With a renewed focus on the CU Boulder campus and a host of new initiatives aimed at streamlining the path from science to commercialization, the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) is poised to provide even greater support for baby直播app in translating their innovations into external impact.
The TTO connects campus聽researchers with a variety of university and community commercialization programs while providing expertise in patents, copyrights and licensing.
13 licensing deals so far this year聽
In the first quarter of this year, the TTO closed 13 licensing deals, putting it on pace to complete more licenses than in any year since the figure聽was first tracked 16 years ago. Recent success stories like those of , which recycles waste products from eyeglass production, and reusable carbon fiber company聽聽reflect how TTO is accelerating the innovation lifecycle from idea to impact. The team is also launching new initiatives like expedited licensing, streamlined startup, consulting,聽and partnering resources to support easy access to and commercialization of CU Boulder technology.聽
This summer, TTO reorganized from a CU system office to a Boulder campus office to more closely align with the campus鈥檚 vision and strategy. The TTO is now housed within the (RIO), formerly the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Terri Fiez sees the integration of the TTO as a logical addition to the CU Boulder campus and RIO.
"The campus focus keeps the TTO in daily contact with our baby直播app and others within RIO positioned to help baby直播app 鈥� including the Office of Industry Collaboration, AeroSpace Ventures, Grand Challenge and Innovation & Entrepreneurship 鈥� who regularly interact with the same external partners," Fiez said. "This allows us to more effectively connect our baby直播app and students with external resources and partners."
Fiez said the transition is part of a broader reassessment of how to best serve the baby直播app and the campus's commercialization partners.
"We want to make the process easy and open doors so that more baby直播app innovations are commercialized.鈥�
New team of subject matter experts
Augmenting the structural enhancements, TTO Director Brynmor Rees is joined by a team of functional and subject-matter experts to effectively support the campus. Licensing staff Kala Majeti, Stephanie Villano, and Marta Zgagacz offer expertise in physical sciences and engineering, and a biosciences specialist is being added this month. Joe Davidek, patent administrator, Lynn Pae, license administrator, Angie Skovira, administrative and financial coordinator, and Nathan Chen, database administrator, support the TTO operation.聽
鈥淪everal elements have come together quickly here,鈥� Rees explains. 鈥淲e鈥檙e assembling a very strong team, we have a new home within RIO and we are creating alignment between our vision and that of the campus. When we then fold in the constants 鈥� our creative baby直播app and students, and the unique community we have here in Boulder 鈥� the possibilities are extraordinary.鈥�
With a more singular focus and a robust team in place, CU Boulder鈥檚 TTO is now ideally positioned to leverage the campus鈥檚 focus on exploring innovation through its world-class physics, biosciences, aerospace and engineering programs.
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