Resources
General Information
Getting Started
Information describing what an invention is, licensing principles, and approaches to commercialization. . . . MORE
Tech Transfer FAQ
Find answers to common questions to better understand the process of technology transfer. . . . MORE
Tax Considerations for Redirecting Revenues
The receipt of licensing revenues has tax implications for recipients, for example income tax obligations and tax issues to consider before redirecting inventor revenues to a U-M unit . . . MORE
Conflict of Interest (COI) Policies
As a U-M faculty or staff member you are expected to comply with the university’s COI policies and your unit’s COI/COC policy (see COI Policies) by annually disclosing any outside interests related to your university job responsibilities, and disclosing any changes to outside interest within 30 days. . . . MORE
Digital Discovery Center
Digital Discovery Process
Tech Transfer specialists guide inventors through a comprehensive process to structure their initial software-based ideas into well-formed, developed concepts and deliverables. . . . MORE
Mobile Publishing
The submission process for all University owned Mobile Apps is handled through U-M Tech Transfer. It is recommended that Tech Transfer be involved as early as possible in the process. . . . MORE
Funding Resources
Kickstart Funds
Kickstart is a program run by U-M Medical School’s Fast Forward Medical Innovation to provide early stage funding for proof of concept work for innovative medical technologies . . . MORE
Tech Transfer Gap Funds
Tech Transfer gap funds provide resources to advance the market readiness of promising inventions. U-M TechTransfer manages this fund and the investments in market experts, customer discovery activities and more . . . MORE
Venture Center Funding
The Venture Center helps you access funding for your venture needs, from University funds to government and private sources of funds, including angel and venture capital . . . MORE
Translational Research Funds
Translation research funds are available through several University programs. These funds are typically competitively awarded to researchers to advance the technical readiness of promising discoveries . . . MORE
MCubed
M-Cubed stimulates innovative research by distributing seed funding to multi-unit, faculty-led teams . . . MORE