Office of the Director of Innovation and Commercialization
Director of Innovation and Commercialization
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is overseen by Melanie Joy, PharmD, PhD, the Director of Innovation and Commercialization.
Dr. Joy serves as the chief innovation officer of the school and as the school’s lead representative on entrepreneurship and commercialization matters both internally and externally. Her primary responsibilities include facilitating and implementing innovation and entrepreneurship activities across the Skaggs School of Pharmacy.
Specific activities include educating faculty and trainees on innovation and entrepreneurship, guidance on pathways for entrepreneurship stemming from innovations in the laboratory or clinic, serving as the school’s liaison to CU Innovations, and developing partnerships with key stakeholders to support entrepreneurship and commercialization within and outside of the school and university.
Dr. Joy works directly with investigators and CU Innovations to expand technologies toward commercialization and the clinic.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Statistics SSPPS
Overview of University of Colorado Processes Toward Commercialization
Step 1: Discovery
Submit detailed Invention Disclosure Form for review by CU Innovations prior to disclosure.
Step 2: Intellectual Property
File provisional patent application. File utility patent application (filed within 12 months of provisional).
Step 3: Commercialization Strategy
Helpful training offered through CU SPARK and CCTSI I-CORPS.
Upcoming Events
Please connect with me to discuss how your laboratory research, education, and/or clinical activities can be leveraged toward new technologies and commercialization, as well as company formation.
Consider partnering with the SSPPS for development of technologies such as drugs, biologics, devices, and diagnostics.
Melanie S. Joy, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, FASN
University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor, Director of Innovation and Commercialization
12850 East Montview Boulevard, Room 4108, MailStop C238
Aurora, CO 80045