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<span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-serifmedium;"><span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The University of Dayton currently has a [https://www.udayton.edu/research/tpo/index.php Technology Partnerships Office (TPO)]&nbsp;which is part apart of the Office for Research. The main role of this office department is managing university intellectual property (IP) through filing patents and licensing technology that is produced through the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI). The Also, the TPO also coordinates research agreements with industry and commercializing university inventions. While this office can provide limited advice to students who are pursing their own ventures, it mainly exists to support university owned IPinternet protocol.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-serifmedium;"><span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The college of Engineering has a strong Multidisciplinary Design program for senior Electrical and Mechanical engineering students. While most projects are industry sponsored, the Innovation Center will work with students who are interested in sponsoring their own projects. This two-part course provides students with mentoring through every step of the design process from ideation to prototyping and testing.</span></span>

<span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-serifmedium;"><span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There are additional resources available to students pursing projects and ventures on their own time. The Connor Group Foundation Seed Investment Fund is a resource available through the school of Business that can provide seed funding to student ventures. Additionally, Flyer Consulting, which is another resource available through the school of Business, is a great resource to students seeking mentorship. A new resource&nbsp;available for students searching for startup funding is the Leonardo Enterprises. This resource adds support for technology based businesses for students and facuilty members.&nbsp;</span></span>