Allison Markova to head tech transfer at the URI Research Foundation

17 October 2025

Thierry Heles

The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URIRF) has hired Allison Markova as the new director of technology transfer and innovation partnerships.

Markova is the former director of technology transfer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She joined URIRF in June as a consultant.

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Thierry Heles is the founder and editor of The Next Leap. He has been writing about innovation ecosystems for over 12 years. His research has featured in the UK Spinout Review and University-Investor Review, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among others.