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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Founded only recently in 2005, the University of California, Merced is the United States’ first research university built in the twenty-first century and is located in the heart of California's Central Valley. UC Merced is unique among the University of California campuses as half of its student body are first generation college students, many of whom are local to the under-served Central Valley. Due to its constant growth, the university has the innovative outlook necessary to put into practice ambitious, forward-thinking ideas, whether they be encouraged by the administration or driven by students. Student entrepreneurship is a central focus on UC Merced's campus, and its faculty are constantly looking for new opportunities to encourage entrepreneurial spirit. Innovation stems from our research labs, student run projects and registered club organizations.</span>

= University Technology Transfer Functions&nbsp; = Office of Business Development ==

== The Office of Technology Transfer ==Business Development operates programs in Innovation Management, New Ventures, Industry Alliances, and Economic Development. &nbsp;Consulting services are provided to faculty, staff and alumni, as well as people and organizations that are looking for a point of engagement for exploring commercialization and R&D projects with the university.

<span id="docs-internal-guid-0b27bb3c-c482-0169-8c0a-c1c19d6ae170"><span style="font-size[http: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This Office works to inform faculty about proper methods ensuring intellectual property rights during the disclosure of inventions or patent-worthy discoveries. It also </span><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">assists faculty in creating a record of invention (ROI) statement, filing the ROI with the UCOP database, and conducts the contractual negotiations with industrial partners or venture capitalists/bd. Its second primary function is to work closely with UCOP Office of IAS accounting staff to assist with financial record keeping, accounts receivable and accounts payable for tech transfer transactionsucmerced.<edu http:/span></span>bd.ucmerced.edu]<div><br/></div>= Regional and Economical Economic Development Efforts =

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