Health system intelligence profile
University of Utah / University of Utah Health
Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
The University of Utah Technology Licensing Office, formerly branded the PIVOT Center, manages innovation and technology commercialization for the university and University of Utah Health. It handles invention disclosures, patent filings, licensing agreements and startup formation, and connects researchers with industry partners. The office runs the StartUp 360 program to guide faculty founders through company formation. It reports national rankings across disclosure, licensing and license income categories.
Documented successes: Ranked #5 nationally in invention disclosures, #5 in licenses executed, #4 in copyright licenses, #9 in gross license income and #3 in new licensed technologies; spinout Epitel raised a $26 million Series B for wireless EEG monitoring; spinout NanoKar Therapeutics commercializing a CAR-T cancer therapy platform; operates the StartUp 360 founder program
Mandate and remit
The University of Utah Technology Licensing Office, formerly branded the PIVOT Center, manages innovation and technology commercialization for the university and University of Utah Health. It handles invention disclosures, patent filings, licensing agreements and startup formation, and connects researchers with industry partners. The office runs the StartUp 360 program to guide faculty founders through company formation. It reports national rankings across disclosure, licensing and license income categories.
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Fund or office: Technology Licensing Office (PIVOT Center)
The University of Utah Technology Licensing Office, formerly branded the PIVOT Center, manages innovation and technology commercialization for the university and University of Utah Health. It handles invention disclosures, patent filings, licensing agreements and startup formation, and connects researchers with industry partners. The office runs the StartUp 360 program to guide faculty founders through company formation. It reports national rankings across disclosure, licensing and license income categories.
Documented successes
Ranked #5 nationally in invention disclosures, #5 in licenses executed, #4 in copyright licenses, #9 in gross license income and #3 in new licensed technologies; spinout Epitel raised a $26 million Series B for wireless EEG monitoring; spinout NanoKar Therapeutics commercializing a CAR-T cancer therapy platform; operates the StartUp 360 founder program
Organizational home: Technology Licensing Office (PIVOT Center), University of Utah / University of Utah Health
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