Resources at VTIP

Resources at VT

	Office of VP Research (OVPR)
	OVPR - IP at Virginia Tech
	OVPR - Areas of Research
	OVPR - Partnerships w/Business & Industry
	OVPR - Publications


Apr 27		ROBOJELLY>> Some really cool robots are underwater! Shashank Priya, associate professor in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, explains the new robotic jellyfish. [VTIP Contact - jgeikler@vtip.org]

Apr 12		TECH TRANSFER>> As federal and state funds for higher education dry up, many universities are putting new emphasis on what’s called Tech Transfer - patenting and licensing the inventions of faculty members. [VTIP Contact - mcoburn@vtip.org]

Feb 07		NEW TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS SCIENTISTS TO WATCH CANCER CELLS IN ACTION AT UNPRECEDENTED RESOLUTION>> Affinity capture devices provide a platform for viewing cancer cells and other macromolecules in dynamic, life-sustaining liquid environments. [VTIP Contact - mcoburn@vtip.org]

Jan 11		STUDENT GROUP PROMOTES KNOWLEDGE OF IP LAW>> It turns out Kevin Sprenger, a senior in electrical engineering, was not alone in enjoying studies where disciplines overlap and there is the potential for discovery and taking products to market. But conversations about intellectual property were not taking place with students, said Sprenger. So he and Scott Salcetti, a senior in computer engineering and Jonathan Hall, a 2010 graduate of aerospace engineering, started the Student Intellectual Property Society. [VTIP Contact - jgeikler@vtip.org]

		[INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE about the process of tech transfer and commercialization? Foresight Science & Technology™ founder Phyl Speser has written a great piece that charts a course to follow when working with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties. Look under VTIP Publications to download a copy.]

		[VTIP HOSTS REGULAR OFFICE HOURS on Fridays from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon. VTIP licensing associates will be available at VTIP as a resource for all VT faculty, staff and students to answer questions about IP, tech transfer, licensing, university policies, and VTIP's start-up process. Please feel free to drop by!]