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Who we are

The Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC) is responsible for the management of Cornell University's technology. CCTEC supports Cornell's land-grant mission by leveraging Cornell's innovation to promote regional economic development to benefit the public.

What we do

  • Partner with industry to develop Cornell's technologies into products and services for public good.
  • Promote beneficial interactions between Cornell researchers and industry.
  • Leverage Cornell's intellectual property to promote entrepreneurial opportunities and regional economic development.

How we do it

  • By protecting and managing intellectual property that arises from Cornell research.
  • By providing outreach and communication to connect internal and external stakeholders.
  • By increasing awareness on campus of Cornell's values and issues around intellectual property.

What's new at CCTEC

By doing good, Cornell can do well, says the new tech transfer leader Alan Paau

It's not about making money but about building the local economy and getting the results of research out into the world where they can do some good, says Alan Paau...

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UPCOMING EVENT: Startup Boot Camp

On June 5, CCTEC is hosting a day long event culminating in a networking cocktail reception and dinner for attendees. Panels of experts in the areas of starting life sciences and physical sciences companies as well as a legal and operational issues panel. Our key note lunch speaker will be John Alexander, '74, founder of The CBORD Group.

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