Steven M. Ferguson

Steven M. Ferguson currently serves as a Deputy Director and senior licensing professional for the NIH Office of Technology Transfer, the patent & licensing office for technologies arising from the NIH and FDA research programs.  Prior to rejoining NIH in 1990, Mr. Ferguson served in marketing and management positions in such biomedical firms as Pharmacia Fine Chemicals and LKB Instruments subsequent to being a scientist at the National Cancer Institute. His healthcare experience has also included work as Director of Marketing and Public Relations for a rural 70-bed hospital.

A registered Patent Agent, Mr. Ferguson holds Master's Degrees in Business Administration (George Washington University) and Chemistry (University of Cincinnati) as well as Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry (Case Western Reserve University).

Mr. Ferguson is a project reviewer for Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) as well as the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) and is the licensing instructor for both the USDA Graduate School and two NIH FAES courses on Technology Transfer and Biomedical Business Development, where he also serves as Department Chair.  He is the co-author of Starting & Operating A Business in the District of Columbia and Starting & Operating A Business in West Virginia, both published by Oasis Press.  Mr. Ferguson was also the Susan T. and Charles E. Harris Visiting Lecturer at the Watson School of Biological Sciences at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and has published articles on licensing and technology transfer issues in such publications as Journal of Biolaw and Business, Journal of Pharmaceutical Development & Regulation, Drug Discovery Today, Personalized Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, AUTM Journal, Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, and Current Drug Discovery Technology.

He has received the AUTM President’s Award, the NIH Director’s Award and eight NIH Merit Awards in recognition of his service and activities in the management and negotiation of technology licensing agreements from the National Institutes of Health.