Utah State University Commercial Enterprises

Utah State University has refashioned the way in which it conducts its technology transfer operation. Commercial Enterprises represents the entire university and derives its strength from USU's world-class faculty, students and staff. In just one year, our Commercial Enterprises unit has worked closely with our academic and industry partners to develop new technologies by "spinning-in" business in

novation opportunities. One such innovation has led to industry-sponsored research and $15M in future revenue. From severe weather sensors that fly in geosynchronous orbit to synthetically bio-manufactured products, our Commercial Enterprises team is working with our USTAR hires, our academic colleges, the Space Dynamics Laboratory and the Energy Dynamics Laboratory to develop new technologies for the market place—and we are asking the marketplace what it needs. It is our desire and our commitment to protect USU's intellectual property and to develop relevant, practical technologies with industry so that we can appropriately leverage the intellectual, financial and creative assets of Utah State University.The Utah Science Technology and Research initiative is an innovative and far-reaching initiative of the Utah State legislature to bolster Utah’s high-tech economy by investing in university research programs and recruiting new, high caliber faculty.