Office for Technology Commercialization

At the Office for Technology Commercialization (OTC), we help University research move beyond the lab and into the marketplace.

Our mission includes:

Connecting faculty with companies
Licensing technology for the development of new products and services that benefit the public good
Fostering economic growth
Generating revenue that supports the University’s research and education goals

Organization

We meet our partners' needs with industry-specific knowledge and experience.

See our organizational chart.

University Technologies

We make technologies available in a variety of ways:

Express licenses available online
Fast-track opportunity licenses for early-stage technologies
Free use for academic partners
Internal business units—University-led incubators for smaller, evolving opportunities
Negotiated, exclusive, and nonexclusive license agreements
University startup companies

Annual Reports

Guide to Technology Commercialization

Download a guide to tech transfer at the U.