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UMN Technology Commercialization facilitates the transfer of UMN innovation
beyond the research lab by helping our diverse researchers to license research,
patent innovative ideas, establish startups, and facilitate commercialization. 

 

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Congress Reauthorizes Key Research Program for Small Businesses

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Special Call: Biological Innovations for Tech Comm Early Innovation Funds Spring 2026

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Tech Comm Launches Funding Program for Software Startup Development

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University of Minnesota Solidifies Global Standing as a Top-Tier Innovation Hub

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Peer-to-Peer Innovation: Technology Commercialization Launches Ambassador Program

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U of M Professor Rethinks Computing to Solve AI's Energy Problem

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U of M Startup Generator Boosts Local Economy

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