Marc S. Malandro, Ph.D. serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Technology Management and Commercialization and oversees the technology commercialization and licensing activities of both the Office of Technology Management (OTM) and the Office of Enterprise Development (OED) at the University of Pittsburgh.  He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Co-Director of the Catalyst Program, part of the Clinical and Translation Science Institute.  He has been with the University since 2004 where he previously served in the roles of Technology Licensing Manager and subsequently Director of the OTM. 

Prior to joining the University, Dr. Malandro co-founded Sagres Discovery, a systems biology company focused on the understanding of the molecular basis of cancer, where he served as Vice President of Technology and Strategic Alliances.  His responsibilities included managing company intellectual property, technology licensing and overseeing scientific collaborations.  Prior to Sagres, he served as Director of Genomics and Applications Development at Celera Agricultural Genomics, a division of Celera Genomics and Director of Research at PE Agricultural Genomics, a division of Applied Biosystems.  At Celera and Applied Biosystems, Dr. Malandro was responsible for the licensing, development and implementation of high throughput analysis technologies. 

Dr. Malandro received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Florida, College of Medicine and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Human Molecular Genetics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

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