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KU Center for Technology Commercialization (KUCTC)

The University of Kansas Health System / University of Kansas Medical Center

Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
KUCTC is the single technology commercialization office serving all University of Kansas campuses, including the KU Medical Center campus that anchors The University of Kansas Health System. It identifies and protects intellectual property, prosecutes patents, and negotiates licenses for KU inventions, including clinical and biomedical technologies.
Organizational model
Academic · Nonprofit
Location
Kansas City, Kansas
Program types
Technology transfer
Commercialization pathways
LicenseStrategic partnership
Focus areas
ClinicalOperational
Official engagement route
Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

KUCTC is the single technology commercialization office serving all University of Kansas campuses, including the KU Medical Center campus that anchors The University of Kansas Health System. It identifies and protects intellectual property, prosecutes patents, and negotiates licenses for KU inventions, including clinical and biomedical technologies. The office works as a one-university operation with staff at KU Innovation Park in Lawrence and at Fairway North on the KU Medical Center campus in Kansas City. It partners with the surrounding innovation ecosystem, including KU Innovation Park and the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation, to support startups and industry engagement, and publishes annual impact reports.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalOperational

Commercialization Pathways

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

Leadership and Structure

Organizational home: KU Center for Technology Commercialization (KUCTC), The University of Kansas Health System / University of Kansas Medical Center

  • Cliff MichaelsExecutive Director

Contact the Program

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Program phone
785-864-6401
Official contact page
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Sources and Updates

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

  1. KU Center for Technology Commercialization (KUCTC) official source research.ku.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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