Innovation and Commercialization

The ERIK Innovation and Commercialization team advances the university’s research to impact lives by translating Ohio State innovations into business opportunities in the global marketplace. The team is the first resource for inventors at the university, engaging with faculty and staff to help evaluate, protect and ultimately find the right market for intellectual property—through licensing or creating a startup company.  

The ERIK Innovation and Commercialization team supports Ohio State researchers by: 

• Receiving and evaluating invention disclosures which describe technology created by Ohio State faculty, staff and students.
• Supporting the protection of Ohio State inventions through patenting and other means.
• Assisting in finding partners and funds to support developmental and proof-of-concept studies.
• Marketing Ohio State technologies to industry.
• Facilitating startup company creation to bring technology to market.
• Negotiating license agreements with interested companies.
• Distributing licensing proceeds to inventors and university units.
• Supporting long-term relationships with licensees developing early-stage discoveries into market-ready technologies and products.
• Providing advice on Ohio State’s Intellectual Property Policy.