Josh Jeanson serves as the Senior Associate Director for the Physical Science team where he is primarily responsible for innovations resulting from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Arts & Sciences, the Wharton School, and the Weitzman School of Design.
Josh Jeanson has built a career identifying, protecting, and commercializing intellectual property created in academic research labs. Josh has led numerous licensing negotiations for university owned technologies. The breadth of these negotiations has been with large engineering companies, high-profile startup companies, and niche cottage-industry opportunities. In addition to traditional licensing, Josh has worked closely with thought leaders on conceiving and launching unique technologies in underdeveloped fields or emerging market spaces.
Josh has supported several high growth new ventures from his Penn portfolio, including Vivodyne, AlphaThera, Neuralert, and Agni Semi. In his previous role at UVA Licensing & Ventures Group he supported the initial commercial efforts of Mission Secure, Laser Thermal Analysis, MadiDrop, and VLNComm. Prior to Penn, Josh helped found InfiniSat – a new venture in the 10-100kg small satellite space; and Sano Chemicals – a clinical stage anti-infectives company.
Josh received a BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mississippi, is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Mississippi, and received an MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Mississippi State University. Josh also holds a small satellite system design certificate from the University of Surrey. Josh has been asked to participate in the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program as a grant review panelist with expertise in technology translation and commercialization plan reviews.