Technology Transfer Resources

Missouri State University, Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
William A. Alter III, Ph.D.
Director
Carington Hall Room 407
901 S. National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65897
Phone: 417.836.5972
Fax: 417.836.8818
E-mail: WilliamAlter@missouristate.edu

The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs (OSRP) seeks to provide pre- and post-award services that enable faculty and staff to successfully search for and obtain grant funds to conduct research and other scholarly projects that address Missouri State themes of public affairs, professional education, health, business and economic development, creative art, science and the environment.

Saint Louis University, Office of Innovation and Intellectual Property
Joseph E. Zahner, Ph.D.
Director
3556 Caroline Mall, Suite 208
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone: 314.977.7746
Fax: 314.977.1008
E-mail: innovate@slu.edu

The mission of the Office of Innovation and Intellectual Property is to enhance and support the university’s economic, academic, and social-based initiatives through the creation of economic value from the university’s intellectual assets.

University of Missouri, Office of Intellectual Property Administration
Scott Uhlmann
Director
475 McReynolds Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-2015
Phone: 573.882.2821
Fax: 573.882.1160
E-mail: uhlmanns@umsystem.edu

The central Office of Intellectual Property Administration is a System office that supports the campus technology transfer offices through development of standard policies and procedures, maintenance and support of a common technology management database, creation of standard forms and agreements, accounting, and intellectual property protection.

University of Missouri - Columbia, Office of Technology Management and Industry Relations
Dr. Michael Nichols, Ph.D.
Director
340 A Life Sciences Center
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573.884.2802
Fax: 573.289.6198
E-mail: nicholsmf@missouri.edu

The mission of the Office of Technology Management and Industry Relations is to identify commercializable technology resulting form research at the University of Missouri-Columbia, legally protect it, and see that it benefits the public, while seeking income for the University and the inventor/creator, as well as enhancing industrial relations and supporting regional economic development.

University of Missouri - Kansas City, Office of Research Services - Intellectual Property Management
Megan Good
Director
5319 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: 816.235.1358
Fax: 816.235.5602
E-mail: goodm@umkc.edu

Intellectual Property Management (IPM) offers university faculty and students what they need to transfer technologies and create a start-up business by bringing new technologies to the widest possible audience through the commercialization of these discoveries.

University of Missouri - Rolla, Office of Technology Commercialization and Economic Development
Keith Strassner
Director
203 University Center
1870 Miner Circle
Rolla, MO 65409-1110
Phone: 573.341.4690
Fax: 573.341.6579
E-mail: kdstrass@umr.edu

The Office of Technology Commercialization and Economic Development serves as the focal point for entrepreneurship, economic development, technology transfer and technology commercialization within the University of Missouri-Rolla, and as such functions as resource for the development, dissemination, and implementation of enabling discoveries to commercial partners.

University of Missouri - St. Louis, Office of Research Administration
Tamara Wilgers
Director of Technology Transfer
341 Woods Hall
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: 314.516.6884
Fax: 314.516.6759
E-mail: wilgerst@umsl.edu

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) provides support services to faculty, graduate students, and staff seeking external grant funds for research, instruction, and service from federal, state, and local government programs, as well as private foundations. In addition, the ORA facilitates technology transfer through assisting inventors in filing for patent applications, negotiating licensing agreements, and setting up start-up companies.

Washington University in St. Louis, Office of Technology Management
Bradley Castanho, Ph.D.
Business Development Director
724 S. Euclid Avenue, Suite 2259
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314.747.0920
Fax: 314.362.5872
E-mail: bjcastanho@wustl.edu

The Office of Technology Management assists members of the University community in the transfer of technology to private companies for the benefit of society while generating income to support research and education.