Alan Thomas
Director, Office of Technology and Intellectual Property
Edelstone Center
6030 S. Ellis Avenue, 2S
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-834-3212
Fax: 773-702-0741
athomas@tech.uchicago.edu
Alan Thomas has been director of the University of Chicago Office of Technology and Intellectual Property since its inception in 2001. He has overall responsibility for the office’s philosophy, direction, performance, operations, initiatives, policies, and relationship with faculty and University administration.
His previous work experience includes directing licensing activities at ARCH Development Corporation, formerly the licensing and business development arm of the University of Chicago, and managing its transition to UChicagoTech; technology transfer and business development work for the Institute for Applied Colloid Technology: a German-based technical consultancy and licensor of technology to the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry; Business Development Manager (and second employee) for Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a venture-backed ARCH start-up, now public (Symbol: NANX), in the area of ultrafine powders based on technology from Argonne National Laboratory; and chemical engineering with ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) in the UK.
Alan has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from University College London, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and is a Chartered Chemical Engineer in the United Kingdom.