Dee Named STOR Associate Commercialization Manager

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Timothy P. Dee, D.C., has been named associate commercialization manager for the University at Buffalo Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR).

Dee will work with faculty to identify and protect intellectual property arising from their research programs, and will be responsible for developing commercialization opportunities to transfer the technology into the marketplace. Dee will oversee intellectual property and commercialization opportunities in the chemical and life sciences.

Dee previously was a biotechnology marketing assistant and project support specialist with STOR during the time he attended the UB School of Management MBA program. In those positions, Dee performed technical and market analyses, marketed UB inventions to industry and assisted in commercialization and licensing activities.

"Tim made a significant contribution to our technology review process and commercialization and licensing efforts as a graduate assistant in STOR. We are fortunate to have Tim as a full-time member of our staff," said Jeff Dunbar, director of the Intellectual Property Division of STOR

Prior to enrolling in the UB MBA program, Dee was a chiropractic physician and fitness specialist at AdvantEdge Chiropractic and Wellness in North Carolina.

He earned a bachelor's degree in biology, summa cum laude, from Canisius College; doctor of chiropractic, cum laude, from New York Chiropractic College, and a master of business administration with distinction from the UB School of Management.

Dee is a resident of East Amherst.