NewSouth Innovations Pty Ltd (NSi), the commercialisation arm of the University of NSW, has appointed a new chief executive, Dr Kevin Cullen.

 

Dr Kevin Cullen is currently director of research and enterprise at the University of Glasgow. He will take up his appointment at the beginning of August.

 

NSi chairman Professor Les Field said Dr Cullen brings extensive international experience to his new position, having been active at board level in the leading Technology Transfer Associations in the UK (Praxisunico), Europe (ASTP) and the US (AUTM). He is the current Chairman of the global Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals (ATTP) and has a long-standing interest in economic development, spin-out companies, and developing the University interface with SMEs.

 

Dr Cullen is well known as the architect of the Knowledge Transfer Metrics system used for the assessment of Knowledge and Technology Transfer performance of UK universities. Most recently he led the launch of the Easy Access IP initiative, designed to increase the flow of knowledge from the university into the economy and society.

 

Prior to joining the university sector Dr Cullen worked for Procter & Gamble in the UK and Belgium, in the fields of technical brand management, product development, and technology development, covering Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He has acted as an external expert and consultant in a number of international projects, particularly focused on knowledge transfer. His qualifications include a PhD in physical-organic chemistry from the University of Edinburgh.