Facilitating the Transfer of Innovations for the Public Benefit
The Office for Commercialization and Corporate Development (OCCD) supports research development and commercialization of University intellectual property. Focusing on the protection and transfer of intellectual property through license, confidentiality and material transfer agreements, the OCCD is the bridge between researchers and commercial entities. From Oregon-based startups to large international companies, the OCCD facilitates OSU research to impact the world.
Employment Opportunity at OCCD
Licensing Manager: The Research Office invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Licensing Manager. Under the general supervision of the Associate Director for Intellectual Property Management and Licensing within the Office for Commercialization and Corporate Development: identify, evaluate, protect, market and license innovations from faculty, staff and students, negotiate terms for confidentiality, material transfer, option, license and other intellectual property agreements and thereby channel these innovations into the market place for maximum impact and public benefit. Also responsible for the management of a portfolio of existing innovations in various stages of evaluation, protection, marketing, and licensing. More
Intern: The Venture Internship Program (VIP) is designed to give hands on experience researching the commercialization potential of business concepts originating from the Oregon State University community. As a student intern you will take part in a variety of tasks needed to screen and market technologies and business concepts for potential commercial use. More
In the News
Portland brewery tests out water-recycling fuel cells (OPB)
The fuel cell was developed by professor Hong Liu and researcher Yanzhen Fan in Oregon State University’s Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering. They’ve been working on it for years, but the Widmer pilot fuel cell will be the first one they’ve ever tested in the field. If it works and can be scaled up, it could save $400,000 a year.
Grafted tomatoes become super producers (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Jim Myers, an Oregon State University horticulture professor who specializes in developing plants that can thrive in the Pacific Northwest, created a purple tomato high in anti-oxidants called the Indigo. Last year, he and graduate assistants tested grafted vs. non-grafted Indigos, and the grafted plants produced three times more.
10 Steps for Innovators (Terra Magazine blog)
Follow the progress of an Oregon State idea that is making the wood-products industry more sustainable.
America’s most innovative cities (24/7 Wall Street)
#4: Corvallis, Oregon, has one of the most educated populations in the country. It has the fourth-highest proportion of adults with a bachelor’s degree at 48.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 28.5%. The region’s productivity has exploded in the past two decades, increasing by an average of 2.6% each year between 1980 and 2010. Corvallis is built around Oregon State University, which is one of its largest employers.
Wepster hazelnut ready for confection market (Western Farm Press)
Oregon State University has developed a new high-yielding, blight resistant hazelnut for the baking and chocolate industries. An additional article about the Wepster hazelnut can be found at AgraNet (subscription required).
OSU debuts Venture Accelerator, industry partner program (Portland Business Journal)
Oregon State University introduced an ambitious initiative Wednesday that aims to create jobs, boost university spinouts, and better connect OSU researchers and faculty to industry. more
The Shell Shock: Saving Oregon's Hazelnuts (Portland Monthly Magazine)
Oregon’s hazelnut farmers have been waging a slow war against a deadly blight for two decades. Now science has saved the trees, but can the industry save the orchards? more
Provost's Annual Campus Report 2011-12 released 11/27/2012
From the Research section:
"Technology licensing revenue increased to $4.3 million compared to $4 million the previous year. OSU signed 108 new licenses, a 277 percent increase, with companies in the fields of biotechnology, forest products, agriculture, manufacturing and health."
OSU research team wins NSF I-CORPS award
Oregon State University research team led by Dr. Hong Liu receives NSF I-CORPS award for their research project titled "Develop microbial fuel cell technology for decentralized energy generation and wastewater treatment". more
Events
Applying to the NIH SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants
Now on its seventh run, the NIH SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants is a very practical step-by-step, four-hour online "How-To" workshop over two evenings to help
…NSF Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps)
Webinar : proposal instructions, I-Corps Mentor Network, more
…Applying to the NIH SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants
Now on its seventh run, the NIH SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants is a very practical step-by-step, four-hour online "How-To" workshop over two evenings to help
…NSF Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps)
Webinar : proposal instructions, I-Corps Mentor Network, more
…NSF Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps)
Webinar : proposal instructions, I-Corps Mentor Network, more
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