ISU - Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

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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
	In a report prepared by Innovation Associates Inc. for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Iowa State University Research Foundation has been named a “licensing powerhouse”. The report examines universities and colleges that are exemplars in technology transfer despite rural locations, research and development expenditures that rank below the top 50 by NSF, and other obstacles. In 2005, ISU ranked second nationally in the number of licenses and options executed; the report calls this ranking a “tremendous achievement”, given that the top-ranked University of California system had $3 billion in research expenditures compared to ISU’s $210 million. Congratulations to EndoMetric, LLC, BioCrystals, LLC, and MSTRS Technologies, Inc., three ISU-related companies that have recently been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation. ISU start-up EndoMetric received a Phase I STTR grant to support its development of software tools for quality control of colonoscopy procedures, while ISURF licensee BioCrystals received a Phase I SBIR grant for development of its novel technology for quick and inexpensive protein crystallization. MSTRS Technologies, Inc., another ISURF licensee, was awarded a Phase I SBIR grant for development of a novel technology to help important crop plants defend themselves against aphid attack. All three projects are scheduled to begin in January 2008.		● The American Angus Association has licensed ISURF's genetic test for the identification of dwarfism in cattle. The research for this technology was funded by the American Angus Association and Dr. James M. Reecy. For more information on the research, visit http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/dwarfism.shtml. ● The May 2008 issue of the SBIR/STTR Newsletter is now available online. ● A new seaside alder cultivar, ‘September Sun,’ is available for testing. Contact Dario Valenzuela for more information. ● Information is available about ClickFraud, Litton Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yong Guan’s technology to help protect online advertisers against falsely inflated hits on Web ads. Contact Eddie Boylston for licensing information. ● Read more about Single Dose Controlled Release Vaccine Formulations that may make vaccinations cheaper and easier. For licensing information, contact Dario Valenzuela. ● This year’s Iowa SBIR/STTR Conference will be held June 11, 2008. Registration and other information are available here. ● Read more about a potential treatment for sudden blindness in canine patients. For licensing information, contact Dario Valenzuela.