John Millard

About

I am currently engaged as the Head of Technology Transfer at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). On my personal LinkedIn account, I post a mix of PSI-relevant topics as well as personal topics. All views are my own. Experienced in technology transfer, start-up support, board-level participation, business development, direct sales, sales team and sales partner management, contract negotiation, M&A, project management, technology management, technology development, business area, and company management. I have over 25 years of working in the private sector, I now enjoy the challenge of finding the bridge between research and industry at one of the world's most renowned centres of research.

Experience

• Board Member at swiTT
  Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Member Board of Directors at leadXpro AG
  Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Swiss Representative to the CERN KT Forum at CERN
  Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

• Paul Scherrer Institut PSI (Switzerland)
  • Head of Technology Transfer
    Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

  • Technology Transfer Manager / Specialist for Entrepreneurism
    Sep 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Tasked to encourage and develop entrepreneurism at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerlands largest research facility for natural and engineering sciences.

• Director, Europe and Middle East at Ener-Core, Inc.
  Jan 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

  Business Development for Ener-Core Technology in Europe and the Middle East. Near zero NOx energy generation using waste gases as fuel.