In 2011, Vanderbilt’s leadership took action to fulfill its vision of creating a technology commercialization function better positioned to leverage the innovative talent of its faculty, staff and students. The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) was repositioned within the institution and redesigned to deliver on this vision. Essential to the redesign was the entrustment of the center to Dr. Gordon Bernard, who oversees the management of many aspects of research and development in the Vanderbilt Medical School, including the Office of Contracts Management, the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and the Institutiona
