If you are developing a new technology, the Center for Science and Technology Commercialization (CSTC) is here to help you at every stage of the commercialization process. CSTC is responsible for the identification, evaluation, protection, marketing and licensing of the University of Connecticut’s and the UCONN Health Center’s inventions in the life and physical science.

CSTC can provide you with some general information on patents, other types of intellectual property protection as well as UCONN’s patent policy. CSTC can also assist in filing patent application and finding potential commercial partners after evaluating your invention for its commercial potential.

The UCONN R&D Corporation, working with CSTC, takes technologies that have the capacity to be a platform for a new company and generates the business plan, leadership team, and capital necessary to form one. Those faculty not able to dedicate a great deal of time to a start up venture may want to work with the R&D Corporation to increase the likelihood that their technology makes it in to the marketplace.

Overall, R & D Corp companies:

• Have raised about $11 million in capital to further develop technology in UCONN based startups
• Have almost 95 employees involved with their operations
• Have funded research in four University departments
• Have provided consulting and commercialization opportunities for 10 professors

Those faculty with their own early-stage companies or those collaborating with one may want to visit the section on the Technology Incubation Program to learn about opportunities to locate on a UCONN campus.