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Technology Commercialization Contact Directory
Your inquiry is important to us, and we want to make finding the right help as effortless as possible. To get the fastest, most accurate response, please reach out directly to the contact listed for your specific need below.
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| Inquiry Type | Contact | Notes / Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting a New Innovation | Or contact a Technology Portfolio Manager (TPM): | UMN faculty and researchers who have a new innovation or questions about the commercialization process. |
Licensing UMN Innovations
| Or contact a Technology Licensing Officer (TLO): | External organizations interested in licensing UMN innovations. |
| Venture Center | [email protected] | Questions about forming or supporting a UMN start-up company. |
| Agreements | Or contact the Agreements Group: [email protected] | Questions about Material Transfer Agreements (MTA), License Terminations, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) on existing UMN innovations, or Plant Material Transfer Agreements (PMTA). |
| Patent Assignments | IP & Compliance Team: [email protected] | UMN faculty and researchers with questions about patent assignments and declarations. |
| Patent Accounting | [email protected] | Questions from licensees about patent expenditures, reimbursements, or law firm invoices. |
| Royalties & Finance | [email protected] | Questions from UMN faculty and researchers about royalty distributions and Tech Comm financial items. |
| Proposal Central Database Contact | Laurel Corgard | For UMN researchers using the Proposal Central database (e.g., American Cancer Society, American Heart Association): in the "TTO" (Technology Transfer Officer) field, please list Laurel Corgard. Laurel enters annual Intellectual Property reports on Proposal Central. |
| Industry Research Partnerships | Leza Besemann | UMN researchers interested in partnering with a company or pursuing industry-sponsored research or companies interested in sponsoring research at UMN. |
| Other Inquiries | [email protected] | For any other questions about Technology Commercialization not addressed in the above listing. |