Office of Technology Management

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Office of Technology Management

Our Mission

The Office of Technology Management (OTM) provides a resource for faculty, staff, and student inventors at UTHealth Houston to explore opportunities for their inventions, to coordinate appropriate legal protection for the intellectual property, and to undertake technology transfer activities, while ensuring that new products and methods are made available to the citizens of Texas and while generating a royalty income for UTHealth Houston.

What We Do

Provides information, tools and resources for UTHealth Houston faculty, staff, and student inventors about the process of intellectual property protection and commercialization.
Protects intellectual property by filing, prosecuting and maintaining patent applications and patents for the University.
Works with UTHealth Houston inventors to identify potential commercial partners who could productize intellectual property developed at the University.
Negotiates and executes license agreements with companies who will commercialize UTHealth Houston inventions, works, and software.
Manages license agreements, including collection of royalties and other consideration from companies.
Distributes royalty payments to the University and to individual inventors.
Aids in startup company formation.
Facilitates UTHealth Houston relationships and collaborations with industry partners.

Support for Innovators

Turn your ideas into impact. Learn how UTHealth Houston supports faculty, students, and staff through the invention disclosure and commercialization process.

Inventors

Startup Development

Explore how UTHealth Houston helps launch and grow startups based on university innovations—offering guidance, resources, and support from idea to enterprise.

Startups

Meet the OTM Team

Get to know the experts guiding innovation and commercialization at UTHealth Houston. Connect with team members dedicated to supporting research and technology development.

Meet the Team

Discover Innovations

Explore innovative technologies developed at UTHealth Houston. This searchable portfolio highlights discoveries available for licensing and collaboration opportunities.

Available Technologies