Inventors, Faculty and Researchers
Ready to bring your innovative idea to life? Contact us to access a wealth of resources and guidance. Our case managers will assist with evaluating your invention, conducting patent searches and assessing its market potential. Together, we'll chart the best path forward — whether licensing your idea to an established company or starting a new venture.
Where to Start
Contact us or submit a disclosure form using the links below.
If you're contacting from:
If you're contacting from:
- MAIN CAMPUS: Madison Bourbon, senior licensing associate: bourbomn@ucmail.uc.edu
- MEDICAL CAMPUS: Rucha Tadwalkar, licensing associate: tadwalra@ucmail.uc.edu
- CDAs, MTAs and RESEARCH TOOLS: Sev Sheets, licensing associate: sheetswn@ucmail.uc.edu
Disclosure Forms
About the Process
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.