2013 UC Merced Research Enterprise Book

Charting Progress

Of the 112 inventions disclosed by UC Merced scientists and engineers since our campus’s founding, 36 are currently available for licensing. Twenty-two of those have been patented or are subject to pending patent applications. UC Merced has one design patent for a waste-recycle invention. The U.S. Patent Office has also issued five utility patents: z one in chemistry z two in solar power z three in engineering (one in lasers, two in optics)

with California-based start-up companies, one focusing on a novel medical therapeu- tic and the other on physical therapy. Of six additional inventions subject to ongoing discussions four are in licensing talks and two are being considered for exclusive options. Other metrics serving as indicators of research activity, such as the number of confidentiality agreements with industry and material transfer agreements, have increased markedly in the past few years, indicating an increasing awareness of UC Merced research. Contact Information regarding UC Merced inventions or licensing may be directed to the Office of Research and Economic Development, 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343. Call 209-228-4678 or email ott@ucmerced.edu .

UC Merced is the newest campus of the University of California system and the first U.S. research university built in the 21st century. A primary goal is to advance innovation developed by campus re- searchers for local economic stimulus and overall societal benefit. As the campus grows, both the number and quality of new inventions are expected to increase commensurately. While the previous two fiscal years can be viewed as “down years” from a numbers standpoint, the variety of new inventions has been impressive and has spanned the gamut of research disciplines, from solar power, stem cells, robotics and nanotechnology to wireless communications and automat- ed-control systems.

In addition, two more patents are soon to be issued.

Three campus inventions are licensed to commercial partners, and another is exclusively optioned to a local company in the solar-power field. This year, the campus entered into two exclusive licenses

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NEW INVENTIONS REPORTED BY UC MERCED FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS PER FISCAL YEAR SINCE THE CAMPUS’S FOUNDING

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15

10

5

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*As of Nov. 7, 2013