While the Whitehead Institute’s primary goal
is to expand knowledge in the biomedical sciences, its
complementary objective is to have that knowledge benefit
the public in the form of improved medical care. To
this end, the Institute engages in an active program
of technology transfer.
Licensing Whitehead Intellectual Property
The MIT Technology Licensing Office is Whitehead’s
licensing agent. Parties interested in licensing Whitehead
intellectual property should contact Andrea Schievella
Ph.D. at 617-253-6966, or aschieve@mit.edu.
All Other Intellectual Property Matters
All intellectual property matters, such as corporate
sponsored research agreements and material transfer
agreements, are handled by Whitehead’s Office
for Intellectual Property.
Contact—Martin Mullins: 617-258-5105 or
mullins@wi.mit.edu