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OVPR
The Office of the Vice President for Research facilitates collaborative research opportunities, streamlines related policies and procedures, and acts as a unified voice for U of I research.
UIC OTM
The Office of Technology Management at Chicago is responsible for managing the intellectual property generated by research and educational activities at the University.
UIC Research Center
Supplies a fully-equipped infrastructure and access to University resources, internship programs, world-class talent, and custom-designed business development services.
UI Research Park
Provides an ideal environment for starting a high-growth technology venture, with wet-chemistry labs, office space, an array of shared equipment, server co-location facilities, and conference rooms.
IllinoisVENTURES
IllinoisVENTURES is a seed and early-stage technology investment firm focused on research-derived companies in information technologies, physical sciences and life sciences, with a particular emphasis on those deriving from research conducted at the University of Illinois and other regional research institutions and federal laboratories.

A Handbook for Inventors & Innovators

Technology Transfer at the University of Illinois

An introduction to the University’s intellectual property policies, patenting and commercialization services, intellectual property fundamentals, and most importantly, to your role in the process of commercializing University innovations.

To innovate is to translate knowledge and ideas into economic growth and social well-being. With an annual funded research budget of more than $645 million dollars, the University of Illinois is a leader in generating advances that translate into products and services that have a profound impact on human lives. This impact creates businesses, jobs and economic well-being, and these advances have come from all corners of the University.

The University has embraced this role by incorporating economic development as one of the cornerstones in its mission of teaching, research and public service. Also one of the results has been the creation of a system of resources designed to facilitate the protection and transfer of University intellectual property, helping ensure that University innovations have maximum public impact.