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April 2, 2024

Center for Technology Licensing program continues to fund early-stage Cornell lab innovations

Cornell's Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) has announced the Ignite Innovation Acceleration grant recipients for the Fall 2023 application cycle.
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April 2, 2024

The Big Reveal with Alice Li

Get to know Alice Li, PhD, Executive Director of the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University.
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March 11, 2024

Mastering the Art of the Pitch: Insights from CTL’s New Venture Series

On February 15th, the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University hosted the 'CTL New Venture Series: Pitching 101: How to Present Your Startups and Technology Innovation to Potential Funders.'…
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January 29, 2024

From Academia to Industry: Navigating the Path of Research Tool Commercialization 

The "From Rats to Reagents" webinar, hosted by the Centre for Technology Licensing at Weill Cornell Medicine (CTL@WCM), delved into the complexities of commercializing research tools developed in academia. Experts…
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January 9, 2024

Aspiring Women Inventors Still Stalled by University Patriarchy

This article underscores the challenges and progress in women's representation in patent-holding, a field where they have been historically underrepresented. It particularly highlights the efforts of Cornell's Center for Technology…
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January 4, 2024

Three new apple rootstocks bolster Geneva’s distinguished program

Cornell AgriTech's Geneva Apple Rootstock Program, under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), has made a significant global impact on apple cultivation. The program introduces three innovative rootstocks…
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December 5, 2023

Embarking on Innovation Exploration: Meet the New Cohort of CTL’s 2023 Practicum Program 

The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University is delighted to announce the commencement of its Practicum program for the 2023 cohort. The CTL Practicum is a valuable opportunity…
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November 20, 2023

Unlock the Secrets of Tech Transfer at Cornell University’s IP Series

Cornell University, a renowned hub for innovation, is on a mission to protect and leverage intellectual property, igniting the transformation of emerging technologies into tangible breakthroughs. On September 27, 2023,…
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November 13, 2023

Tips for Strengthening Innovation Ecosystems and Technology Transfer

In a guest post on Pantently-O, Alice Li, Executive Director at the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University and an AUTM Board Member, discusses that the crucial role…
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October 6, 2023

Second Cohort of Ignite Fellows: Unveiling Diverse Venture Potential Across Cornell’s Campus

The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University is proud to announce the selection of six talented individuals for the second cohort of the Ignite Fellow for New Ventures…
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September 14, 2023

Researchers commercialize rare-earth tech with I-Corps help

Cornell researchers-turned-entrepreneurs are commercializing a technology with the potential to upend the rare-earth elements industry – with implications for sustainability and even national security. Rare-earth elements are essential components in…
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July 21, 2023

Unleashing Potential: Ignite Intern for Startups Empowers Cornell Students to Connect with Technology Startups

In its second consecutive year, the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University has renewed its support to Cornell licensed startups through the Ignite Intern for Startups program, which…
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June 29, 2023

High-Risk, High-Reward

As the senior managing director for the Center for Technology Licensing at Weill Cornell Medicine (CTL), Dr. Lisa Placanica (B.A. ’00, Ph.D. ’09) leads the office responsible for intellectual property and commercialization matters for innovations…
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December 15, 2022

Cornell Startup Carbon to Stone Enters Carbon Removal Pre-Purchase Agreement With Frontier

Carbon To Stone, a carbon management and resource recovery startup at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has received a $500,000 carbon removal pre-purchase agreement from Frontier, an advance market commitment that…
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December 7, 2022

Ignite Postdocs* Explore New Market Opportunities in a Hands-on Training

Current Ignite Fellow for New Ventures (formerly Postdoc for Ventures) participants came together on a 6-session workshop designed to help them get a clear overview of their potential market domains…
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December 1, 2022

Changing the Landscape for Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Alice Li, executive director at the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University, shares the efforts of AUTM, Cornell University, and other academic institutions to increase women's participation in innovation…
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November 14, 2022

De-risking The Pathway Toward Entrepreneurship: Five Postdocs Recruited to Start New Ventures at Cornell University

Cornell University is taking a new path in supporting Ph.D. scientists and engineers who are making the leap from researchers to entrepreneurs. Through the Postdoc for Ventures Program, five researchers…
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November 14, 2022

Innovators, Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Experts Convened at First Roundtable of Cornell Innovation & Venture Advisors Group

CIVA is a new and exclusive community of industry experts who are provided a first look at emerging technologies and venture opportunities from Cornell innovations.
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November 10, 2022

Cornell STEM and MBA Graduate Students Join CTL’s Practicum Program, Learn About Technology Transfer

The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University is proud to welcome the fall 2022 cohort for CTL’s Practicum program.
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November 8, 2022

Conference Features Insightful Advice, Stories From Entrepreneurs

Greeshma Gadikota, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, won the top prize of $5,000 during the event’s pitch competition for her company, Carbon to Stone.
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November 2, 2022

BioEntrepreneurship Initiative Helps D’Amato Transform Research to Reality

Among the promising group of life science researchers and business students in the inaugural cohort of the BioEntrepreneurship Initiative is Anthony D’Amato, a postdoctoral fellow in biomedical engineering at Cornell.
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November 2, 2022

The Center for Technology Licensing, Cornell University’s Tech Transfer Office, Unveils a Modern, User-Friendly Website

The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University announced the launch of a new website providing a central resource for Cornell’s community and partners interested in intellectual property, translational…
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August 30, 2022

Van Vliet named vice president for research and innovation

Krystyn J. Van Vliet, an internationally accomplished materials scientist and engineer now serving as associate provost and associate vice president for research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will join…
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June 30, 2022

Cornell Lab-Based Innovations Received Funding Toward Commercialization

The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University is proud to announce the Ignite Innovation Acceleration program recipients for the 2022 Spring cycle. On this occasion, three projects were selected. The…
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Ignite Intern for StartupsNewsNews Ignite
June 28, 2022

Interns Selected for Immersive Startup Experience Through New Program

Ignite Intern for Startups first cohort The inaugural cohort of Ignite Intern for Startups, one of Cornell University’s gap funding programs under Ignite Cornell Research: Lab to Market, welcomes a diverse group…
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June 22, 2022

$3 million infusion for gap funding promises a surge in Cornell’s innovation pipeline

Ignite, Cornell University’s gap funding series, will expand its innovation pipeline in the coming years using a $3 million annual infusion of funding from the provost’s office and a handsome…
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June 16, 2022

Five companies ‘graduate’ from Cornell incubators

As the pandemic pomp and COVID circumstances dissipate, Cornell’s business incubators officially graduated five startup companies – formally known as the Class of 2021 – on June 7 and helped…
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June 7, 2022

Startup Roundup: Antithesis Foods, Guard Medical, C2i, Bactana

Three Cornell-licensed startups and one Cornell eLab student accelerator company are paving the way to success. NSF awards $1M to Cornell snack startup Antithesis Foods It began as a Cornell…
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April 28, 2022

Cornell Joins NY-Led Group To Propose Hydrogen Energy Hub

Cornell and two Cornell research-startups have joined a consortium that aims to propose a Northeast research hub to make hydrogen a viable, clean-energy alternative to carbon-based fuels. The New York-led…
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April 7, 2022

Watch Out Chicken, Here Comes Hemp

Hemp is a favorable addition to plant-based proteins. It is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world, and it may be less allergenic than other sources of plant protein.…
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April 4, 2022

Eurofins Viracor and Cornell University Sign Exclusive Licensing Agreement

Eurofins Viracor, LLC, a leader in testing for infectious disease, immunology, and allergy, announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Cornell University to commercialize several ground-breaking and…
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March 31, 2022

Partnership Bears Fruit With Release of Two New Grape Varieties

Two newly released grape varieties, developed collaboratively between Cornell AgriTech and Sun World International, a global fruit genetics and licensing company, offer new flavors for consumers and better growing characteristics…
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March 21, 2022

Collaboration Is a Good Fit for Wearable Sensor Startup

Sometimes you want your technology to be fast, sleek, eye-catching, and responsive. And other times? You want to be able to throw it into the wash because it got a…
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March 21, 2022

Cornell Start-Up To Test Novel Paradigm for Cancer Drug Delivery

A start-up co-founded by researchers at Cornell University has initiated the first therapeutic trial evaluating fluorescent silica nanoparticles, known as “Cornell dots,” as a potential treatment for cancer.   Their…
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February 23, 2022

New 3D Body-Mapping Tech Helps Consumers, the Environment

Online shopping for clothing offers consumers convenience but comes with some notable downsides for them and the environment. Size and fit issues often prompt consumers to return the items, which…
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February 4, 2022

Introducing the 2022 CTL Practicum Cohort

The Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University is proud to welcome the Spring 2022 CTL Practicum cohort. The CTL Practicum is a program available to Cornell STEM and MBA…
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January 31, 2022

Announcing the 2021 Fall Cycle Ignite: Innovation Acceleration Award Recipients

On January 14, 2022, the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University kicked off the new year by announcing the selected projects for Ignite: Innovation Acceleration funding program for…
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January 27, 2022

Podcast “Tech Transfer IP” with Alice Li

Alice Li, executive director of the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University, was featured in Tech Transfer IP Forum Podcast, a space devoted to providing in-depth analysis of…
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December 4, 2021

Podcast “Talking Tech Transfer” with Alice Li

Alice Li, the executive director of the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) has joined Global University Venturing on Talking Tech Transfer to discuss how the Ivy League institution remains agile…
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November 16, 2021

Ignite expansion a boon for Cornell startups, technologies

The generosity of an alumna, along with a major infusion of funding from the Office of the Provost, has turbocharged Cornell’s ability to turn promising academic research into viable startups…
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November 3, 2021

Cornell COVID-19 Solutions

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October 31, 2021

CTL Practicum, An Experiential Learning Internship

Established in January 2020, the CTL Practicum is an internship at CTL for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Cornell University. Three members of our first cohort of Practicants have…
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October 31, 2021

IGNITE (Formerly CTAM) Gap Fund Impact Report (2014-2020)

Cornell Technology Acceleration and Maturation (CTAM) Fund - Impact Report Operating initially under the name Cornell Technology Acceleration and Maturation Fund (CTAM), and now re-launched as IGNITE, Cornell University funds…
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July 2, 2021

Announcing the 2021 Spring Cycle IGNITE: Research Acceleration Award Recipients

In June 2021, the IGNITE: Research Acceleration funding program has selected five projects for funding to help de-risk the technologies and accelerate their commercialization to reach the inflection point for potential…
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June 30, 2021

CTL, Silicon Catalyst, Praxis Center and Geegah covered on SemiWiki.com

SemiWiki.com, an industry blog managed by semiconductor professionals, recently posted an article covering the collaborative ecosystem between Silicon Catalyst, CTL, Cornell's Praxis Center for Venture Development, and CTL startup Geegah…
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May 5, 2021

From the Bench to CEO: How to Turn an Invention into a Product with Commercial Value

While the numbers are steadily increasing, women remain underrepresented in the technology innovation sector. In an effort to encourage female Cornellians to pursue their own ventures in technology innovation, the…
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April 16, 2021

Video of Regulatory Landscapes and Reimbursement Strategies and Why it Matters

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April 16, 2021

Video of Digital Health Innovations – What They Are, How to Protect Them, and Commercialization Strategies Webinar

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April 16, 2021

Video of the Fruit & Vegetable Markets: COVID-19 Impacts and Beyond Webinar

Watch a video of the Fruit & Vegetable Markets: COVID-19 Impacts and Beyond Webinar
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April 15, 2021

Video of Running a Startup: Perspective of Two Women Founders & CEOs from Cornell Webinar

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April 15, 2021

Meet the Panelists of Weill Digital Health Series #3: Securing Financing and the Founders Experience

Investment in the U.S. digital health sector has significantly increased from $7.5B in 2019 to $14.1B in funding in 2020 . With that number in mind, in the last session…
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April 15, 2021

IGNITE:Research Acceleration Applications Are Now Open (Spring Cycle)

Applications are now being accepted for IGNITE:Research Acceleration Research grants up to $50,000 per project to accelerate active CTL inventions from the Ithaca, Geneva, or Cornell Tech campuses towards commercialization.…
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April 5, 2021

Meet the Panelists of Fruit & Vegetable Markets: COVID-19 Impacts and Beyond

Join us for a panel discussion on the impacts of COVID-19 on the fruit and vegetable markets across the U.S.A. and specifically in New York State.   Join us Apr…
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April 2, 2021

Meet the Panelists of Weill Digital Health Series #2: Regulatory Landscapes and Reimbursement Strategies and Why it Matters

In this second session of the Weill Digital Health Series, our guest experts will present an overview of the regulatory landscape and the challenges related to privacy and data protection.…
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March 29, 2021

Partnering Opportunities – Call for Proposals for Novel Therapeutic Targets with Application Across Pfizer’s Core Therapeutic Areas

Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) is now accepting pre-proposals for its 2021 CTI Call for Proposals.   CTI collaborates with academic institutions and investigators to push forward great science,…
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March 29, 2021

Meet the Panelists of Running a Startup: Perspective of Two Women Founders and CEOs from Cornell

For the third WI2 webinar, we speak with two women founders and CEOs from Cornell University to find out about their experience as female founders/CEOs and to hear about the…
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March 25, 2021

Watch the Digital Health Innovations – What They Are, How to Protect Them, and Commercialization Strategies Panel

  On March 12, 2021, CTL hosted the first installation of the Weill Digital Health Series: Digital Health Innovations – What They Are, How to Protect Them, and Commercialization Strategies…
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March 24, 2021

Vacuum Helmet to Contain Wearer-Expelled Aerosols During Medical Procedures

Technology Summary This technology is a vacuum helmet that prevents the spread of patient aerosols during medical examinations and procedures while maintaining easy access to the patient’s nose and mouth.…
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March 24, 2021

Dromedary Camel Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2

Technology Summary This technology describes neutralizing antibodies sourced from dromedary camels that are effective against SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses.   Technology Overview COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is an…
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February 23, 2021

Meet the Panelists of Digital Health Innovations – What They Are, How to Protect Them, and Commercialization Strategies

Panelists Kathryn Bowsher, Commercial Strategist, ACT ONE Healthcare   Kathryn Bowsher is a commercial strategist with deep expertise in go-to-market and adoption of new solutions throughout healthcare. Starting with novel…
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February 17, 2021

Cornell and other leading universities launch Joint Technology Licensing Program

  Cornell has partnered with fifteen leading research universities, including —Brown, Caltech, Columbia, Harvard, the University of Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton, SUNY Binghamton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, the University of…
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February 15, 2021

CTL Welcomes the 2021 CTL Practicum Cohort

The Center for Technology of Licensing at Cornell University is proud to welcome the 2021 CTL Practicum cohort. The CTL Practicum is a program available to Cornell STEM and MBA…
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February 12, 2021

Weill Digital Health Series

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February 12, 2021

CTL IP Series

The IP series is featuring invited guest speakers who will provide an overview of the different types of intellectual property (IP), updates on the latest changes in the IP landscape…
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December 21, 2020

Highlights of “Where’s the Edge? Opportunities in the Future of Computing from the Core to the Moon and Beyond”

  On Nov. 18th, the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University, the Praxis Center for Venture Development, Silicon Catalyst, and Red Bear Angels hosted a panel with semiconductor luminaries…
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October 7, 2020

Insights on Investing Into Women Entrepreneurs

How do we increase investment into women entrepreneurs, and how can we help promote women into leadership roles? The Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) recently explored answering those questions in…
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September 9, 2020

A Panel of Cornell Alumni Addressed their Perspectives on Women Inventorship and the Growing Supporting Ecosystem at Cornell University

Shockingly, only 12% of the inventors nationally are women. How do we go about improving our innovation ecosystem to increase the number of women faculty and graduate student inventors? The…
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