Partner Policies and Resources

Policies

NC State ranks in the top five every year for licenses and options executed with industry partners across all US universities without a human medical school. NC State’s industry partners have a shared mission of moving useful technologies into the public sector. As such, the Office of Research Commercialization approaches its partnerships with optimism and mutual respect.

To ensure that each party involved in a licensing partnership meets the mission of their respective organizations, NC State spells out its policies and procedures for inventors and their prospective partners.

Click on the links below for additional details and information:

• Patent and Tangible Research Policy
• Copyright Regulation
• Signature Authority for Contracts
• Confidentiality or Non-disclosure Agreements
• UNC System Patent and Copyright Policies

Resources

NC State Resources

• Industry Sponsored Research Opportunities 
  • Martina Krzywicki, Assistant Director, Industry Negotiations
    • 919.515.7513
    • martina_krzywicki@ncsu.edu
• NC State Available Technologies – a database of our technologies available for licensing
• Innovation Services Units at NC State
• Centennial Campus
• Colleges and Departments
• Research Centers & Institutes
• The Graduate School

External Resources

• Research Triangle Park
• Research Triangle Regional Partnership
• NC Department of Commerce
• First Flight Ventures
  • Lift Off – professional grant management
  • HANGAR 6 – DIY Rapid Prototyping
• North Carolina Technology Association
• North Carolina Biotechnology Center
• Center for Entrepreneurial Development
  • Venture Connect Conference
• National Venture Capital Association
• Licensing Executives Society International
• Association for University Technology Managers