Contact Us

See the Technology Commercialization organization chart or staff directory to contact an individual from our office. 
 

Technology Sectors

Reach out directly to one of our industry teams. We have the relevant expertise to meet your needs.

Agriculture & Horticulture 

See agriculture & horticulture technologies available for licensing or contact B.J. Haun to learn more about licensing agriculture and horticulture technologies.

Contact Anne Hall if you are a U of M researcher in agriculture or horticulture interested in commercializing your invention.

Engineering & Physical Sciences

See engineering and physical science technologies available for licensing or contact Larry Micek or Doug Franz to learn more about engineering or physical sciences technologies, or report your invention now.

Contact Eric Olson or Henry Kostalik if you are a U of M researcher in engineering or physical sciences interested in commercializing your invention.

Life Sciences

See life Science technologies available for licensing or contact Kevin Anderson or Raj Udupa to learn more about life sciences technologies.

Contact Allison Ferro, Anne Hall, Karen Ohlfest, or Vaughn Schmid if you are a U of M researcher in the life sciences interested in commercializing your invention.

Software & Information Technology

See software and IT technologies available for licensing or contact Andrew Morrow to learn more about licensing software and information technology technologies.

Contact Chris Ghere if you are a U of M researcher in software and information technology interested in commercializing your invention.
 

Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Confidentiality Agreements (NDAs/CDAs), Plant Material Testing Agreements (PMTAs)

Contact us at otcagree@umn.edu with questions about sending U of M materials to other organizations or if a non-disclosure agreement is needed. For more information about these agreements and links to request forms, see the Request Agreements page.
 

Startups & Venture Center

Contact us at venture@umn.edu with questions about launching a startup based on U of M technology.
 

Industry Research Partnerships

Contact Leza Besemann if you are a U of M researcher interested in partnering with a company or industry sponsored research.