Dr. Gregory Pogue is Interim Executive Director and Senior Research Scientist at the IC2 Institute where he leads research and education programs accelerating technology commercialization, early venture creation and entrepreneurship in the US and many international sites. He holds a Lecturer position in the College of Liberal Arts where he teaches courses on Entrepreneurial Writing and is a Globex Fellow at Peking University in China. Dr. Pogue has extensive technology commercialization experience through senior positions in venture capital, entrepreneurial ventures, technology transfer offices and as a scientific innovator himself. As a scientist, Dr. Pogue has authored >65 original scientific articles and reviews and been an inventor on >35 issued and pending U.S. patents. He has led development and testing of >16 clinical stage drug products. Dr. Pogue has held senior positions in six startup enterprises and has been engaged in the raising or management of >$100M in venture capital and >$30M in competitive grant support.