Technology Transfer

The University of Toledo is committed to becoming a national leader in technology transfer and commercialization. In support of the University’s mission to improve the human condition, it is important to make the benefits of discoveries conceived and developed at the University commercially available worldwide.

Inventing something is a highly creative and exploratory process, with an outcome that is uncertain or unknown. The first step in the inventive process is the initial idea. Inspiration can start the process, but no matter how complete the initial idea is, inventions typically have to be further developed.

The University of Toledo technology transfer group works with faculty, staff, and students to help identify the value of basic ideas and inventions and to bring these new technologies to the marketplace for the benefit of humankind.

In order to better assist the faculty, staff, and students below please find a number of useful resources:

Useful Links and Documents

• Publish and Perish
• Keeping a Notebook
• Determining Inventorship
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Material Transfer Agreements
• NIH Policy on Obtaining and Disseminating Biomedical
• NIH Policy on Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
• How to Prevent Grant Proposals from Undermining Patent Protection
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Technology Transfer Policies

If you have any additional questions, please contact the Technology Transfer Office.