AHC Technology Transfer Liaison
Health Technologies Liaison
The Health Technologies Liaison position is funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research to:
- Mine for new inventions in the AHC
- Help faculty pre-disclosure
- Educate faculty on the commercialization process.
Contact information:
Michael G. Klug, Ph.D.
Academic Health Center & Patents and Technology Marketing
University of Minnesota
Direct: 612-626-8495
klugx027@umn.edu
http://www.ptm.umn.edu
What types of inventions am I looking for?
- New materials including organisms, mouse models, cells lines, proteins, RNA/DNA, antibodies and other cellular components and their derivatives that others would want to purchase
- Novel compounds that have unique attributes – knowing we’ll need to get animal/human data for the patent
- Drugs (on or off patent) with a new dose, new use, or new method of delivery – again knowing we’ll need to get animal/human data for the patent
- Original designs, drawings, or prototypes of medical devices
- Clinical data and databases that others would want to purchase
What am I going to ask if you call me about an invention?
- Has it been published?
- Who funded it? Are there any strings attached?
- Who came up with the original ideas for the invention?
- Who is the customer for the end product?
- What is the market for the product?
- What are your next steps for the invention?
What happens next?
- We work together to submit an electronic invention disclosure to Patents & Technology Marketing (PTM)
- A PTM licensing associate is assigned the case and evaluates the invention for the U of MN
- PTM may:
- File for a patent or decide it is a proprietary material or copyright that the U wants to market
- Ask you to resubmit once it is developed further
- In certain circumstances, PTM will waive an invention back to you as an individual
Can you come and talk at our faculty meeting?
Yes, here are some sample presentation topics:
- Do I have an invention in my lab?
- CDAs, MTAs, and Licenses: Agreement Overview
- How to Protect Your Ideas (Lab Notebooks, Disclosure Dates, etc…)
- Intellectual Property Primer
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