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Cornell Technology

Cornell innovations have played a role in product development and in the formation of startup companies across many industries. Companies from fledgling startups to the Fortune 500 have licensed technology produced by the diverse research specialties at Cornell.

CCTEC manages Cornell's invention portfolio that for ease of access, is categorized into the subject areas listed below.

Cornell Inventor Hod Lipson presents robotic
inventions at the TED Conference in March 2007.


Life Sciences

  • Medical Devices
  • Research Tools
  • Diagnostic Technologies
  • Biomedical Therapeutic Technologies
  • Plant and Animal Technologies
  • Veterinary Medicine

Physical Sciences & Engineering Technologies

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Semiconductors and Electrical Engineering
  • Nanotechnologies
  • Information and Computer Technologies
  • Energy and Environmental Sciences

Plants Varities & Germplasm

  • Horticulture Crops
  • Agronomic Crops

Check out some of our featured technologies, or search and browse directly for licensable inventions within the life sciences or physical sciences.