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Resources
Helpful links and resources for IU Innovators
IU Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) is the first resource for faculty, staff and students at IU. We are here to help you navigate the commercialization process as well as provide you with internal and external resources.
Please contact your Commercialization Manager or ICO at ico@iu.edu to explore commercial arrangements for the distribution of research materials.
- Research Funding Opportunities
- Research funding and contract support offices:
- Office of Federal Relations
- Office of Business Partnerships
- Office of Research Administration (ORA): Sponsored Research, Federal and Industry
- Office of Research Compliance (ORC)
Practical patent issues for IU faculty
IU Maurer School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property Research with support from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research has created a series of videos presenting some practical tips on dealing with patent issues that routinely arise in academic research.
- Indiana Centre for Biomedical Innovation
- Indiana CTSI (Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute)
- IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
- IU Translational Research Grant (TReG) Program
Helping you make connections
The Quarry
The Quarry program is a partnership between IU’s Innovation & Commercialization Office (IU ICO) and IU Ventures. The Quarry provides IU faculty an opportunity to explore commercialization of their work through new ventures. IU has a rich history of successful companies based on technology developed on our campuses, and the Quarry seeks to help write the next chapter.
Email: ico@iu.edu
Indiana Center for Biomedical Innovation (ICBI)
The ICBI houses startup companies that have developed on the basis of innovations from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Funding and mentorship support the foundation of early-stage technologies and the transition from early innovation to commercialization.
Email: infoicbi@iu.edu
Find more help
Your individual school may also offer support for entrepreneurship and translational research, such as programs offered at the IU Bloomington Maurer School of Law and the Kelley School of Business.
More tools & links
- U.S. Small Business Administration Business Guide
- Best Practices for Laboratory Notebooks
- NIH SEED (formerly SBIR/STTR) Resources
- General SBIR/STTR information Webinars (BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting)
- About the SBIR/STTR Program (Elevate Venture)
- IU Ventures
What comes next?
The results of the assessment will determine the next steps of the process. If a discovery has commercial potential, the next step in the commercialization process is to secure legal protection for it and seek to license the technology to a company or startup. If deemed acceptable, release using open source or creative commons licenses.