The path toward commercialization of innovation in the marketplace involves multiple steps. CTL engages with the researchers throughout the entire process, starting as early as the ideation
Our Technology Commercialization Process
Submit Your Disclosure
Cornell innovators can now submit disclosures through a new, user-friendly online form.
This updated form replaces the previous downloadable PDFs for invention, copyright, and material disclosures. A separate online form is available for plant material disclosures. The form can be completed and submitted entirely online, and it can also be downloaded before submission. A confirmation email will be sent once the form is submitted.
Timely disclosure, preferably before any public presentation, is the first step in working with CTL to protect and commercialize your innovation. Please include as much detail as possible, including any planned publications or public disclosures.
Material Transfer
Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) are legally-binding contracts between institutions that protect the rights of the owners of the material and the moral rights of the scientists whose work created the materials. These agreements also protect the privacy of people from whom human-derived material was originally collected.
Incoming MTAs
MTAs for material coming into Cornell are handled by the office of Sponsored Programs at Ithaca and the Office of Sponsored Research Agreement at WCM in NYC.
Outgoing MTAs
CTL manages MTAs for materials being sent out from Cornell. To initiate an MTA to send material out from your lab, please fill out the MTA Request Form and send it to mta-ctl@cornell.edu.
Explore other ways to work with CTL to send material out from your lab. Learn more >>
Cornell Policies
Cornell has established policies and guidelines regarding innovations. Please click below to learn more about these policies.
Bearers of Innovation: A One Cornell Celebration
This exclusive event honors innovators across Cornell campuses whose technologies were licensed or optioned, as well as the lead inventors who submitted their inaugural disclosures within a determined period of time.
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Ignite Innovation Acceleration
Ignite Innovation Acceleration is one of the Ignite four signature programs. Funding is provided in the form of grants to labs to advance inventions toward licensing, startup formation, or industry partnerships. The program is open for inventions disclosed to CTL from Ithaca, Geneva, or Cornell Tech campuses during two application cycles per year in the spring or fall semester.
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