Our Technology Transfer office engages with UC faculty and researchers, industry partners and entrepreneurs to protect intellectual property and bring new ideas to market.
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UC’s Technology Transfer and intellectual property teams connect scholars' groundbreaking discoveries with industry leaders to maximize their innovative impact.
Early IP disclosures help us assist with patent filing, industry partnerships and company incubation to turn research, technology and inventions into impactful business ventures.
Ohio's lieutenant governor and the Inter-University Council of Ohio collaborated with tech transfer offices across the state to establish a leading framework for licensing intellectual property from Ohio’s 14 public universities.
May 18, 2026
The Cincinnati Business Courier held its Fire Awards at UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub to highlight the region’s fast-growing startups and broader innovation community.
May 1, 2026
The University of Cincinnati earned 61st place among U.S. universities for its number of patents produced in 2025, having risen 19 places from the National Academy of Inventors’ prior list.
April 27, 2026
Fire Escape is a video game created by the Digital Performance Lab in Digital Futures that teaches kids how to survive and escape a house fire. The video game is now available to play in the Cincinnati Fire Museum, and is expanding to other museums across the country.