Our Technology Transfer team collaborates with a network of innovators to swiftly bring new ideas to market. Experts specialize in licensing and business development to successfully commercialize technology and intellectual property by:
Licensing UC research offers you access to a legacy of innovation, fueling new discoveries every year across various technologies:
University of Cincinnati technologies can be licensed exclusively or nonexclusively, with flexible royalty arrangements to relevant departments or university research programs.
At UC, our Tech Transfer and IP teams connect scholars' groundbreaking discoveries with industry leaders to maximize the impact of innovations.
UC faculty and researchers are highly encouraged to disclose their discoveries. Early disclosures help us assist with patent filing, industry partnerships and company incubation to turn your research, technology and inventions into impactful ventures.
Are you unsure if your discovery is an “invention” or if it should be licensed? Want to turn your research into a company? If you're unsure of whether your discovery qualifies as an “invention” or could be licensed, reach out to a Tech Transfer case manager to discuss research and commercialization pathways.
Contact a case manager or our assistant vice president to share your idea.
Please select and complete a disclosure form for new software, inventions, research or creative works authored by University of Cincinnati researchers.
After meeting and agreeing to move forward, we'll protect your IP and assess how to best market it within our network of entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies. Your innovation can either be sold or licensed to an established company, commercialized as a startup through the Venture Lab or licensed back to you as its inventor.
Review frequently asked questions and policies for UC faculty innovators.
The Tech Transfer team advances UC innovations with direct channels to market and commercialization support:
Ohio's lieutenant governor and the Inter-University Council of Ohio collaborated with tech transfer offices across the state to establish a best-in-class framework for licensing intellectual property (IP) developed at Ohio’s 14 public universities.
February 11, 2025
Two startups based on UC technology and supported by the UC Tech Transfer team and the 1819 Venture Lab were awarded $200,000 each from Ohio’s Technology Validation and Startup Fund.
February 3, 2025
Six UC-backed companies landed on the Cincinnati Business Courier’s “Startups to Watch” list for 2025. We’ll break down what makes each of these startups unique.
January 31, 2025
University of Cincinnati professor Jason Heikenfeld’s breakthrough startup Kilele Health has invented an innovative wearable device offering real-time data on heart health.
