Book Your 30-Minute IP Check-In
Before You Publish, Explore the Impact Potential of Your Research
A 30-minute conversation with the MSU Innovation Center can help identify opportunities for intellectual property protection, commercialization, industry partnerships, and broader societal impact.
You’ve invested significant time and expertise into your research. Before you publish your next paper, present at a conference, or publicly disclose your findings, we invite you to spend 30 minutes with the MSU Innovation Center.
A brief conversation with one of our technology managers can help identify opportunities to:
- Protect intellectual property
- Preserve future commercialization opportunities
- Explore industry partnerships
- Evaluate startup or licensing potential
- Maximize the real-world impact of your research
The process is simple. You bring the research. We handle the review.
In many cases, this conversation helps faculty preserve options that may no longer be available once research is publicly disclosed.
Even if your work is ultimately not a fit for intellectual property protection, you’ll gain insight into potential pathways for translation and impact.
Take the first step by finding your technology manager and scheduling a 30-minute check-in.
Why Meet Before You Publish?
Publishing your research is an important milestone, but it may not be the first step in maximizing its impact.
A brief conversation with the MSU Innovation Center before submitting a manuscript, presenting at a conference, or otherwise publicly disclosing your work can help identify opportunities that may not be available once research enters the public domain. In just 30 minutes, our team can assess whether your innovation may have potential for intellectual property protection, industry engagement, licensing, startup creation, or other pathways to real-world impact.
The conversation is free, confidential, and designed to fit within your busy schedule. You bring the research. We handle the review.
Protect Future Opportunities
Before you publish, present, or publicly share your research, a brief review can help identify opportunities that may be affected by public disclosure. A simple conversation today can help preserve options for tomorrow.
Maximize Research Impact
Your research may have potential beyond publication alone. Explore opportunities for industry partnerships, licensing, startup formation, and other pathways that can extend the reach and impact of your work.
Understand Your Options
Not every innovation needs a patent, and intellectual property protection is only one of many possible pathways. We’ll help you understand the opportunities available and determine what makes the most sense for your goals.
Just 30 Minutes. We Handle the Rest.
The review is free, confidential, and designed for busy faculty. You bring the research. Our team handles the evaluation, explains potential opportunities, and guides you through any next steps.
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