Technology Transfer is the process of moving research results from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) and the Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (ISURF) work in concert to facilitate and enhance the inventive and creative works of Iowa State University's employees and students, and to transfer these works for the benefit of society.

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Featured Biotechnologies:

• High-Protein Low-Starch Transgenic Soybeans

• Nutraceutical Anti-inflammatory Orangegrass Compounds
• An Intracellular Drug Delivery Platform
• Transgenic Microalgae for Increased Biomass Production
  

• US Patent No. 8,212,027, “Process for the Conversion of Cyclic Amines Into Lactams”, issued July 3, 2012.  For licensing information, click here.

• US Patent No. 8,197,574, "Dispersoid Reinforced Alloy Powder and Method of Making", issued June 12, 2012. More information is available here. 

• US Patent No. 8,173,794,“Compositions and Methods for Enhancing Disease Resistance in Plants”, issued May 8, 2012. Licensing information is available here.

   

• US Patent No. 8,142,832, “Vegetable Protein Fractionization Process and Compositions”, issued March 27, 2012. For more information, click here.

• US Patent No. 8,138,358, “Synthesis of Polycyclic Procyanidins”, issued March 20, 2012.  This technology is available for licensing.

On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA"), H.R. 1249, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 23, 2011.   The changes will be phased in over the next 18 months.  During the next few days, weeks and months we will be making information on patent reform available to the ISU community through this web site and open meetings with departments and colleges. 

The one-year anniversary of the America Invents Act is approaching, and several important provisions will take effect as of September 16, 2012. An overview of these provisions is available here.  

Click here for a downloadable version of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. A summary of the effective dates for the different provisions of the act can be found here.

Click here for a simple overview of the America Invents Act.

 ISURF and Rosetta Green sign a license agreement for developing plants resistant to nematodes. Click here to read more.

 The September 2012 issue of the SBIR/STTR Newsletter is now available online.

 ISURF Reinvests in University Research.  Over the last ten years, ISURF returned over $52 million to inventors, colleges, and research centers and established a $9.5 million Research and Economic Opportunities Fund in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. Click here for additional information. 

  ISURF is collaborating with the Department of Energy to promote Ames Laboratory technologies on the Energy Innovation Portal.