1 Licensing and Start-Ups at RIT Varda N. Main Director, Technology Licensing Office HTR Tech Entrepreneur Week October 21, 2004

2 RIT: An Overview u Founded in 1829 –Focus on career-oriented education –Extensive co-op program u Emphasis shifted from teaching to teaching and applied research –New IP policy in 1997 –Aggressive evaluation and patenting of IP –Creation of TLO in 2002

3 The Nature of Research at RIT u Areas of concentration –Microsystems technology –Sustainable design –Computer sciences and information technology –Imaging sciences –Printing and graphic media –Assistive learning for the deaf and hard-of-hearing u Focus on applied research; not basic research u Many faculty drawn from industry research labs

4 Example: RIT Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS) u National Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery (NC3R) –Wiper blade assessment system for remanufactured laser toner cartridges –Constant Velocity Joint remanufacturing test equipment u Systems Modernization and Sustainment Center –Asset Health Management –LEEDS  - Life-Cycle Engineering & Economic Decision System u Imaging Products Laboratory

5 RIT Technology Licensing Portfolio - Examples u Digital imaging u Photolithography for IC fabrication u Carbon nanotubes u Remanufacturing u MEMs manufacturing u Assistive learning devices for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

6 RIT Technology Licensing Office u Services available: –IP assessment –IP protection –Technology valuation –Commercialization strategy planning –Marketing of available technologies –Licensing of technologies

7 Who Owns the IP? u RIT u RIT students as individuals u RIT faculty/staff as individuals u Unrelated third parties u Contractual encumbrances

8 RIT High Technology Incubator u Services available to HTI Companies: –Facilities located at 125 Tech Park Drive –Two Conference Rooms –Kitchen/lounge area –Fully equipped utility room with copier, printer & fax machine –On-site Operations Coordinator –Customized business coaching –Access to RIT labs and other campus amenities

9 Available Resources u RIT Technology Licensing Office – u RIT High Technology Incubator –Student Incubator – u Collegiate Entrepreneurship Society at RIT u RIT Patent Club u Minor in Entrepreneurship –Contact College of Business for more information

10 “To share an asset, usually it must first be divided. But knowledge is one of the few assets that multiplies as it is shared.”..... Indian proverb

11 For more information…… RIT Technology Licensing Office Varda N. Main Director, Technology Licensing Office RIT High Technology Incubator Lyn S. Kelly Associate Controller