Resources

Welcome to the UChicagoTech Inventor Resource Page. Here you will find an extensive list of information, people, organizations, and events pertaining to entrepreneurship and innovation. We hope that you find this site to be useful for exploring the commercialization process and applying it to your own unique technology. Discovering the invention is the first step and there are many paths towards successful commercialization.

Please feel free to contact our office at any time with questions about this website. We encourage and appreciate your input, and your personal recommendations would be beneficial to other researchers.

Organizations/Support

There are several organizations and local technology incubators that are dedicated to fostering successful commercialization from academic institutions. Attend local events and make connections with the biotech and entrepreneurial community. Learn why certain technologies have succeeded (or failed), or meet people that can compliment your skill set with business development experience.

Industry Associations and Support

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

iBIO (local affiliation of Biotechnology Industry Organization)

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)

AUTM Registered Technology Transfer Offices

Licensing Executives Society

MIHR - Centre for Management of IP in Health R&D

UTEK - business development company specializing in technology transfer from universities

Open Channel Foundation - Publishing Software from Academic & Research Institutions

iBridge

Massachusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices

Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

Techquisition - A Community for Buyers and Sellers of Technology

Technology Parks/Incubators

Chicago Technology Park (UIC)

Northwestern University Evanston Research Park

University Technology Park at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)

Manning & Napier Information Services (MNiS) - Technology Incubator

Illinois Science and Technology Park (Skokie, IL)

Patent Info

The resources below provide a wealth of knowledge about the patent application process in the US and internationally. Discover the procedures involved in filing an application, the laws governing patent issuance, rulings on recent patent cases, and of course, cost information. Use any of the prior art searching tools to identify patents and patent applications that may claim technology and inventions in your area of interest. Finally, check out the list of members of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago for attorneys in your area.

U.S. Links

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Publication Site for Issued and Published Sequences (PSIPS)

Software Downloads for Applications Disclosing DNA or Protein Sequences

PAT2PDF - Download Patents to PDF

Glossary of Patent Terms (From a Law Firm)

Manual of Patent Examination Procedure (MPEP)

USPTO Public Patent Application and Retrieval (PAIR)

USPTO Assignments Database

IPRA, Inc. - Valuation and Royalty Rate Consulting

Guide to Patent Basics by The University of Chicago Library

Presentation: Patent Information Basics

Table of Application Serial Numbers by Year

Legal Resources for Surviving the Patent Frenzy of the Internet, Bioinformatics, and E-commerce

PLX Systems - IP Financial and Business Management Software

Non-US Links

Australia

Canada

European Patent Office Website

Europe

Germany

Great Britain

Japanese Patent & Utility Model Concordance

Japanese Explanation of Dates

Prior Art Searching

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

NIH Chemical Structures Database

Delphion Research Intellectual Property Network

NIH Grant Awards (CRISP database)

Knowledge Express - Intellectual Property Information Searching

UC Library Electronic Resources

PatPro, Inc. - Patent/Prior Art Searches for a Fee

PubMed Literature Searching

ToolPat.com

ISI Web of Science

Law Firms

IP Law Association of Chicago Members

Business/Funding Info

Two keys to success are effective people and sufficient capital. If working with private investors or business development consultants is not the right strategy for you, there are several non-profit agencies that are dedicated to support Illinois Small Businesses. They can assist you to develop your business plan, build your infrastructure, and identify what grants or loans are available for your business.

Starting-Costs Calculator

Starting-Costs Calculator (new)

Business Support

U.S. Small Business Administration

Chicago SBA Office

Illinois Technology Enterprise Centers (ITEC)

Argonne Illinois Technology Enterprise Center

RPX Group

SCORE Counselors to America’s Small Business - Free and Confidential Business Advice

MIT Enterprise Forum

StartUp Nation

Lab to Company

BioEnterprise - Resources for BioScience Companies

Investors (Individuals and Firms)

Directory of Chicago and Illinois Investment Firms

Burill & Company - Life Sciences: Venture Capital, Merchant Banking, Media

Funding Opportunities

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs

Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Marketing

Find out which companies, large and small, are currently developing products or conducting research in the area of your apparent technology. The sites provided on this page allow you to search by company, technology, indication, etc. and will provide product pipelines, financial information, and importantly contact information, to help you identify potential partners. Look for business development or in-licensing professionals when you're ready to make that connection.

Industry Knowledge

Genetic Engineering News

Pharma Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA)

BioSpace - Resource to the Life Science Industry

Knowledge Express - Intellectual Property Information Service

Lexis-Nexis - Information and Services Provider

CorpTech - Business/Company Information Provider

NERAC - Industry Analysts

BIO.COM - Daily News and Tools for Life Science Professionals and Students<

BioWorld - Biotech News

IMS Health - Global Source for Pharma Market Intelligence

Financial Information on Companies

SEC Filings

Hoover’s Company and Industry Information

Silicon Investor - Investment Discussion Board

Reading/Education

Stay on top of trends in business and technology. Learn from the success and failures of others, which may help you to identify ahead of time what will be your biggest challenges in your pursuit of commercialization.

Helpful Links

Invent Now - National Inventors Hall of Fame

Collegiate Inventors Competition

SciTech Daily

PharmGKB - The Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base

yet 2.com - Technology Browser

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

SourceForge.net - Open Source Technology Group

American Cancer Society

CancerCare

BLOGS

Patently O by Dennis Crouch

Pharmamarketingblog.com

Biotech Business Books

The Billion Dollar Molecule: One Company's Quest for the Perfect Drug by Barry Werth

From Alchemy to IPO The Business of Biotechnology by Cynthia Robbins-Roth

Building Global Biobrands: Taking Biotechnology to Market by Francoise Simon

The $800 Million Pill: The Truth Behind the Cost of New Drugs by Merrill Goozner

General Business Books

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore

Instinct: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial DNA to Achieve Business Goals by Thomas L. Harrison with Mary H. Frakes

The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide fro Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki

The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management by Peter F. Drucker

The Modern Firm: Organizational Design for Performance and Growth (Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies) by John Roberts