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

The Center for Science and Technology Commercialization in FY 08 received 77 invention disclosures from faculty and filed 30 new US patent applications. Patents were issued for 26 faculty inventions. Licenses and/or options executed for UCONN technology totaled 17 with 85 ongoing licenses being managed. Income generated was $1,029,788. In addition, the CSTC provided assistance to OSP on contracts involving intellectual property. The value of these contracts for FY 08 was $3,167,980 (Storrs only) and at an indirect cost rate of 28%, provided $887,034 of indirect support.

Inventors can also work with the UCONN R&D Corporation. Working with CSTC, the UCONN R&D Corporation 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 startup venture may want to work with the R&D Corporation to increase the likelihood that their technology makes it in to the marketplace.

Faculty startups also have the ability to locate at the University by joining the Technology Incubation Program. Please see the TIP page for more information.

Those inventors that are not UCONN faculty may want to see the page dedicated to Entrepreneurs and should contact the UCONN Tech-Knowledge Portal.