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Media Center

Welcome to the Harvard OTD Media Center. This section provides the latest news on OTD announcements, including new partnerships and agreements and also serves as the home for recent media coverage and details on upcoming events.

Press Releases

05.16.2013Evotec and Harvard University to collaborate on development of new class of antibacterials
04.22.2013Harvard startup, Learning CatalyticsTM is acquired by Pearson, the world’s leading learning company.
03.04.2013Life Technologies Signs License and Collaborative Stem Cell Research Agreement with Harvard University
10.10.2012UCB Announces Third Research Collaboration With Harvard University
07.10.2012CureBeta, a collaboration between Evotec and Harvard University enters strategic alliance with Janssen Pharmaceuticals

In the News

04.29.2013$50M Gift From The Blavatnik Family Foundation
Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator a catalyst to transform early-stage research [Click here for Boston Globe article.]
04.02.2013Harvard Startup, GnuBIO, Begins Shipment of Beta Systems
Established with leadership from Harvard’s Office of Technology Development, the newly formed startup company has begun the shipment of the World’s First Fully Integrated DNA Sequencing System.
03.11.2013Renewed Harvard-BASF initiative to advance functional materials
Established with leadership from Harvard’s Office of Technology Development, the new, multi-university initiative builds on the successful model pioneered by the BASF Advanced Research Initiative that was based at Harvard SEAS from October 2007 to present.
02.25.2013Tetraphase files plans for IPO
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, a startup company spun out of Harvard in 2007, has filed regulatory documents announcing its intentions to launch an initial public offering.
02.12.2013Harvard Startup, GnuBIO, Begins Shipment of Beta Systems
Established with leadership from Harvard’s Office of Technology Development, the newly formed startup company has begun the shipment of the World’s First Fully Integrated DNA Sequencing System.