Mark Long

Mark Long is the Director of Incubation Services at the University of Florida, which includes the Sid Martin Biotechnology incubator dedicated to housing, mentoring & growing biotech companies, and UF Innovate | The Hub, a mixed-use incubator. Mark has intensive working knowledge of Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, & Biotechnology business platforms & is experienced in patent management, entrepreneurism & contract negotiation. Mark was formerly the President of Long Performance Advisors, LLC, & has been engaged in many aspects of business incubation & acceleration, including feasibility studies, efficiency & management studies, education & training, economic development, research park formation/evaluation, & in academic technology transfer. He was also a Senior Lecturer at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University; he formerly served on the Board of Directors of the National Business Incubation Association. Mark traveled around the world with his consulting practice, working in the Caribbean, Russia, China, Malaysia, & around the U.S. consulting and performing feasibility studies, operating efficiency assessments, & design work on technology parks, incubators & small businesses, & lecturing in these same areas. You can find out more about Mark & his related efforts at this web site http://www.sidmartinbio.org.