Wichita State University reports disclosure of inventions up 300% as the institution signs first licensing deal with spin-out.
Wichita State University (WSU) has signed its first licensing agreement with a staff business as the institution enacts a programme to develop its tech transfer efforts.
WSU spin-out Vimotech will be commercialising an aviation technology which allow plane manufacturers find out how planes behave during bird strikes.
The institution also reported that disclosures of inventions were up 300% over the past 12 months.
WSU president John Bardo has made technology transfer a priority for the university, and is currently planning an innovation campus as a hub to support the effort.
Becky Hundley, technology transfer manager at WSU, said: “Universities always struggle with getting faculty to disclose things. I always talk about how if you really want to see your disclosure rate increase, you need to have a president like President Bardo, who always mentions tech transfer and how important it is. It has to start at the top.”
