Our Organization
UM Tech Transfer is the University organization responsible for the transfer of University technology to the marketplace. Our organization consists of our central Office of Technology Transfer and one satellite office in the College of Engineering. Both offices work closely together to provide responsive, professional service to our inventors and industry partners. Our licensing staff share responsibilities between the central office and the satellite office to ensure a consistent interface for all your technology transfer needs.
Mission & What We Do
Mission:
To effectively transfer University technologies to the market so as to generate benefits for the University, the community and the general public.
What We Do:
Our tech transfer team offers a full set of services to ensure effective technology transfer:
- Disclosure Facilitation - Professionals in our school and central office work with researchers and faculty to provide advice about potential tech transfer issues during research activities and to assist in the invention disclosure process.
- Patenting and Other Protections - We provide guidance in planning an effective patent copyright or trademark strategy and handle all implementation details during the implementation stage.
- Start-up Assistance - We provide proactive assistance in analyzing potential opportunities to form a start-up with our UM technology and encourage this interaction during the early disclosure process. Our skilled New Business Development Staff also provide hands-on business assistance, project planning and links to funding and people resources.
- Licensing - We assist in technical and market assessments and actively market UM technologies to industry partners. We create secrecy, evaluation, material transfer, option and license agreements with these industry partners to effectively get our technology into commercial use.
- Legal Support - Our two full-time tech transfer staff attorneys, in partnering with the Office of the General Counsel, provide legal guidance and assistance for all of our UM Tech transfer activities.
- Decision Support - Our business support and administrative staff provide information and guidance to conduct our business and expedite decisions by internal and external partners. We also advise interested parties on UM policies & procedures including conflict of interest issues.
Benefits of UM Tech Transfer Include:
- Results of University research are deployed to improve our quality of life
- Commercialization efforts often lead to expanded university research opportunities
- Activities lead to valuable educational experiences for students which augment classroom teachings
- Technology commercialization creates job opportunities for graduates, and positive economic development for the community, the state and the general public
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