Why are invention disclosures such an important measure of success for a technology commercialization operation?
Licenses are how we move technology from the university into the hands of people and companies who can bring it to the world as products, and TLA has helped license hundreds of inventions for impact.
Startups are new companies formed to commercialize U of A inventions and TLA has helped launch over 150 of them.
Protecting inventions through intellectual property increases the opportunity for them to affect people's lives and maximizes the chance for a product to be unique in the marketplace, thats why TLA has supported 615 inventors in getting their inventions patented.
Through the end of June 30, 2021, TLA activities generated thousands of high-tech sector jobs.
Between FY2017 and FY2021, TLA and its related activities generated an economic output of $1.61 billion.
A Selection of Products and Companies Based on U of A Technologies
Trifocal intraocular lens | James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences |
High-performance and endurance for flash memory | College of Engineering |
Helping the legally blind to see | James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences |
Creative storytelling through shared video | College of Agriculture & Life Sciences |
Traffic congestion management | College of Engineering |
Online deception detection | Eller College of Management |
Bringing math and science to life through sports | College of Engineering |
Interactive tutorials for using web content | U of A Libraries |
Medication management | College of Pharmacy |