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About Us

UC Davis InnovationAccess is part of the Office of Research. We provide services that connect research to the marketplace and are focused specifically on protecting and commercializing intellectual property, and fostering entrepreneurship within the campus community. Our team is comprised of more than 15 professionals with PhDs, JDs, and MBAs with significant private sector experience and focus on:

Technology Transfer: We evaluate and patent inventions from UC Davis faculty, researchers, and staff, and license those inventions for commercialization in the private sector, in order to benefit the public.

Business Development: We help develop strategic research alliances with industry; provides commercialization support for early-stage UC Davis technologies; and supports entrepreneurship and UC Davis originated start-up companies.