The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research welcomes Bin Yan as the associate vice president for research and director of the Office of Technology Management (OTM).
Yan comes to Penn State from the University of Miami, where she has been director of the Office of Technology Transfer since 2017. During her tenure, the University of Miami generated record levels of licensing revenue and was recently ranked as one of the top performers in the country by Heartland Forward on the effectiveness of technology transfer based on research expenditures.
Yan is a tech transfer veteran who has spent the past 24 years working with innovators, investors, industry partners and other stakeholders to advance the commercialization of university research at the University of Miami, University of Florida, and University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Her work experience also includes serving as the associate vice president for licensing and legal counsel at a publicly traded biotechnology company. She shared, “I am very excited about the opportunity to join OTM and look forward to working together to advance technology commercialization at Penn State.”
Senior Vice President for Research Lora Weiss added, “We are looking forward to Dr. Yan joining us as Penn State’s next associate vice president for research and director of the Office of Technology Management. Dr. Yan brings a wealth of experience and expertise across all aspects of technology management. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Yan.”
“We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Tim Hurley for his efforts in serving as interim director of OTM,” stated Weiss.
Yan will begin as OTM director on Sept. 6. She earned her doctorate in molecular biology from the University of Florida and her Juris Doctor from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.