Our Technology Transfer office engages with UC faculty and researchers, industry partners and entrepreneurs to protect intellectual property and bring new ideas to market.
Searching for new technologies to develop into your next product? Our Tech Transfer team offers technologies in the following areas:
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.
Technology transfer is the process of turning university research and inventions into real-world products, services or startups through licensing and patenting, partnership or new company formation.
The 1819 Innovation Hub works closely with the UC Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization to help UC researchers and entrepreneurs transform inventions into viable businesses.
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.
June 18, 2026
Sensory Robotics gained a critical UL certification, enabling the Cincinnati-based business to install its innovative SR-1 robots on working factory floors.
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.