The 1819 Innovation Hub’s Technology Transfer team collaborates with a network of innovators to swiftly bring new ideas to market. Our experts specialize in licensing and business development to successfully commercialize technology and intellectual property by:
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University of Cincinnati technologies can be licensed exclusively or nonexclusively, with flexible royalty arrangements to relevant departments or university research programs.
At UC, our Tech Transfer and IP teams connect scholars' groundbreaking discoveries with industry leaders to maximize the impact of innovations.
Licensing UC research offers you access to a legacy of innovation and market disruption that's existed since 1819, fueling new discoveries at the University of Cincinnati every year across various technologies:
Our faculty's groundbreaking research is the driving force behind our university's national recognition. Their relentless pursuit of innovation fuels our Technology Transfer team's efforts to translate these innovations into tangible societal and economic benefits through issued patents. It reflects our commitment to fostering innovation at UC.
Geoffrey Pinki, Assistant vice president, Technology Transfer
UC faculty and researchers are highly encouraged to disclose their discoveries. Early disclosures help us assist with patent filing, industry partnerships and company incubation to turn your research, technology and inventions into impactful ventures.
Are you unsure if your discovery is an “invention” or if it should be licensed? Want to turn your research into a company? If you're unsure of whether your discovery qualifies as an “invention” or could be licensed, reach out to a Tech Transfer case manager to discuss research and commercialization pathways.
Contact a case manager or our assistant vice president to share your idea.
Please select and complete a disclosure form for new software, inventions, research or creative works authored by University of Cincinnati researchers.
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.
Review frequently asked questions and policies for UC faculty innovators.
At the 1819 Innovation Hub, the Tech Transfer team advances UC innovations with direct channels to market and commercialization support:
Through collaboration between the 1819 Innovation Hub and StartupCincy, nearly 300 members of the UC community have transitioned from students, faculty and staff into entrepreneurs. To do so, they've used our streamlined commercialization processes integrated with the 1819 Innovation Hub and StartupCincy, a powerful local startup ecosystem.
Entrepreneurs and startup founders can engage with the 1819 Innovation Hub through our many resources and education programs designed to support business innovation.
November 14, 2024
Graduate students at the University of Cincinnati learned how to transform research into marketable products during the Lab2Market Symposium at the 1819 Innovation Hub.
October 23, 2024
Scaling a startup into an established company requires founders to consider business models, research future cash flow and craft long-term visions. Cincinnati’s startup community boasts various founders and programs that provide entrepreneurs with firsthand experience in scaling businesses. The University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, a startup incubator and one of the region’s premier corporate crossroads, nurtures companies through all growth stages. Even if your business isn’t near Cincinnati, our team will provide five questions to ask before and as you scale a startup.
October 22, 2024
Cincinnati’s growing startup ecosystem gathered at StartupCincy Week in early October to discuss small business cooperation and tactics for future growth.
