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Want to Figure Out the Best Way to Commercialize Your Energy-Related Technology?

CU Cleantech (http://www.cucleantech.com/)  is teaming up with the Tech Transfer Office and industry to provide FUNDING and SUPPORT to commercialize your technology.

Commercialization from lab to industry involves vision, strategic business focus, dedicated people and funding.  CU Cleantech has put together a set of programs to help guide faculty and researchers down that path with industry guidance, focus and funding.


Renewable Energy Diagram

  • What to do?
    1. Apply for the Market Assessment Program (MAP)
    2. Talk to CU Cleantech and Technology Transfer Office
    3. After you win your award, CU Cleantech & TTO will provide you with team and funding for:
      1. Market and Technology Commercialization Analysis
      2. commercialization pathway
      3. Patent strategy
    4. Once you have a clear path to commercialization, apply for Proof-of-Concept (POC) if additional technology development is necessary
  • Faculty time commitment
    1. MAP:   Minimal (10-20 hours total)
    2. POC:    Partial (research dependent)
  • Benefit
    1. Opportunity for additional funding for commercialization efforts (proof of concept)
    2. Access to industry and market understanding
    3. Access to investors
    4. Access to rest of university including business, and law
  • Contact:
    1. Trent Yang, Director CU Cleantech;   trent.yang@colorado.edu; 303.492.4645
    2. Kate Tallman, Director of Technology Transfer UCB; kate.tallman@cu.edu; 303-492-5732