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Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization

The Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization arranges and facilitates the development of connections with key prospective industry collaborators. Our team strategizes and conducts engaging proactive outreach to identify and attract industry collaborators so that we can foster mutually beneficial strategic relationships between Nova Southeastern University scientists and collaborators from the private sector. Our tech transfer staff will assist interested faculty to qualify prospective collaborators, secure research funding, and provide alliance management support ensuring these industry-academia collaborative initiatives meet the objectives of scientific research, innovation, and commercialization.

Objectives

  • Facilitating the formation of strategic collaborations and alliances between industry and NSU researchers with the goal of developing technologies for commercialization.
  • Providing support to NSU faculty to engage with industry collaborators and work through our OTTC so that they can establish research tie-ins with industry.
  • Leverage relationships with private sector players to secure external sponsorship (in collaboration with the Office of Sponsored Programs) for NSU researchers.
  • Collaboration Management – Members of our OTTC team will manage the project and act as a "bridge" between NSU and industry collaborators to ensure the timely progression and completion of milestones.
  • Foster a collaborative ecosystem within NSU that encourages and facilitates tie-ins not only with external partners but also between researchers from different NSU departments so that it results in more interdisciplinary innovation.

 

Why should companies establish research collaborations with NSU?

  • Access to scientific expertise – Establishing strategic research relationships with NSU will give industry collaborators access to NSU researchers and their scientific expertise in a wide range of fields.
  • Translational research – NSU has a strong focus on translational research and strives for the commercialization of innovations originating from its research labs and supporting the local innovation economy ecosystem. Any company collaborating with NSU will benefit from this translational research ecosystem.
  • Avail services offered to private sector players – Companies establishing research alliances with NSU will be able to establish further collaborations and benefit from the services such as those offered by the NSU Core Facilities, Office of Clinical Research and Allan B. Levan Center for Innovation.
  • Skilled workforce – Companies that establish research collaborations with NSU will have access to a highly-skilled and diverse talent pool of students and researchers.