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Entrepreneurship and Commercialization

Consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most innovative universities, Purdue is actively engaged in new enterprises. Find out more about what we can achieve together.

Innovations for impact

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When we say that “what Purdue makes moves the world forward,” we really mean it. Millions of people benefit from the cutting-edge research that takes place at Purdue.

The Purdue Research Foundation’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) operates one of the most comprehensive technology transfer programs among leading research universities in the U.S.

The Office of Technology Commercialization protects Purdue University intellectual property and leads the technology transfer activities for patented Purdue innovations with a goal to help society live healthier, happier and longer lives.

OTC has more than 400 innovations available for licensing and commercialization, which represent every industry sector.