The University of Minnesota is a recognized leader in technology transfer, with more than 3,200 current licenses and averaging 225 new license deals each year.
Known for excellence in executing license deals and its innovative, business friendly approaches, UMN Technology Commercialization can help companies gain access to a new market, build a better product, or simply acquire a greater mindshare of their existing customers.
Licensing Technology
Learn about our licensing process and the license agreements, or see which University technologies available for licensing can help your business.
Sponsoring Research
Minnesota Innovation Partnerships (MN-IP) is an industry-friendly approach to contracting, allowing companies to quickly and easily partner with the University of Minnesota on research. With its up-front pre-negotiated IP (intellectual property) terms, MN-IP improves access and reduces the risk and cost to license University-developed technology created during an industry funded research project. Master research agreements (MRAs) are based on the MN-IP program.
Minnesota Research, Innovation, Solutions, Engagement (MN-RISE) is a new, streamlined process for businesses to collaborate with University of Minnesota experts, turning groundbreaking research into actionable solutions that drive growth and profitability. MN-RISE offers a custom RFP (request for proposals) program for companies to find innovative solutions for their specific technical and strategic needs and build a future talent pipeline.
Benefits of Working with Us
We offer a number of benefits to business partners:
- Direct access to world-class innovations
- Opportunities to develop technologies from our renowned research faculty
- Legal, technical, and business advice from our experienced team
- Comfort and satisfaction of licensing intellectual property from the University of Minnesota, ranked 2nd in new licensing deals among universities in the US
- We hold significant industry experience across many disciplines
- We understand the product development process and the time and resources required to commercialize early-stage research
- We cultivate long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with local entrepreneurs and business executives
Get to Know Us
We invite you to introduce yourself and tell us your business goals. We can help you find a compound, tool, or process that will help you reach those goals.
Contact us at [email protected] or (612) 624-0550.