Our Mission

TTBD's mission is to support the advancement of OHSU research, innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship for the benefit of society.

 

Our Roles

• Assess the commercial potential of research and other collaborative ideas
• Protect OHSU's intellectual property
• Market technologies to industry
• Negotiate and manage commercialization agreements
• Negotiate and manage agreements for the transfer of research materials
• Assist OHSU in securing industry research collaborations
• Acquiring and distributing research resources
• Creating opportunities to bridge the gap between laboratory and commercial opportunities
• Developing external partnerships with industry
• Assisting in the launch of new companies based on OHSU intellectual property