UNT Research Commercial Agreements 2021 Annual Report

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UNT RESEARCH COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS Annual Report 2021



TABLE OF CONTENTS 2

Chapter 1: Annual Review

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Chapter 2: Strategic Planning and Implementation

12 Chapter 3: Metrics 20 Chapter 4: Success Stories

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CHAPTER 1

Annual Review 2


RESEARCH COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Michael Rondelli Associate Vice President for Research Commercial Agreements

Steven Tudor

Janis Miller

Amanda Anaya

RJ Jalilian

Director of Licensing

Senior Contracts Analyst

Senior Administrative Specialist

Senior Contracts Analyst

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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS

MICHAEL RONDELLI This past year, FY 2021, continued the successes from FY 2020 with high levels of customer service, fast and professional contracting for our faculty researchers and explosive growth in the number of licenses. The Research Commercial Agreements (RCA) unit’s radical change in FY 2020 to mix servicing all research contracts with our technology transfer services continued its success, allowing for growth across all service metrics for the two areas. Our success, again, was the product of our team approach to our work. With only 4.5 full-time employees, we created 772 contracts including a record-setting 35 technology transfer licenses, all while serving our campus and industrial collaborators during the highly chaotic pandemic. Technology Transfer: Technology transfer is the process of commercializing intellectual property developed by UNT faculty and staff. Although common across large universities for decades, UNT only formed its unit in December 2015. The field of technology transfer has many data points to allow different universities to compare and contrast their efforts, allowing each to set reasonable performance goals. According to the Association of University Technology Managers — the industry association for technology transfer — universities average 3.26 disclosures of new intellectual property and 1.21 licenses for every $10 million in federal expenditures per year. Even with UNT’s exceptional growth of 20% in federal funding expenditures, the $20.3 million expended demonstrates that our technology transfer was far more successful than the expected average. In FY 2021, UNT earned 45 disclosures and 35 licenses, far exceeding industry expectations by over 579% and 1,324%, respectively. This performance

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far exceeds comparable universities and demonstrates how valuable UNT’s applied research is to the global community. UNT manages technology transfer as a portfolio, similar to an investment portfolio. Just like investments, not all will pay out, and not all will have huge successes. Research Commercial Agreements manages the portfolio in order to include both large, highly risky projects that could produce multi-million dollar returns and less risky, more stable licenses that continue to add value over time while also continuing to meet the university’s mission of gaining use of UNT’s applied research. As such, the RCA is engaged with all faculty, not driven just by the short-term financial success, but also the long-term societal impact on communities. Research Contracting: After taking over Research Contracting in FY 2020, this past year was the first full year with this function. Of the 772 contracts created, the team executed 662 contracts, allowing faculty, graduate students and the sponsors to all gain the value from those completed UNT research projects. These contracts brought in $19.6 million, having a huge impact on the research effectiveness of UNT. As Research Contracting continues to operate, more and more faculty customers have mentioned how much they appreciate our transparency so they know where their contracts are in the process. Also, the team has continued to turn contracts around faster than many would expect from a university. This unit generally responds within one business day after receiving a new contract. This includes edits or asking the faculty or sponsor to schedule time to discuss possible contractual solutions. This success comes from the team who has established an internal process that triages all contracts as soon as they come in, weighing the urgency and difficulty and providing maximal productivity across the unit. This true triage approach means that simple, easy requests like a material transfer or non-disclosure agreement are turned around quickly and the faculty don’t have any time wasted waiting for contract review. At the same time, the more complex and difficult language has been added to a large database so the unit has easy and fast access to find solution language that has proven successful with past contracts.

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DIRECTOR OF LICENSING

STEVEN TUDOR Steven Tudor manages the lifecycle of UNT owned intellectual property. This includes IP disclosures, patent filings, contracts and licensing. Tudor also helps faculty and students understand the nuances of intellectual property and academic research. Tudor joined RCA in May 2017 after spending three years working in UT Southwestern’s Office of Technology Development.

SENIOR CONTRACTS ANALYST

RJ JALILIAN RJ Jalilian is responsible for triage, analysis, management and reporting of all research and commercialization contracts that are processed by RCA. In addition, Jalilian maintains software databases used by RCA to manage contracting. He also negotiates standard research contracts and research commercialization agreements, supports the other Senior Contracting Analyst and Associate Vice President with contracts and agreements managed within the RCA unit.

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SENIOR CONTRACTS ANALYST

JANIS MILLER Janis Miller moved from Grants and Contracts and joined the RCA team when it was formed in FY 2020. In her role, Miller manages all research contract triage, monitors workflow turnaround time and time sensitive contracts, subcontracts and other agreements. She drafts and negotiates research related contracts, while interacting directly with external sponsors, including industry contacts, federal sponsors, state sponsors and private non-profits. Miller works closely with the pre- and post-award teams on process improvement and assists with policy and procedure development.

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST

AMANDA ANAYA Amanda Anaya is responsible for calendar maintenance for the RCA team. In addition, Anaya assists with updating the Inteum Database when needed and compiling weekly reporting. She monitors the Research Contracts email inbox and sends new contracts to the appropriate Contract Analyst. Anaya coordinates activities and acts as liaison for handling issues that are very sensitive and confidential. She also is responsible for oversight of budget, purchasing, travel, human resources and property control functions.

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CHAPTER 2

Strategic Planning and Implementation 8


EXPAND RESEARCHERS’ WORK WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR Strategy 1: Encourage Faculty to Disclose New Inventions •

Increased Contact with Faculty Researchers — Staff gave presentations on intellectual property at departmental meetings and reached out to individual principal investigators. Principal investigators served by the division were encouraged to spread the word about their experiences to their peers.

Relationships with University Advancement — The department accelerated relationships with University Advancement for industry outreach and continued to encourage partnerships for leveraging IP for donors, foundation funding and corporate licensing.

Increased Reporting — Monthly reporting to served PIs and deans keeps them up-to-date on the activities of Research Commercial Agreements and encourages more disclosures and reduces problems with faculty not being aware of contract status.

Brought Awareness to Administrators — Staff members briefed deans and associate deans of research on what technology transfer means and the best ways to gain value from the technology transfer function.

Strategy 2: Market Intellectual Property for Licensing and Corporate-Sponsored Research •

Launched IN-PART — The department joined IN-PART, a matchmaking platform for university-industry collaboration that provides the initial introduction for new licenses in technology transfer. The tool allows the department to connect with potential licensees globally.

Increased Licenses — The department realized licenses for IP the department had been marketing since starting in 2015, increasing the number of licenses from 12 in FY 2020 to 35 in FY 2021. Of the 35 licenses, 25 were copyrights and 10 patent-based, demonstrating that softwarebased and educational technologies provide a great value and are of high interest to solve commercial needs.

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• Targeting Industry Contacts — Staff developed collaborations with companies and UNT inventors; intern marketing reports were used to target potential licensees; licensing consultants were used to target specific contacts at large potential licensees; staff connected with potential licensees through LinkedIn; and used data mining related patents for relevance to the UNT portfolio targeting potential licensing opportunities. • Spinout Companies — Staff discussed with inventors and their graduate students options for spinout companies based on their technology. • Industry Visibility and Networking — Staff spoke at or attended industry events to increase visibility and push specific technologies. • Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship — Research Commercial Agreements worked with UNT’s Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship to target potential licensees. Strategy 3: Support/Operate an Effective and Efficient Research Contracting Process • Research Commercial Agreements — Continued to operate research contracting with the same time-sensitivity and understanding of commercial needs since establishing Research Commercial Agreements in FY 2020. • Guaranteed Turnaround for Contract Response — Research Commercial Agreements implemented a four-tier guaranteed turnaround time for contract response. • Increased Communications — Monthly reporting continued to keep PIs and deans up-to-date on activities of Research Commercial Agreements and encouraged additional disclosures. Transparency and clear processes were maintained from FY 2020 by collaboration with college administrators and bi-weekly meetings with University Advancement.

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EXPAND RESEARCHERS’ WORK WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR Strategies

Before FY 2020

FY 2020

FY 2021

Increase Contact with Faculty Researchers 1.

Encourage Faculty to Disclose New Inventions

Relationships with University Advancement Increased Reporting Brought Awareness to Administrators Launched INPART

2. Market IP for Licensing and Targeting Industry Contacts Corporatesponsored Spinout Companies Research

Increased Licenses

Industry Visibility and Networking Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship 3. Support/ Operate an Effective and Efficient Research Contracting Process

Research Commercial Agreements Guaranteed Turnaround for Contract Response Increased Communications Improved Technology

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CHAPTER 3

Metrics

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UNIQUE FACULTY SERVED IN FY 2021:

MULTIYEAR SUMMARY

54

FY 2017

FY 2018

FY 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

Disclosures

37

52

44

42

45

Patent Filings

51

34

39

34

59

Issued Patents

13

6

6

4

9

Agreements (via Analytics)

92

115

137

361

646

Licenses/Options

6

7

10

12

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Revenue

$69,936

$47,918

$425,476

$327,142

$155,023

Patent Reimbursement

$12,357

$11,349

$92,376

$101,585

$71,923

Royalties

$57,578

$36,569

$333,100

$225,556

$83,100

Patent Expenses

$265,246

$214,505

$209,853

$242,320

$305,520

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FY 2021 NEW INVENTION DISCLOSURES Invention ID

Title

Inventors

Tech Disclosure Date

Thompson R2

VR Punnet Squares

Ruthanne Thompson

8/9/2021

Chan C1

Coevolutionary Methods Enable Robust Design of Modular Repressors by Reestablishing Intra-protein Interactions

Tsz-Clement Chan, Faruck Morcos

8/8/2021

Chyan O11

Passivation Coating on Copper Metal Surface for Copper Wire Bonding Application

John Alptekin, Goutham Issac Ashok Kumar, Oliver Chyan

8/6/2021

Keller K1

JOUR 2310 Media Writing

Kimberly Keller

7/26/2021

Hawkins K2

UNT Library Guides

Kevin Hawkins

7/6/2021

Henson B2

Pedagogy for Liaisons: Resources for the Subject Librarians and Liaisons at the University of North Texas Libraries

Brea Henson

6/24/2021

Taylor D5

Shiftwork Disorder Index

Daniel Taylor

6/9/2021

Taylor D4

Self-Assessment of Sleep Survey and Self-Assessment of Sleep Survey-Split Week (SASS/ SASS-Y)

Daniel Taylor

6/9/2021

Mahbub I4

Headstage-based Wirelessly Powered Optogenetic Neuromodulation and Multichannel Wireless Neural Recording System with Integrated Unsupervised Spike Sorting and Classification

Dipon Biswas, Ifana Mahbub, Nishat Tasneem

6/3/2021

Verbeck G19

Frog Foam and Various Applications

Rachel Koerber, Guido Verbeck

5/27/2021

Jagadeeswaran P10

Regulation of TFPI Levels by Chromatin Binding and Regulatory Proteins: SUZ12 as an Antithrombotic Drug Target

Pudur Jagadeeswaran

5/13/2021

Hollinger L1

Level 6 Communication Content Curriculum

Lisa Hollinger

4/27/2021

App-Based Gas Pump Skimmer Predictive Algorithm (GPSPA) SkimReaper

Scott Belshaw, Jefferson Crelia, Dillon Mcpherson, Muhammad Saleem

4/22/2021

IELI Level 5 Communication Reading Workbook

Jill Harold

4/22/2021

Belshaw S16 Harold J1

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FY 2021 NEW INVENTION DISCLOSURES (continued) Invention ID

Title

Inventors

Tech Disclosure Date

Namuduri K1

Resilient Airspace Hazard Identification and Alerting Service

Kamesh Namuduri

3/28/2021

Jagadeeswaran P9

CRISPR/Cas9 VWF and TFPI mutant zebrafish

Pudur Jagadeeswaran

3/15/2021

Mahbub I3

Wireless Ambulatory foramen ovale (aFOE system) EEG Monitoring System

Ifana Mahbub, Sandipan Pati

3/5/2021

Baxter-Slye J1

Pollinative Prairie

Jaime Baxter-Slye

2/25/2021

Chapman K17

Plant Lipid Regulatory Suppressor Gene

Kent Chapman, Kevin Mutore, Ann Price

2/14/2021

Belshaw S15

Skim Reaper and Shim Reaper

Scott Belshaw

2/10/2021

Yan H1

Controlled Synthesis of Sub-fivenanometer Nanodiamond

Hao Yan, Tengteng Lyu

1/28/2021

Taylor D3

Nightmare Disorder Index (NDI)

Jessica Dietch, Daniel Taylor

1/26/2021

Choi W13

MoS2‑Coated Zn Anode for Stable and High-Energy-Density Zn-ion Rechargeable Batteries

Sanket Bhoyate, Wonbong Choi

1/22/2021

Choi W12

Cathode with Hybrid Electrolytes for High-energy Density Li-S Batteries

Sanket Bhoyate, Wonbong Choi

1/22/2021

Neogi A12

Non-destructive Ultrasonic Monitoring of Machining Tool

Arup Neogi

1/20/2021

Neogi A11

In-situ Ultrasonic Sensor for Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing

Arup Neogi

1/1/2021

Verbeck G18

Molecular Fractionation-coupled to Substrate Chemical Product Capture for the Analysis of Biologicals

Luke Keiser, John Redmond, Guido Verbeck, Tim Wing

12/14/2020

Taylor D2

CBTIweb: Software-based Training Delivery System for Clinicians Delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia

Brian Bunnell, Jessica Dietch, Kristi Pruiksma, Kenneth Ruggiero, Daniel Taylor, Allison Wilkerson

12/9/2020

Belshaw S14

EAGLE COVER-ATM/ Credit Card Machine Key Pad Cover

Scott Belshaw

12/7/2020

Becker A1

One-Rat Turnstyle for Automated Homecage Behavioral Tasks

April Becker, Grayson Butcher, Alex Davidson, Andrew Sloan

11/30/2020

Burford D1

Method for Manufacturing Internal Channels in Heat Exchangers via Submerged Bobbin Tool (SBT) Technologies

Dwight Burford, Rajiv Mishra

11/11/2020

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FY 2021 NEW INVENTION DISCLOSURES (continued)

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Invention ID

Title

Inventors

Tech Disclosure Date

Siller H2

Sensor for Assessing Walkway Safety for Barefoot Areas

Christopher Haney, Hector Siller Carrillo

10/27/2020

O’Neill M1

Risk Assessment, Mapping, and Planning (RAMP)

Martin O’Neill II

10/23/2020

Jiang Y1

A Passive Control Method and Extrusion Channel Designs for Fiber Orientation in 3D Printing

Yijie Jiang, Nava Khatri

10/19/2020

Verbeck G17

Chemical Register Clock using Nano- or Micro-porous Membrane Substrates for Environment Monitoring

Guido Verbeck

10/16/2020

Belshaw S13

Shimmer Detector

Scott Belshaw, Renee Bryce, Michael Saylor

10/3/2020

Kelber J22

Stabilizing Garnet-type Solid-state Electrolytes through Atomic Layer Deposition of Ultra-thin Layered Materials and Methods of Making Same.

Jeffry Kelber, Aparna Pilli, Satish Rajendran, Leela Mohana Reddy

9/28/2020

Mohanty S13

My-Good-Eye: An Intelligent Device for Fall Prediction, Detection and Control for Elderly

Elias Kougianos, Saraju Mohanty, Laavanya Rachakonda

9/26/2020

Belshaw S12

Eagle Protector Location Spoofer

Scott Belshaw

9/24/2020

Ayre B8

Targeted Alteration of Meristem Regulators Facilitates Nucleic Acidtemplated Manipulations in Stem Cells

Brian Ayre, Roisin McGarry

9/23/2020

Choi W11

Anode-less Solid State Li-S Batteries and Methods of Making Same

Wonbong Choi, Sungyong In, Juhong Park

9/21/2020

Omary M16

A Natural, Plant Based Porous and Hydrophobic KENAF Substrate for Stabilizing Silver Nanoparticles and their Antibacterial Activity.

Sujata Mandal, Sreekar Babu Marpu, Mohammad Omary, Sheldon Shi

9/15/2020

Heere B1

Teamstock

Bob Heere

9/9/2020

Mohanty S12

My-PAL: An Intelligent Framework for Automatic Diet, Sleep and Stress Management

Elias Kougianos, Saraju Mohanty, Laavanya Rachakonda

9/1/2020


FY 2021 NEW LICENSES Agreement Type

Effective Date

Technologies

License

8/4/2021

Taylor D3

License

8/4/2021

Taylor D5

License

8/4/2021

Taylor D4

License

7/1/2021

Petrie T1

License

6/25/2021

Taylor D2

License

6/16/2021

Belshaw S13

License

5/13/2021

Schnurr D1

License

4/28/2021

MASTER

License

4/23/2021

Choi W12, Choi W9

License

4/13/2021

Jagadeeswaran P8, Jagadeeswaran P9

License

4/7/2021

Jagadeeswaran P8, Jagadeeswaran P9

License

4/7/2021

Belshaw S12

Option

3/12/2021

Verbeck G10

License

2/5/2021

Mikler A3

License

1/13/2021

Petrie T1

License

1/1/2021

Lindo N1

License

12/16/2020

Petrie T1

License

12/15/2020

Petrie T1

License

12/15/2020

Petrie T1

License

12/7/2020

Petrie T1

License

12/7/2020

Petrie T1

License

11/17/2020

Petrie T1

License

11/6/2020

Petrie T1

License

10/1/2020

Belshaw S11

License

10/1/2020

Petrie T1

License

9/28/2020

Petrie T1

License

9/15/2020

Schnurr D1

License

9/10/2020

Petrie T1

License

9/10/2020

Petrie T1

License

9/1/2020

Belshaw S9

License

9/1/2020

Petrie T1

License

9/1/2020

Petrie T1

License

9/1/2020

Petrie T1

License

9/1/2020

Petrie T1

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FY 2021 NEW PATENT APPLICATIONS ISSUED

Tech ID

Chyan O5

Syllaios A1

Lin Y4

Verbeck G03

Verbeck G10

A Reverse Gas Stack Model for Portable Chemical Detection Devices to Located Threat and Point-ofSource from Effluent Streams.

Title

Systems and Methods for Copper Etch Rate Monitoring and Control

Switchable Optical Filter for Imaging and Optical Beam Modulation

Fabrication of Multilevel Graded Photonic Super-Crystals

Controlled Deposition of Metal and Metal Cluster Ions by Surface Field Patterning in Soft Landing Devices

Serial Number

16/465,238

16/058,759

16/508,377

15/686,864

2018-539227

Country

United States

United States

United States

United States

Japan

File Date

5/30/2019

8/8/2018

7/11/2019

8/25/2017

4/18/2018

Patent Number

11,099,131

11,022,823

10,964,916

10,876,202

6797928

Issue Date

8/24/2021

6/1/2021

3/30/2021

12/29/2020

11/20/2020

Inventors

Oliver Chyan, Alex Lambert

Athanasios Syllaios

Yuankun Lin

Stephen Davila, Guido Verbeck

Guido Verbeck

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FY 2021 NEW PATENT APPLICATIONS ISSUED (continued)

Tech ID

Title

Mukherjee S1

Yu C2

Cold Formed Steel Binary Ag-Cu Wall Sheathed Amorphous Thinby Perforated films for Electronic Corrugated Steel Applications Sheathing

Verbeck G13

Mukherjee S2

Techniques for Rapid Detection and Quantitation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCS) Using Breath Samples

Aluminum Based Metallic Glass Powder for Efficient Degredation of AZO Dye and Other Toxic Organic Chemicals

Serial Number

15/676,189

15/466,983

16/715,576

16/444,707

Country

United States

United States

United States

United States

File Date

8/14/2017

3/23/2017

12/16/2019

6/18/2019

Patent Number

10,822,692

10,822,793

10,813,585

10,773,244

Issue Date

11/3/2020

11/3/2020

10/27/2020

9/15/2020

Inventors

Santanu Das, Sundeep Mukherjee

Cheng Yu

John Redmond, Guido Verbeck, Tim Wing

Santanu Das, Sundeep Mukherjee

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CHAPTER 4

Success Stories

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HELPING FEMALE ATHLETES WITH BODY IMAGE In a realm where physicality and the body are so integral to one’s performance, it isn’t surprising that female athletes experience unique vulnerabilities to body image struggles that put them at risk for disordered thoughts, feelings and behaviors. These challenges are perpetuated in athletic culture, with coaches and trainers often pushing extreme exercise and dieting behaviors. Female athletes are particularly susceptible to this. Guided by a National Collegiate Athletic Association grant, Trent Petrie, professor of psychology and director of UNT’s Center for Sport Psychology, and Dana K. Voelker, an assistant professor at West Virginia University, developed Bodies in Motion, an ongoing study examining the health, performance and psychological wellbeing of female collegiate athletes. UNT and WVU licensed the program to other departments and athletic offices around the nation and after the NCAA canceled sports seasons due to COVID-19, the program was provided free of charge for the 2020-21 athletic season. So UNT could lead the licensing endeavor, the RCA team executed a inter-institutional agreement with West Virginia University to allow other universities to sign three-year licensing agreements to use Bodies in Motion. In doing so, Petrie and Voelker can now evaluate the data and continue to make updates to the program to include male athletes. “Steven Tudor and the RCA team were very helpful in developing the original license agreement and continue to work well with the different universities who want to contract with us,” Petrie says.

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EMPOWERING PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL YOUNGSTERS A smooth transition to school means that children can make friends, understand and follow the rules and meet the expectations of the classroom. The way families and schools prepare for a child’s transition into school can make a significant impact on a child’s later success. The Texas Home Institution for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program serves as a catalyst for change at all levels — family, school and community — by increasing school readiness and parent involvement. Wendy Middlemiss, professor of educational psychology and director and principal investigator of HIPPY, has been instrumental in growing the program to include 11 sites in Texas. A new change in licensing led Middlemiss to work alongside the RCA team to ensure Texas HIPPY’s success going forward. HIPPY International, the organization that holds the license for the HIPPY curriculum, works in many countries and providing licenses through a central organization in that country. In the U.S., HIPPY USA licensed any entity providing the HIPPY program, and Texas sites paid their licensing fees to HIPPY USA. HIPPY USA, contracted with these sites to provide a certain portion of those fees back to the sites, minus the licensing fees that were sent to HIPPY International. “HIPPY International did not renew their contract with HIPPY USA this past year. As such, state offices, such as the Texas HIPPY at UNT took on the role,” Middlemiss says. “This means that HIPPY International contracts directly with UNT Texas HIPPY who then holds the license to subcontract that license use to our sites.” The change resulted in the creation of a new contract with HIPPY International, which is based in Israel. Also, new contracts were required with the sites so that the fees came directly to UNT. “Michael Rondelli and Janis Miller have spent countless hours helping us to maneuver through these changes,” Middlemiss says. “So we do not make any missteps in how to correctly collect these fees and avoid any unnecessary risk.”

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ADOLESCENT AND TEEN STRESS STUDY For many adolescents and teens whose interactions with peers are so central to their lives and development, the Covid-19 pandemic has been especially difficult. In many cases, teens have been forced to weather stress, anxiety and other mental health challenges. Through her research as director of the Teen Stress and Alcohol Research (St.A.R.) laboratory, Heidemarie Blumenthal, associate professor of psychology, and her team examine the factors that may lead to adolescents starting risky behaviors. Blumenthal collaborated with Danica Slavish, assistant professor of psychology and director of the Sleep and Health in Everyday Life (SHEL) laboratory, to further investigate the role of sleep disturbances in adolescents experiencing high stress. Their goal was to determine the effectiveness of a low, moderate dose of CBD in improving rest, relaxation and mood. After working with an industry partner in the development and implementation of a pair of efficacy and safety tests, Blumenthal needed a non-disclosure agreement before the company was ready to go to market with two new supplement products and reached out to Michael Rondelli and Janis Miller for help. “Mike and Janis were exceptional collaborators and colleagues. My questions were always answered quickly, all the paperwork was drafted quickly, reviewed and returned and they were always available for meetings,” Blumenthal says. “We received great feedback from our industry collaborators.” Although Blumenthal has previous experience working with externally funded projects including the National Institutes of Health, it was her first experience working with industry and the RCA team. “Dr. Slavish and I often had questions we didn’t know who to go to about. Janis kindly offered to help us identify the proper channels numerous times,” Blumenthal says. “The RCA team really understood the urgency of contracting from both the university researcher and company side.”

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