¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's Technology Licensing Office (TLO) is focused on providing intellectual property protection and commercialization services to help take ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV inventions from lab to market and maximize their economic and social impact.
Three years running, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is Canada’s top university for innovation and industrial application as per 2023 World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI)Learn More
TLO IP has been the foundation for many ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV spinouts that have created global impact - including Ionomr Innovations Inc. which is revolutionizing the hydrogen economy by implementing breakthrough AEM/PEM Forever Chemical free membranes for electrolyzers and fuel cells. (Dr. Ben Britton, Ionomr CTO, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV alumni - pictured right)
The TLO has in-house legal and business expertise to initiate, negotiate and close licensing deals with key industry players. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV has negotiated millions in licensing revenue in sectors such as life sciences, clean tech and information technology.Learn More
TLO IP has helped protect honey bees in Vancouver, and all over the world, by controlling infestation of varroa mites on bee colonies.
(Professor Erika Plettner, pictured right, field testing compound)
Volker IP Fund
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's Volker IP Fund provides scientist entrepreneurs with funding to commercialize their science-based innovations, empowering our community to develop new products, processes and services that benefit our society and the economy.