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Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 4

Posted on June 19th, 2012 | By Brad Fravel

Now that I have highlighted three of the twelve research projects that reached the technology transfer phase of their development and filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC), I will wrap up this series of blogs by highlighting one last project. I have enjoyed the opportunity to share a few of the projects that contributed to the Indiana Clinical [...]

Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 3

Posted on June 7th, 2012 | By Brad Fravel

I have now highlighted two of the twelve research projects that have reached the technology transfer phase of their development and filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC). All twelve have contributed to the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) setting a record last year for supported research projects reaching sufficient development to initiate technology transfer activities. I am [...]

Indiana CTSI and IURTC-supported Projects Series: Part 2

Posted on May 22nd, 2012 | By Brad Fravel

As mentioned in the first of the four blogs in this series, the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) set a record last year for supported research projects that have reached the technology transfer phase of their development, including twelve projects that filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC). I am highlighting four of [...]

Indiana CTSI and IURTC Report a Record Year for Technology Transfer

Posted on May 15th, 2012 | By Brad Fravel

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) set a record last year for supported research projects that have reached the technology transfer phase of their development. Twelve projects supported by the Indiana CTSI in 2011 have filed invention disclosures with the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (IURTC), a not-for-profit agency affiliated with Indiana University that [...]

Invention disclosure: key to tech commercialization

Posted on March 21st, 2012 | By Merv Yoder

Aside from the research itself, the most crucial step in commercializing a lab-generated idea is invention disclosure.  Basically, invention disclosure consists of a formal, confidential document that dates and describes the invention. Keep in mind that the invention disclosure process records but does not protect an invention. A good invention disclosure includes a list of [...]