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SFU’s Technology Licensing Office (TLO) collaborates with SFU members to translate leading-edge innovation from research labs to create maximum economic and social impact for society at large.

Vision

Leadership

Kamaldeep (Kam) Singh Sembi, Director & IP Legal Counsel of the TLO, has fostered a new tech transfer culture since starting in 2020.  Irrespective of the engagement level with the TLO, this new culture aims to aid any and all students, faculty and university researchers to be given at least a minimum level of support for navigating IP related matters and sparking innovation from invention. 

"This is a unique benefit to SFU’s inventors, relative to most universities, where the power to control and decide what happens with the creator’s IP rests with the creator.”

Kamaldeep Singh Sembi, Director & IP Legal Counsel

Kam was interviewed in a Q&A about the TLO's new IP service offerings to all SFU members. The interview touches on: 

  • SFU's modular innovation ecosystem
  • Commercializing technology through IP
  • Volker IP Fund granting IP Vouchers eligible to all
  • What makes the TLO unique
  • What SFU innovators can look forward to

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Team

KAMALDEEP SINGH SEMBI
Director, Technology Licensing & IP Legal Counsel
tlo_dir@sfu.ca | LinkedIn

Expertise:

  • Full suite of IP legal services
  • Business consulting services
  • Negotiation and deal closing

SARA KHOSRAVI
Senior Manager, Technology Commercialization
khosravi@sfu.ca | LinkedIn

Expertise:

  • Commercialization strategy
  • Industry partnership and collaboration
  • Business development

ISABELLE CIOBANU
Project Manager, Commercialization
isabelle_ciobanu@sfu.ca

Expertise:

  • Translational funding 
  • Technology assessment 
  • Early-stage commercialization strategy/technology integration into SFU Innovates ecosystem

PREET SANGHERA
Legal Administrative Assistant
tlo_admin@sfu.ca | LinkedIn

Expertise:

  • Legal document drafting
  • Legal due diligence
  • Financial management