This issue of AU Research News is dedicated to the area of Industrial Programs and Technology Transfer. Appropriately titled Tech Transfer Talk, it is filled with information about Auburn's IPTT services as well as information about AU technologies currently being marketed for commercial development. If as a researcher you think you may be on the brink of a discovery that has commercial potential, I urge you to contact IPTT and begin the process of protecting your investment. The process of technology transfer provides benefits to many groups, yet scientific publication is not always an adequate means for accomplishing this. Faculty and students benefit when proceeds from licensed technology are used to support further research and jobs.
Inventors benefit through receiving personal income from their developments.
The public benefits when a technology results in a product that would not otherwise exist. The state of Alabama benefits when commercialization of Auburn-developed technologies translate into the creation of jobs and an improved quality of life for the citizenry. The sponsor benefits through profits from commercialization of the technology. Many companies, though, are not willing to invest in commercial development without the exclusivity provided by a patent. We are here to assist by providing a technical and commercial evaluation of inventions, securing protection of inventor's rights, and helping to move the inventions through the technology transfer process.