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Office for Technology Development

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
The UT Southwestern Office for Technology Development protects, enhances and advances UT Southwestern innovations to maximize benefits for community health. It advances research discoveries into commercial technologies, cultivates partnerships with faculty and external partners, and supports both licensing and new company formation.
Organizational model
Nonprofit
Location
Dallas, Texas
Program types
Technology transferVenture studioEntrepreneurship
Commercialization pathways
LicenseSpinoutStrategic partnership
Focus areas
ClinicalTherapeutics
Public scale or maturity signals

The UT Southwestern Office for Technology Development protects, enhances and advances UT Southwestern innovations to maximize benefits for community health. It advances research discoveries into commercial technologies, cultivates partnerships with faculty and external partners, and supports both licensing and new company formation. The office is based at Pegasus Park, a Dallas biotech campus, and works alongside UT Southwestern's Innovation Hub. It publishes cumulative metrics on disclosures, patents, licenses, startups and license revenue.

Documented successes: 2,248 inventions disclosed; 509 U.S. patents issued; 944 licenses and options executed; 94 startups formed; $204,918,551 in license revenue and $231,956,902 in sponsored research since FY12; spinouts include Taysha Gene Therapeutics, ReCode Therapeutics, OncoNano Medicine, Peloton Therapeutics, Exonics Therapeutics and Rodeo Therapeutics

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

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

The UT Southwestern Office for Technology Development protects, enhances and advances UT Southwestern innovations to maximize benefits for community health. It advances research discoveries into commercial technologies, cultivates partnerships with faculty and external partners, and supports both licensing and new company formation. The office is based at Pegasus Park, a Dallas biotech campus, and works alongside UT Southwestern's Innovation Hub. It publishes cumulative metrics on disclosures, patents, licenses, startups and license revenue.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalTherapeutics

Commercialization Pathways

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

Venture Investment and Company Creation

Fund or office: Office for Technology Development

The UT Southwestern Office for Technology Development protects, enhances and advances UT Southwestern innovations to maximize benefits for community health. It advances research discoveries into commercial technologies, cultivates partnerships with faculty and external partners, and supports both licensing and new company formation. The office is based at Pegasus Park, a Dallas biotech campus, and works alongside UT Southwestern's Innovation Hub. It publishes cumulative metrics on disclosures, patents, licenses, startups and license revenue.

Publicly Reported Outcomes

  • Documented successes

    2,248 inventions disclosed; 509 U.S. patents issued; 944 licenses and options executed; 94 startups formed; $204,918,551 in license revenue and $231,956,902 in sponsored research since FY12; spinouts include Taysha Gene Therapeutics, ReCode Therapeutics, OncoNano Medicine, Peloton Therapeutics, Exonics Therapeutics and Rodeo Therapeutics

Leadership and Structure

Organizational home: Office for Technology Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center

  • Daniel Hommes, M.D., Ph.D.Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Contact the Program

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Program phone
214-648-1888
Official contact page
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Sources and Updates

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

  1. Office for Technology Development official source utsouthwestern.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  2. Office for Technology Development source 2 utsouthwestern.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  3. Office for Technology Development source 3 utsouthwestern.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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