Jane Devlin, BSc

 

Intellectual Property Manager, Chief Executive's Office

Email: jane.devlin@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1420 22255
Fax: +44 (0)1420 23563

Address:
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH
UK

Jane joined Forest Research in January 2008 as Intellectual Property Manager. She has considerable experience in financial and business management and in the commercialisation of intellectual property. She managed the BBC’s patent portfolio and negotiated new technology collaborations and licences for the BBC’s Research and Development Department from 1998 to 2006. More recently, she has worked at the University of Surrey.

Jane has a degree in geology from Bristol University, qualifications in accountancy and business administration, and is currently undertaking a Masters in Environmental and Energy Studies (AEES) at the Centre for Alternative Technology.

Current role

Intellectual Property Manager, Chief Executive's Office

Jane has a GB wide role to support Forest Research innovation initiatives:

• Protection of intellectual property
• Forming partnerships an collaborations
• Market analysis
• Proof of concept funding
• Licences.

Affiliations and achievements

• Qualified PRINCE2 Practitioner.