Mark Hankins

Mark Hankins is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in technology transfer, business development, and licensing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Serving as the Assistant Director for Technology Transfer at Northern Illinois University since August 2019, Mark also holds the position of President at Hankins & Associates, which Mark founded in February 2012 to provide consulting services. Previous roles include Director of Licensing at the Medical University of South Carolina, Chief Executive Officer of Codevax Inc, and various vice president positions at Cardinal Health and CIMA Labs. Mark's educational background includes a JD in Commercial Transactions from the University of Georgia School of Law, an MS in Biotechnology from The Johns Hopkins University, and a BA in Economics & Political Science from Emory University.