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Office of Innovation & Commercialization

Innovation & Commercialization

The Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) provides services that deliver discoveries to market. We guide UNCW researchers – faculty, staff, and students – through the commercialization process by identifying commercial potential, pursuing patents and licensing, and building business partnerships.

Our main office is located at the UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Tech Transfer Answers Who is an inventor? How should an invention be disclosed? What is a license? Find answers to these and other common tech transfer questions. Review Commercialization FAQs
Help for Inventors Essential information for everyone developing new technologies and intellectual property. Start here to learn about disclosure and commercialization potential. See How We Can Help
The Process Review the steps that turn an idea or discovery into a commercially viable product — from disclosure to protection to marketing and beyond. Learn About Commercialization
Intellectual Property Policy UNCW intellectual property (IP) policy promotes faculty, staff and student work by protecting innovations with commercial potential. Review IP Policy Info
Available Technologies Discover UNCW technologies currently available for licensing by commercial partners. Explore Licensing Opportunities
More Resources for Inventors Forms, policies and links to useful organizations, services or tools. Collect More Info
(Dr. Ryan Mieras & Coastal Engineering Student Tanner Jernigan at the US Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, NC on August 2-3, 2021 installing and testing LiDAR technology used to measure waves and coastal change during storm impact) See Current and upcoming Grant opportunities OIC current and future New Invention and MARBIONC Blue Economy grant opportunities. See Current and upcoming Grant opportunities
A professor looks at the camera with 1’s and 0’s projected onto his face MORPH Facial Recognition Database MORPH is a longitudinal database that has images of people of different races and genders over time. This database is usually used for facial recognition research, but it can also be used for other technological advances. Licensing options
A close up photo of a microscope in a science lab. Excellence in Research and Innovation Growing UNCW research productivity and impact are key elements of our journey as we discover new knowledge, address critical societal needs, drive economic development and enhance student learning and success. Read about our amazing researchers

Contact The OIC

Justin T. Streuli, Director

Phone: (910) 962-2014

oic@uncw.edu

803 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5676