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VCU Tech Transfer's mission is to foster a culture of innovation at the university and to protect and commercialize inventions created by the VCU research enterprise for the benefit of society.

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Scope of Activities

  • Educating VCU members about intellectual property and technology transfer
  • Evaluating the commercial potential and patentability of new technologies
  • Managing the filing and prosecution of patents
  • Registering copyrights and trademarks
  • Marketing and licensing VCU technologies
  • Negotiating license and other research support agreements
  • Negotiating material transfer and non-disclosure agreements
  • Assisting in the negotiation of sponsored research and clinical trial agreements
  • Receiving and distributing royalties and other income to the VCU inventors, schools and departments
  • Reporting intellectual property and invention utilization for compliance with research funding sponsors
  • Fostering entrepreneurship in the university