Innovation Mobilization and Partnerships (IMP) supports high-quality research and works with inventors and industry to move USask discoveries out into the world. IMP’s services and supports span the lab-to-market spectrum:
Legal Services
- Contracts and agreements, including research partnerships, material transfer agreements and non-disclosture agreements
- Intellectual property protection
- Advice and assistance with negotiations
Industry Engagement and Partnerships
- Industry liaison services
- Proactive prospecting for external partners
Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation
- Invention disclosure support and processing
- Assessment the potential market and societal impact of new technologies
- Proof-of-concept support (validation of performance and commercial readiness)
- Intellectual property protection and management
- Financial coordination
- Advice and assistance with negotiations
- Facilitation of spin-off start-ups