TT Basics
This US government office defines technology transfer as moving technology from federal labs, universities, or research institutions to industry.
What is the US Patent Office?
Most research insititions have one of these offices to assess whether an invention is worth commecializing.
What is a Technology Transfer Office?
Universities pursue tech transfer partially to gain this edge over rivals.
What is competitive advantage?
Dr Robert Cade of the University of Florida invented this sport drink
What is Gatorade
This LoboBridge competition challenges students to build a tech project in a short sprint, Nov 2. 2026
What is the hackathon
Besides patents, licensing, and startups, this is another collaborative way technology gets transferred.
What are partnerships?
This is the name of the TTO at UNM.
What is Rainforest Innovations?
This term describes reducing risk for industry by proving out research findings first.
What is buying down risk?
Dr Nick Holonyak Jr. of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is credited with this lighting technology
What is LED
This event on November 16 2026 focuses on a specific emerging tech field
What is the quantum case competition
This legal document grants exclusive rights to an invention.
What is a patent?
Students should do this with Rainforest before an invention's details are made public.
What is disclose the invention?
This is a key reason industry partners engage in tech transfer
What is economic gain?
Developed at Stanford and UCSF by Dr. Stanley Cohen and Dr. Herbert Boyer, this technology underlies modern genetic engineering
What is recombinant DNA technology?
This undergrad program abbreviated URAD helps students get started with research
What is the Undergraduate Arts Research and Design Network?
This term descibes a research institution giving a company the right to us an innovation, usually in exchange for consideration.
What is a license?
After pursuing a patent or other IP protection, this is the next step in the process.
What is connecting the innovation to an existing company, or forming a startup?
This many jobs were supported by university/nonprofit invention activity in the US per the cited report
What is 6.5 million?
Dr. Graeme Clark of the University of Melbourne developed this device to restore hearing
What is the cochlear implant?
In the typical royalty split as discussed today, this percentage of the university's share goes to the inventor
What is 45%
This is the general term for a new company built around a university's technology.
What is a startup?
The final stage of the process outlined in the presentation involves revenue generation, sharing, and this broader outcome.
What is societal benefit?
University and nonprofit inventions contributed this much to US GDP between 1996 and 2000
What is 1 trillion
Dr. David Bedord and Dr. James Luby at the University of Minnesota developed this popular apple variety
What is the honeycrisp apple
This LoboBridge event on November 30 2026 connects students directly with potential employers
What is the Job fair?