- Proactive and continuous education on IP-related matters to develop a campus- wide culture that supports technology transfer and economic development activities
- IP mining
- IP protection strategies at various stages of the technology
- Identifying possible external funding opportunities
- Link faculty/research expertise with needs of companies
- Developing commercialization strategies
- Market research and analysis
- Marketing activities
- Assist in class activities (co-taught a honors course in innovation)
- Deployment of limited resources to overcome funding gap
- Helping ensure compliance (COI, COC, OC, COT, etc.)
- Royalty distribution
By engaging with faculty and researchers, OTC can help them turn their research into successful commercial ventures, and ultimately, contribute to the economic growth of the region and the nation.