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Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV)

NYU Langone Health / New York University

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
Technology Opportunities & Ventures is the combined technology commercialization unit serving NYU Langone Health and all New York University campuses, colleges and schools. TOV evaluates, protects and manages the institution's intellectual property and moves discoveries to market through licensing partnerships, corporate research collaborations and new company formation.
Organizational model
Academic · Nonprofit
Location
New York, New York
Program types
Technology transferVenture studioEntrepreneurship
Commercialization pathways
LicenseSpinoutStrategic partnershipAcquisition
Focus areas
ClinicalTherapeutics
Public scale or maturity signals

Technology Opportunities & Ventures is the combined technology commercialization unit serving NYU Langone Health and all New York University campuses, colleges and schools. TOV evaluates, protects and manages the institution's intellectual property and moves discoveries to market through licensing partnerships, corporate research collaborations and new company formation. It runs internal funding programs for innovators to advance early-stage technologies toward commercial readiness. TOV also operates a public licensing portal for industry partners seeking access to NYU and NYU Langone technologies.

Documented successes: NYU ranks among the top 10 U.S. universities for license income and startup formation; supports a $1.5 billion research base; co-founded Ajax Therapeutics with NYU Langone experts, subsequently acquired by Eli Lilly; launched Mobile Defender automotive cybersecurity startup

Official engagement route
Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

Technology Opportunities & Ventures is the combined technology commercialization unit serving NYU Langone Health and all New York University campuses, colleges and schools. TOV evaluates, protects and manages the institution's intellectual property and moves discoveries to market through licensing partnerships, corporate research collaborations and new company formation. It runs internal funding programs for innovators to advance early-stage technologies toward commercial readiness. TOV also operates a public licensing portal for industry partners seeking access to NYU and NYU Langone technologies.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalTherapeutics

Commercialization Pathways

These routes appear in the program's sourced public record.

Venture Investment and Company Creation

Fund or office: Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV)

Technology Opportunities & Ventures is the combined technology commercialization unit serving NYU Langone Health and all New York University campuses, colleges and schools. TOV evaluates, protects and manages the institution's intellectual property and moves discoveries to market through licensing partnerships, corporate research collaborations and new company formation. It runs internal funding programs for innovators to advance early-stage technologies toward commercial readiness. TOV also operates a public licensing portal for industry partners seeking access to NYU and NYU Langone technologies.

Publicly Reported Outcomes

  • Documented successes

    NYU ranks among the top 10 U.S. universities for license income and startup formation; supports a $1.5 billion research base; co-founded Ajax Therapeutics with NYU Langone experts, subsequently acquired by Eli Lilly; launched Mobile Defender automotive cybersecurity startup

Leadership and Structure

Organizational home: Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV), NYU Langone Health / New York University

  • Marc SedamVice President, Technology Opportunities and Ventures

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Official contact page
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Sources and Updates

Reviewed August 30, 2026. External source links open in a new tab.

  1. Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV) official source tov.med.nyu.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  2. Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV) source 2 tov.med.nyu.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  3. Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV) source 3 license.tov.med.nyu.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  4. Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV) source 4 tov.med.nyu.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  5. Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV) source 5 tov.med.nyu.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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