TRED Annual Report FY2016

21 NSU OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER To become a leader in technology transfer by focusing on well-defined priorities, developing tools to recognize high-potential technologies, generating value-added proposals, making high-quality business arrangements, and developing technology transfer management systems and relationship structures on a worldwide basis Gary S. Margules, Sc.D. Vice President The Office of Technology Transfer assesses the patentability and commercial viability of new technologies, protects intellectual property, develops value-added proposals, conducts transactions, and facilitates the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace. 1. save lives and improve quality of life for the public good through commercializing new products 2. establish professional-level technology transfer processes and policies 3. leverage technology transfer reputation and success to promote the education image of NSU internally and externally, attract top-tier research faculty members, enhance the education experience for all students through internships and work-study programs, and earn revenue to fund additional research Vision Strategic Objectives Staff Member Mission OTT