Health system intelligence profile
Oregon Health & Science University
Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
OHSU Technology Transfer, operating under the OHSU Innovates umbrella, assesses the commercial potential of research and collaborative ideas, protects intellectual property, and promotes licensable technologies to industry. The office negotiates license and option agreements and bridges funding gaps for promising innovations through commercialization grant programs. It provides step-by-step support for faculty and clinicians launching OHSU startups, including startup formation resources and equity/licensing terms. OHSU Innovates publishes annual reports and performance data on its commercialization activity.
Documented successes: Publishes annual reports and an 'Our Performance' page documenting commercialization outcomes; runs commercialization grant and gap-funding programs; maintains a dedicated OHSU Startup Support track with published steps to launching an OHSU startup
Mandate and remit
OHSU Technology Transfer, operating under the OHSU Innovates umbrella, assesses the commercial potential of research and collaborative ideas, protects intellectual property, and promotes licensable technologies to industry. The office negotiates license and option agreements and bridges funding gaps for promising innovations through commercialization grant programs. It provides step-by-step support for faculty and clinicians launching OHSU startups, including startup formation resources and equity/licensing terms. OHSU Innovates publishes annual reports and performance data on its commercialization activity.
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Fund or office: OHSU Technology Transfer and Business Development
OHSU Technology Transfer, operating under the OHSU Innovates umbrella, assesses the commercial potential of research and collaborative ideas, protects intellectual property, and promotes licensable technologies to industry. The office negotiates license and option agreements and bridges funding gaps for promising innovations through commercialization grant programs. It provides step-by-step support for faculty and clinicians launching OHSU startups, including startup formation resources and equity/licensing terms. OHSU Innovates publishes annual reports and performance data on its commercialization activity.
Documented successes
Publishes annual reports and an 'Our Performance' page documenting commercialization outcomes; runs commercialization grant and gap-funding programs; maintains a dedicated OHSU Startup Support track with published steps to launching an OHSU startup
Organizational home: OHSU Technology Transfer and Business Development, Oregon Health & Science University
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