=== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ===
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a97c50b5-ce6d-2f8a-4ea0-d4df3c321efe"><span style="font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology Transfer promotes and supports the research enterprise at the University by creating relationships with the private sector to develop, protect, transfer and commercialize research results for the public benefit.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a97c50b5-ce6d-2f8a-4ea0-d4df3c321efe"><span style="font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our university goals are to:</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a97c50b5-ce6d-2f8a-4ea0-d4df3c321efe"><span style="font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">•Facilitate the transfer of University-developed research results to industry for commercialization through licensing or start-up company development</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a97c50b5-ce6d-2f8a-4ea0-d4df3c321efe"><span style="font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">•Secure patent protection for the creative efforts of the University community</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a97c50b5-ce6d-2f8a-4ea0-d4df3c321efe"><span style="font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">•Educate the university community on the latest topics and trends in intellectual property sector</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-a97c50b5-ce6d-2f8a-4ea0-d4df3c321efe"><span style="font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Through our research we discovered our incubator space and startup venture space were T-Rex, CIC and Fredsparks. Our seed funding resource is Billiken angels network and our venture assistance is Rose.</span></span>
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=== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ===