Luxi Yang, CCT ’24

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT YOUR ROLE WAS.

Luxi participated the Fall 2023 Georgetown Technology Commercialization Internship Program, a program that engages participants of various academic trajectories in all aspects of Intellectual Property management, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship. Interns have the chance to work hands-on in the areas of patenting, prior art searching, technology evaluations, market analysis, competitive landscape research and marketing. Participants have the opportunity to work directly with start-up creation and venture creation ecosystems

During the program, interns jobs consist of evaluating student projects to see if they are applicable for a patent, and then analyzing the cost benefits of market production and whether companies or independent investors would be interested in mass production– benefitting both the student and the Georgetown University Office of Technology Commercialization.

WHAT WAS YOUR ROLE WITHIN THE PROGRAM?

Luxi spent her time in the program working on helping Georgetown Medical students trademark their work and protect their intellectual property. Her research interests revolve around statistics and market analysis, as well as the intricate connections between technology and the process of commercialization. She is dedicated to building bridges between these areas of study, aiming to shed light on the interplay between technology and the commercialization 

Luxi’s main project in the program has been working with Georgetown Medical Students studying the antitumor response of ascorbic acid and developing methods to increase the production of stearic acid in E. coli. She says that she “really appreciate[s] this internship because [she] gets to learn the process from creating technology and putting it into the market– how workers turn technology into a product they can profit from.” She says that a variety of her CCT courses, including Fundamentals of Technology with Meg Leta Jones, Fashion Law with Kenya Wiley, and Statistical Methodology with Erica Seng White, helped build the foundation of the skills she’s been honing in the program.