Each year hundreds of new innovations are disclosed by the faculty here at Emory. It is our role as the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) to manage these innovations, guiding them from the lab bench to the hands of a commercial partner. An often overlooked piece of the commercialization puzzle is the numerous research tools (cell lines, antibodies, plasmids, research software, etc.) that are also created and shared with many groups. These tools form the workhorses of bench research and are critical components in facilitating discovery.
For the 2nd year in row, OTT is using September to promote our research tools program by highlighting these innovations here in this blog, on our website, and on social media (Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest). Stay tuned!
If you are interested in learning more about what research tools are currently available to license, a listing can be found here.