Technology commercialization clinic program

§ 3102-g. Technology commercialization clinic program. The foundation shall establish a technology commercialization clinic program to be managed by the science and technology law center for the purposes of assisting New York universities, entrepreneurs and companies in commercializing new products or processes.

1. Entities eligible to operate the program shall be competitively selected by the foundation and shall include business, law and engineering schools, and other academic research entities, located at colleges and universities in the state.

2. Activities under this program shall be conducted by students supervised by appropriate faculty and university administrators and shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) engaging in faculty-supervised projects specializing in research and analysis of the commercial development of early-stage technologies on behalf of New York universities and companies;

(b) providing research and analysis of the technical, marketing, intellectual property, and legal issues related to the commercial development of new technologies on behalf of New York universities and companies;

(c) collaborating with other technology commercialization clinic programs to develop best practices to support technology commercialization in New York.