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Faculty Innovation Awards

Applications are currently not being accepted for this program.

Contact the MU Institute for Clinical and Translational Science for more information.

The MU Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (MU-iCATS), the UM System Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and the Missouri Innovation Center, Inc. (MIC) announce the availability of a mentoring program, residency privileges at the MU Life Science Business Incubator, and modest funding support to assist faculty innovators with the earliest phases of assessing or advancing the commercialization of inventions arising from their research. Innovations arising in the field of clinical and translational science that are projected to have strong commercial potential will be given highest priority for funding.

MU Faculty can compete for the equivalent of $12,500 in the form of a Faculty Innovation Award to advance the commercialization of their research-based clinical and translational innovations.

The selection criteria will be as follows:

  1. Intellectual merit of the innovation
  2. Size of the opportunity (problem, market) being addressed
  3. Novelty of the proposed solution
  4. Ability of the solution to compete, patent status, openness of the competitive landscape
  5. Feasible channels to market
  6. Potential to be the nucleus of a new company
  7. Potential to qualify for an SBIR/STTR grant
  8. Potential to secure investment capital

To see the full award details, download this Request for Applications. (Word document will download.)

Click here to download the application form. (Word document will download.)

 

Research Parks & Incubators

The University of Missouri System’s statewide network of research parks provides a thriving environment for discoveries to move from the laboratory to the marketplace. The atmosphere of innovation and collaboration attracts national and international tenants who create quality employment opportunities for Missouri citizens and millions of dollars of capital investment across the state.

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Office of Intellectual Property Administration

The Office of Intellectual Property Administration (OIPA) supports the economic development mission by encouraging broad practical application of university research for the public benefit; assisting those associated with the technology transfer program with evaluating, protecting, licensing and commercializing university discoveries; and carrying out new economic development initiatives designed to create jobs in Missouri.

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Funding Opportunities

The Office of Research and Economic Development is dedicated to commercializing university technologies - one of the biggest challenges to that mission is funding. To proactively combat the constant obstacle, the office has formulated different funding programs for faculty, students and innovations in all stages of the discovery process.

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Office of Research & Economic Development

The Office of Research and Economic Development was established in 2005 to link research and commercialization from the four University of Missouri System campuses with emerging and existing firms across the state and around the world. Working closely with the chief research officers, chancellors and technology transfer offices from each campus, the office also serves as a conduit to local, state and federal agencies to ensure research results aid the growth of Missouri’s economy.

The Office is dedicated to advancing Missouri through innovation, investment and infrastructure.

Our enthusiasm for these three categories revolves around the development of intellectual property, funding programs and research parks and incubators. Providing support during critical stages in university inventions’ path to the marketplace stimulates Missouri’s economy, jobs and entrepreneurship.

Our vision is to enable and lead Missouri’s transformation toward a knowledge-based economy dependent upon innovation and entrepreneurship.

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309 University Hall
Columbia MO, 65211
Phone: 573-882-6726
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