MICHAEL BATALIA, PHD, CLP

Managing Director

Michael Batalia is a serial entrepreneur and an expert in academic technology commercialization.  He is also a member of the Mission II Team for the Perlan Project, an effort to fly engineless aircraft to the edge of space.  He currently serves as Senior Director, Business Development and Licensing for the Polsky Science and Technology at the University of Chicago.

Michael has nearly 20 years of experience in academic technology transfer, intellectual property management, and licensing. He served for 12 years at Wake Forest University as executive director of commercialization, and 4 years at North Carolina State University as associate director of technology transfer. 

Michael is active in both regional and international in support technology transfer, advanced manufacturing, and biotechnology.  He has served on the Boards of the Association of University Technology Managers, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the Biotechnology Advisory Committee of Piedmont Triad, and the North Carolina Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology. 

In addition to his work as director with APIOiX, Michael is a co-founder of Wide Eyed Technologies which develops 3D printing solutions for mass manufacturing, and the CSO for Arctic, Inc. which commercializes technologies for agricultural applications. 

Michael received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and his B.A. in chemistry from the University of Chicago. He is a Certified Licensing Professional with the Licensing Executive Society.

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