Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) connects UM innovations to industry and the investment community. Services:Business Development & Licensing for UM Owned InventionsStart Up Assistance for UM Employees and coordination with the MS Small Business Development Center, Insight Park® and the Center for Innovation EntrepreneurshipIntellectual Property Protection for UM Employee InventionsPatent Searches, Market Research, Background Searches for ProposalsFederal Reporting for Sponsored Research InventionsGoals:Manage an efficient process that ensures research outcomes with commercial potential are protected and then commercialized into the private sectorIncrease the number of technologies licensed to commercial partnersFacilitate the formation of companies based on UM technologies