1. The Office of Technology Management
Lesley Millar-Nicholson, Director
Todd Creason, Business Manager
January 12, 2016
@ilinnovations
otm.illinois.edu

2. OTM’s Mission: To encourage innovation, enhance research, and facilitate economic development through the effective management, transfer, and commercialization of University inventions

3. What is Technology Transfer?

4. U.S. University Tech Transfer Metrics – 2014
Impact of The Bayh-Dole Act
U.S. University Tech Transfer Metrics – 2014
$62.8B
total research expenditures
* U.S. Universities reporting to the 2014 AUTM survey

5. University of Illinois – 2015
Impact of The Bayh-Dole Act
University of Illinois – 2015
$6.2M Licensing Revenue
204 Inventions
$622M
total research expenditures
76 Issued U.S. Patents
10 Startup Companies
192 Patents Filed
* U.S. Universities reporting to the 2014 AUTM survey

6. Advances based from other Universities

7. Advances based on U of I faculty research
Soft red winter wheat
VCSELS (which enable fiber optic communication and more)
One of the first packages
Cancer therapeutic
HIV therapeutic (UIC)
Super sweet corn
Touch screens
Plasma screens
Basis for modern web browsers

8. Recent Advances based on U of I faculty research

9. Mobile Apps from U of Illinois
Our Rose Garden
Provides information about how to plant, prune, and protect roses.
Provides information about University Housing Dining Halls,
Use this app to request a SafeWalk.
A multiple-choice trivia game for children.
Local NPR Radion Station Streaming
Lets users learn and identify 140 retail cuts of beef, pork & lamb.
Puts everything you need to know about Research Park right at your fingertips
MRTN/Nitrogen Application Calculator
iOS
Combines the agronomics of nitrogen-rate research and the realities of economic fluctuations to provide a customized nitrogen rate.
Provides over 140 easy recipes that are used to prepare meals for diabetics.
Travel Midwest
iOS
Provides a map of major Midwest metropolitan areas, and includes various reports about travel times, congestion, construction, weather, and cameras.
Midwest Ornamental Grasses
Helps users choose a stunning ornamental grass that best suits their garden.
Diabetes ABCs
A visualization for health care providers and educators to use with patients.
The University of Illinois Extension's quarterly newsletter about home gardening.

10. General Services Provided by the OTM’s Business Office
Distribution of Royalties and Licensing Income
Proceeds Distribution Agreements (PDA’s)
The Standard Distribution is 40% to the Creators, 40% to the University, and 20% to the Unit
Reports on current and previous royalty payments and distributions
Copies of Agreements and PDA’s
Help setting up Unit Royalties Accounts

11. What Unit Business Managers Should Know
Types of royalty revenue that need to go through OTM?
Any royalties received related to the transfer, license or sale of University owned Intellectual property such as:
publishing agreements related to subscriptions to journals or sale of text books and class materials
materials including biological materials
devices or prototypes
software or copyright
Check with OTM regarding agreements that relate to University Intellectual Property and from which revenue is being received

12. Legacy Agreement Issues (1)
All royalty and licensing income is managed on behalf of the University by the OTM
Increasing vigilance on type of income being received by Units
Primarily with checks deposited by units but it includes wire transfers
Increasingly, checks that appear to be royalty related or licensing related are being rejected for deposit and units are being referred to OTM
In those cases, the monies are deposited by OTM, and OTM works with the units to determine where and how these monies should be distributed

13. Legacy Agreement Issues (2)
Revenue often directly deposited into the unit’s royalties account
If a unit doesn’t have a royalties account ( Fund Code), one will need to be set up.
In some cases, royalty revenues may be subject to sharing rules.
OTM Director will work with Unit Heads to determine how those revenues should be shared and to create a Proceeds Distribution Agreement

14. GENERAL - Who to ask?
IP or confidentiality issues related to existing (background) IP – OTM
IP or confidentiality related to ‘anticipated’ IP – OSP (first) who may refer to OTM
SBIR/STTR – OSP
Start Up Company – OTM
Don’t know what they said but I think IP was mentioned - OTM
Explain what NERF stands for

15. Resources for You & Your Faculty
Office of Technology Management - otm.illinois.edu
2015 Annual Report: otm.illinois.edu/about/annual-report
Inventor’s handbook: otm.illinois.edu/disclose-protect/inventors-handbook
Disclosure forms: otm.illinois.edu/disclosure-forms
Thesis withholding forms: otm.illinois.edu/disclose-protect/thesis-withholding
Student Ownership Guidelines; otm.illinois.edu/disclose-protect/student-ownership-guidelines
List of programs & resources for entrepreneurs
Campus Administrative Manual : Licensing IP Developed at the University of Illinois to Companies affiliated with University Employees -
Research Park and EnterpriseWorks:

16. Contacts