CHICAGO, July 16,
A seasoned executive, Mr. Townsend brings over fifteen years of experience in innovation management as both an industry analyst at Forrester Research and later a marketing leader at multiple software companies. He was most recently the CMO at Imaginatik.
Mr. Townsend's arrival is the latest in a series of significant market expansion activities for ºÚÁϳԹÏ. His appointment follows a year of record revenue growth for the company, the acquisition of big data search platform Covalent Data, and a strategic partnership with SoftBank.
Robert Lowe, Chief Executive Officer of ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï said, "We are excited to welcome Chris to the leadership team. His deep understanding of innovation and
"ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is emerging as a strong player in the innovation software industry, a market that historically has had no clear incumbent," commented Mr. Townsend. "The unique combination of comprehensive innovation search and innovation workflow management positions ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï to become the de facto solution for companies and universities looking to accelerate their innovation programs."
About ºÚÁϳԹÏ
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is the global leader in technology transfer and technology scouting software. Organizations rely on ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï to identify, evaluate, and acquire technologies, partners, and investments. ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï software supports the entire innovation process, from defining strategic areas of interest to investigating opportunities to commercializing results.
Founded in 2003 as a spin-out of Carnegie Mellon University, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï works with more than 500 organizations worldwide to support tech scouting, IP protection, commercialization, and licensing of emerging technologies. For more information, please visit wellspring.com.
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