Robert McGrath, PhD joined Drexel University in December, 2005. Prior to joining Drexel, he was Interim Director of Technology Licensing at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Technology Transfer, overseeing a six person licensing team. He has personally negotiated dozens of license agreements, and facilitated the creation of ten new start-up ventures. His license agreements have generated more than $4 million in initiation fees, and produced several hundred thousand dollars in payments to Penn annually. He has negotiated sponsored research agreements that provided $3 million to Penn’s researchers. He has also served as a consultant for venture capital, performing technical due di