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Mission of the TLC Team

  • Foster an entrepreneurial culture, university wide
  • Catalyze faculty, staff and student inventions
  • Assist in maximizing the value of Ohio State developments
  • Accelerate transition of new developments into products, services,
    and new or expanded jobs

TLC Service Offerings to OSU Inventors and Entrepreneurs

Cultivate partnerships and inventions

  • CDAs and MTAs — guidance, negotiation, and execution
  • Consulting arrangements — guidance and language assistance
  • Corporate Sponsored Research — intellectual property and structure advice
  • Invention capture and refinement — training and facilitation

Establish and protect market differentiation

  • Value propositions — cultivate and articulate
  • Intellectual property positions — guide and develop
  • Financial models — commission or complete
  • Market research — commission or conduct

Establish commercialization pathways

  • Marketing — develop strategies and collateral
  • Partners — identify and qualify
  • Licenses — develop and negotiate
  • Deals — nurture, finalize and monitor

Secure revenue streams to inventors, university, colleges and departments

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Questions or comments about the web site? webmaster@otl.osu.edu
Last Modified: September 17, 2008