass@dglassassociates.com
www.dglassassociates.com
Please contact David Glass to discuss how
D. Glass Associates can help your institution
or company.
• Leadership roles in technology transfer at Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions, including a
senior management role in a large, active tech transfer office (Massachusetts General Hospital);
and originating and directing in-house tech transfer functions at two smaller Harvard affiliates
(McLean Hospital and Joslin Diabetes Center).
• Managed intellectual property programs both in industry and academia, including responsibility for a
portfolio of over 300 biomedical patent applications. Assisted start-up companies in their relations
with academic founders and with strategic management of patent portfolios.
• For academic institutions, successful negotiation of a large number of license, option and sponsored
research agreements for biomedical technologies, including licenses leading to formation of start-up
companies. Additional experience representing companies in academic-industry negotiations.
• Extensive experience in managing corporate relationships, including liaison to research sponsors
and licensees in Japan, Australia and Europe; other international partnering efforts.
• Awarded Certified Licensing Professional (CLPTM) certification (2008-2014) and Registered
Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) certification (2013-present).
David J. Glass Professional Experience
• BioTechnica International, 1981 to 1990, managed intellectual property and regulatory affairs.
• Massachusetts General Hospital, 1991 to 2001, Associate Director of tech transfer office, with broad
responsibilities for licensing, invention review and patent management, and negotiation of a wide range
of tech transfer agreements.
• McLean Hospital, consultant 2001 to 2005, Senior Associate Director, Technology Transfer, 2005 to
2011. Sole in-house professional, handling all aspects of technology transfer.
• Joslin Diabetes Center, consultant 2001 to 2006, Director, Technology Transfer, 2006 to 2011. Sole in-
house professional, handling all aspects of technology transfer.
• Baystate Medical Center, 2005 to 2011, consultant handling patenting and licensing of inventions and
other tech transfer functions.
• Joule Unlimited Technologies, 2011 to 2013, Director of Regulatory Affairs.
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2014 to present, as consultant, serving as acting director of
technology transfer for this campus within the UMass system.
• D. Glass Associates, Inc., 1990 to present, with experience assisting academic and corporate clients
with strategic patent management, technology and invention assessments, marketing and licensing
technologies, and negotiating other industry-academic agreements.