Housed within the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub, the Technology Transfer team is vital to safeguarding and managing the intellectual property generated by UC's researchers.
Its mission is to translate UC's cutting-edge innovations into viable technologies by evaluating patentability and commercial viability, ensuring compliance and legal protection, recruiting and maintaining external partners, marketing technologies, negotiating license deals and identifying funding opportunities. This multifaceted approach ensures that groundbreaking discoveries from UC are positioned to reach the market, delivering substantial benefits that impact society.
To increase awareness and engagement, as well as to enhance, support and accelerate the office's commercialization function, UC created the commercialization navigator position. This new hire develops pathways for commercialization that connect UC researchers and inventors with external partners such as corporations, venture capital firms, venture studios, entrepreneurs and funding agencies. The additional employee operates as a one-stop concierge for navigating the breadth and depth of UC's intellectual property offerings and talented researchers.
Brown understands that within the hallways and laboratories of higher education, biotech emerges not merely as a field of study but as a cornerstone of academic and economic vitality. He also knows how critical it is that academic innovations are translated to the market if they're to achieve their intended impacts.
During the BIO convention, Brown met with key stakeholders and investors who attended a reception sponsored by UC and the 1819 Innovation Hub. Attendees appreciated the exceptional breadth and depth of UC's expertise in life sciences, including in antibiotics, cell therapy, diagnostics, drug delivery, gene therapy, medical devices, research tools, RNA technology and vaccines.
"I had the privilege of showcasing a video of some of UC's most promising innovations, as well as our success in attracting significant life sciences research funding," Brown said. "It was important to demonstrate UC's contributions and commitment to life sciences innovation in Ohio and in Cincinnati more specifically. UC's presence also impressed upon stakeholders that academia, particularly a research institution like UC, serves as a major driver of biotechnological discovery and a source of the innovations that will define our collective future."
UC discoveries range from lifesaving therapies to groundbreaking medical technology and beyond. The impact of UC's biotechnology efforts resonates and drives forward life-changing discoveries while bolstering our region and nation's economic heft.
REDI Cincinnati and JobsOhio provide a snapshot overview of biotechnology's impact and Ohio Life Sciences highlights the state's history of innovation districts, including the Cincinnati Innovation District, powered by UC and the 1819 Innovation Hub.
