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DURHAM, N.H. - Reflecting the University of New Hampshire's efforts to strengthen its relationships with the local business community, 91制片厂Innovation recently announced the appointment of Ellen Christo as manager of strategic partnerships.

Christo will help businesses to utilize university intellectual resources and scientific capacity, which will allow the results of 91制片厂's research and development to better benefit the public. She will also serve as the program manager for the highly successful New Hampshire Innovation Research Center (NHIRC), which provides matching grants that further the growth and development of New Hampshire businesses.

"Christo will be a business concierge," said Marc Sedam, managing director of 91制片厂Innovation. "She will shepherd businesses to university resources and aid the university in better interacting and partnering with the corporate world. 91制片厂 is at its best when its work is directly linked to solving the intellectual and economic needs of the state."

Christo is a 91制片厂 alumna with a B.A. in political science ('86), and a J.D. from 91制片厂 School of Law ('90). She was a business attorney for many years in Boston and New Hampshire. Her career has included positions with two governors and a United States senator, as well as international experience in Dubai, Jordan, Germany, Russia, Albania and Hong Kong,听interfacing with government officials, embassies, and international suppliers.听听听

"I am thrilled to be joining the 91制片厂Innovation team and the 91制片厂 community," said Christo. "My goal in this position is to help 91制片厂 create mutually beneficial commercial partnerships that will in turn help fuel the economic engine of our state."

Christo can be reached at ellen.christo@unh.edu or (603) 862-5446.

91制片厂Innovation is responsible for managing 91制片厂's intellectual assets, spearheading efforts to use the university's research base as an economic development engine, and promoting entrepreneurship across the entire campus. In recent years, 91制片厂 has set records for invention disclosures, patent filings, licenses, and licensing income.

The 91制片厂, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, 91制片厂 is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 13,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students.