The Journey to Impact: Collaborating with a Corporate Sponsor on Early Detection of Lung Cancer
A central goal for us here at BU’s Technology Development office is to equip our faculty and research community with the information you need when thinking about bringing research to market. As such, we aim to share the variety of pathways that can be taken to secure backing and support to turn ideas into reality; […]
Announcing the 2021 Ignition Award Winners
Technology Development is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Ignition Award. The Ignition program awards $75K and $25K, one-year grants to Boston University faculty to help launch promising new technologies into the marketplace. Congratulations to this year’s winners, listed below. Members of the BU research community can reach out to Rana K. Gupta, […]
Tackling Substandard Healthcare in Underserved Communities
Today we feature the work of Dr. Muhammad Zaman, professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Boston University’s College of Engineering, and his team.
The Journey to Impact: People Over Ideas
We have an over-tendency to talk about ideas—cool ideas, and then prematurely label them innovative or disruptive. But when you think about change and impact, think about the people behind the ideas.
The Journey to Impact: Common Questions from BU Researchers
I interviewed eight PIs who presented at The Innovator’s Journey: Embracing Creativity & Discomfort in Pursuit of Impact.
The Journey to Impact: An Inventor Walks into a Bar…
Here’s one for you:
An inventor, a patent holder and a company founder walk into a bar…and the bartender says, “Who’s paying?”
Funding Opportunities to Bring Ideas to Market
BU Ignition Awards The Ignition Award program awards funds to researchers to advance an idea with clear commercial potential to a valuable inflection point milestone. Designed for researchers who are committed to bringing an idea to market, Ignition Awards funds are often used to achieve milestones such as generate compelling data, show proof-of concept, create […]
UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Project Program
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 12, 2021. The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are pleased to announce the next funding round for the Pilot Project Program (PPP).
Sponsored Research Agreements
Sponsored Research Agreements (SRAs) are used when an industry sponsor funds a specific research project for a defined time period and in return receives certain deliverables such as research data, reports, and certain rights to intellectual and tangible property. To initiate negotiation and review of an SRA, please contact Corporate Research & Contracting at industry@bu.edu. […]
Applying for a Patent
Some academic researchers shrink at the idea of patenting their work. Why put protections on an idea you want the world to own and use? Yet securing a patent can often be a critical step in making an idea or technology accessible to real people. No company will invest in your technology without the security of knowing that an […]