Office of Commercialization Dr. Sita Pappu, Director January 31, 2017
Commercialization Process
Opportunities and Matchmaking Licensing Start-ups Partnerships Custom Opportunities Entrepreneurship & Mentoring Sponsored Research Business Development
Technology Licensing Technology applications and advantages Market technologies to existing partners Identify new industry partners Technology applications and advantages OC Strategic Approach Sponsored Research & Business Development Entrepreneurship & Mentoring Custom Opportunities Licensing Start-ups Partnerships
Launch Start-Ups Establish a supportive ecosystem Promote Funding Opportunities and Related Resources SBIR/STTR grant opportunities Phase 0 program Industry Associations Introductions to mentors, industry associations, angels and VCs EIRs/Consultants Accelerator partners OC Strategic Approach Licensing Start-ups Partnerships Entrepreneurship & Mentoring Custom Opportunities Sponsored Research & Business Development
Leverage Partnerships Internal Office of Research Faculty Researchers Graduate Students Government Relations External Business Associations Angel Investors Venture Capitalists Industry OC Strategic Approach Licensing Start-ups Partnerships Entrepreneurship & Mentoring Custom Opportunities Sponsored Research & Business Development
Custom Opportunities Customized Commercialization Activities OC Store Small Healthcare Innovations iBooks Service Centers OC Strategic Approach Licensing Start-ups Partnerships Entrepreneurship & Mentoring Custom Opportunities Sponsored Research & Business Development
Entrepreneurship and Mentoring Entrepreneurial Faculty Ambassadors SKILD Program Harold Frank Institute BG-MAPS Center for Entrepreneurial Studies MBA Programs PSM Program SBA and LSDF Proposals I-Corp Program Commercialization Student internships OC Strategic Approach Licensing Start-ups Partnerships Entrepreneurship & Mentoring Custom Opportunities Sponsored Research & Business Development
Sponsored Research and Business Development Directors of Business Development College of Arts and Sciences Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences WSU-Spokane College of Veterinary Medicine OC Strategic Approach Licensing Start-ups Partnerships Entrepreneurship & Mentoring Custom Opportunities Sponsored Research & Business Development
WSU Office of Commercialization Express Licensing Platform OC Store Tailored Solutions iBooks, Mobile Apps, VALS, Accelerators Commercialization Gap Fund How to Series on Commercialization Start-Up Ecosystem: Leverage internal expertise/external partners
OC Metrics
Health, Food Safety, Security, Energy, Smart Systems, Access M3 Biotechnology, Inc.TM THERAPIES FOR ALZHEIMERS AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES Advancing to clinical trials to treat Alzheimers http://m3bio.com/ EpigeneSys NEW PARADIGM IN DIAGNOSTICS CLEAN LABEL CLEAN FOOD MATS Natural Food Processing and Packaging; In commercial production of microwave sterilization systems Epigenetic modifications in disease diagnostics Cosmic Crisp TM THE NEWEST WSU APPLE GROWING THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY Greener, Cheaper and More Accessible energy INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURE New plant varieties to market faster
Contact the OC: (509) 335-5526 commercialization@wsu.edu 4/10/2018 Contact the OC: (509) 335-5526 commercialization@wsu.edu www.commercialization.wsu.edu