CTTC supports Vanderbilt researchers in commercializing intellectual property by providing a variety of services.
- Evaluate commercial opportunities and market potential for new intellectual property
- Protect Vanderbilt intellectual property through patent applications and prosectution and copyright registration
- Market intellectual property
- Negotiate license agreements and options
- Execute crucial agreements, including material transfer, confidentiality, interinstitutional, and research collaboration
- Review intellectual property language in sponsored research and clinical trial agreements
- Monitor licensee compliance
- Track milestones and collect royalties
- Distribute payments to inventors and authors, labs, departments, centers, institutes, and schools
- Support investigators involved with FDA regulated medical device research through MPSS (Medical Products Support Services).
- Support new venture activity and entrepreneurship
Vanderbilt University's
Commercialization Process
