James Poulos III

James Poulos is Vice President of Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and oversees TEDCO’s funding programs to the state’s federal labs and universities. Previously, Mr. Poulos was the Executive Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization at the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to becoming the Acting Executive Director of the university’s Office of Technology Liaison (OTL) in June 1999, he was Associate Director for technology management. During Mr. Poulos’ tenure at OTL, more than 30 university spin-off companies were created and over 200 license agreements were negotiated with commercial entities both inside and outside the state. Additionally, his career in patent law included writing more than 150 patent applications, resulting in over 90% issued U.S. patents He has taken graduate courses in the fields of patent law at George Washington University, molecular biology at the University of Maryland, College Park and life sciences. He previously was an adjunct faculty member of the University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business where he provided expertise as a patent attorney to the creation of the university’s Lab-to-Market curriculum. Mr. Poulos, who is a member of numerous state and national associations, received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park, studied law for one year at Loyola School of Law in New Orleans and received a J.D. from the University of Baltimore, School of Law in 1984.