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6 May 2026 | Basel, Switzerland

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Travis Cook

Senior Director, OHSUTechnology Transfer,

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, United States

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I'm a technology transfer professional with startup and economic development expertise. I serve on the Board of Directors for Oregon Life Sciences and Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute where I represent Oregon's bioscience community.

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Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon Health & Science University

Research Institution/University

Portland, United States

OHSU is Oregon’s only public academic health center. We are a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and southwest Washington. We are an institution of higher learning, with schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and public health – and with a network of campuses and partners throughout Oregon. We are a national research hub, with thousands of scientists developing lifesaving therapies and deeper understanding. We are a statewide economic engine and Portland’s largest employer. And as a public organization, we provide services for the most vulnerable Oregonians, and outreach to improve health in communities across the state. Across our missions of healing, teaching and discovery, we unite some of the world’s brightest minds in a singular vision: to rethink everything. We are creators of precision cancer medicine. We are innovators of an education model that lets each student forge a unique path. We turn discoveries into lifesaving care.
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About me

I received a M.S. in chemistry from UC San Diego, a M.B.A. from Willamette University, and am a Certified Licensing Professional with the Licensing Executives Society International. I'm an inventor and author on numerous patents and peer-reviewed publications and wrote a case study in the management textbook, Building a Case for Biotechnology. Prior to joining OHSU Technology Transfer, I was the Director of Business Development at Galena Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: GALE) and has held appointments at Kalypsys, Inc., Ansata Therapeutics, Inc., and Mixture Sciences, Inc.  Throughout my career I have worked with a variety of biopharmaceutical assets ranging from discovery to commercial.

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