ISU - Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

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welcome Technology Transfer is the process of moving research results from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) and the Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (ISURF) work in concert to facilitate and enhance the inventive and creative works of Iowa State University's employees and students, and to transfer these works for the benefit of society.

	Spotlight		Recent News & Events
	Sign up for Technology Updates: To sign up for technology updates in your area of interest, click here. ISURF Reinvests in University Research. Over the last ten years, ISURF returned $48 million to ISU inventors, colleges, and research centers. In 2008, ISURF established a $9.5 million Research and Economic Opportunities Fund. Click here for additional information. Featured Biotechnologies: Genes Controlling Plant Growth Live Cell Imaging Tool for Probing Rotational Motion Anti-inflammatory Plant Compounds for Nutraceutical or Pharmaceutical Uses A Soybean Transposable Element for Gene Cloning in Soybeans Dual-Color Auto-Calibration Scanning Angle Evanescent Field Microscope		The February 2010 issue of the SBIR/STTR Newsletter is now available online. ISURF licenses novel wax technology to Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company. News release. ISU research brings hope for possible Parkinson's disease cure. ISURF's ultra hard boride coatings boost industrial energy efficiency by reducing friction and wear. These novel coatings are being commercialized by New Tech Ceramics, Inc. under a license from ISURF. Interested in agricultural or environmental innovation? Register now for the EPA-USDA SBIR workshop to be held March 24, 2010 in Omaha, NE.