NSF Speakers Series: Alastair Monk
The Office of Research is hosting a National Science Foundation Speakers Series, which will continue on Tuesday, April 12, with Alastair Monk’s virtual lecture.
Abstract: “Translational Innovation Programs”
Within the National Science Foundation are innovation programs that support pathways for translating research results to society. This presentation will describe the economic and strategic importance of these programs, NSF’s funding philosophy, and specific information for inventors in university projects and garage squads creating the next moonshot opportunities. We will look at several programs that to include: I-Corps, an experiential entrepreneurial education program that furthers the nation’s innovation ecosystem; the PFI program that gives scientists and engineers the opportunity to increase the impact of their NSF-funded research discoveries by developing their technology into a prototype or proof-of-concept; and the SBIR/STTR programs that invests in hundreds of early stage startups, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impacts.
Bio
Monk joined the National Science Foundation as director of the small business innovation research and small business technology transfer programs an SBIR/STTR program director in November 2019. Prior to NSF, Monk was an active member of the startup ecosystem in Virginia as a mentor, judge, and entrepreneur. He has been directly involved in medical startups for the last 10 years. Most recently, Monk was the vice president of medical products at Cupron, Inc,. where he led the development, protection, and commercialization of a platform copper antimicrobial technology. He also founded and ran Chrysalides Consultants, a consultancy firm mentoring and providing strategic support to medical startups. Prior to Cupron and Chrysalides Consultants, Monk was head scientist at Biocontrol Limited Ltd (now Armata Pharmaceuticals), developing and commercializing bacteriophage therapy for clinical applications. Monk had an active academic life as a microbiology postdoc at Virginia Commonwealth University in internal medicine, and has authored a number of published papers, conference abstracts, and oral presentations. Monk has a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, and a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of Birmingham in the UK.
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