Battelle and OSU Solidify Partnership in Technology Commercialization

After a successful six-month pilot program, Battelle and the OSU Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (TEC) Center have signed a two-year agreement for the TEC Center to assess intellectual property (IP) and determine the commercial and economic viability of innovative technologies developed at Battelle. 

“We want our ideas to become products that people can use, and this is exactly the kind of agreement that can help that process along,” says Steve Kelly, president of Battelle’s National Security Global Business – the Battelle business unit leading the effort. 

During the pilot phase of the partnership, the TEC Center evaluated more than 50 inventions from Battelle, some of which were deemed to have superior market potential.

“Part of our mission as the state’s leading research and educational institution is applying our expertise and resources to improve the economic health of Ohio,” says Michael Camp, academic director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at OSU.  For more on the story, see the release from Battelle