Title: Director, Commercialization Practice
Category: Senior Professional
Education: B.S., Electrical Engineering; MBA
Wayne is currently working in the Biomedical-Biotech Division of Foresight Science and Technology providing Technology Niche Analysis™ reports for the NIH in addition to other state SBIR projects. Current projects have been related to tissue engineering and drug delivery systems.
Mr. Hawthorne has over 30 years of experience in various types of technologies, such medical devices and instrumentation, information applications and platforms, and environmental science and engineering. Mr. Hawthorne has taken a "hands on" approach, working directly with researchers, clinicians, engineers and other technicians during his career. Main career highlights includes a broad business development and technology commercialization background including intellectual protection strategies, partnerships and collaborations, license negotiations, and contract enforcement. He has worked with universities, various federal and state government agencies, and in the private sector.
His education includes business and technical degrees, along with several intellectual property and information technology courses. Mr. Hawthorne holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He is a member of AUTM and LES and has participated on discussion panels at their annual meetings.