Launching Possibilities
Innovation Ventures is an expert team of licensing, business development, contracting, and investment professionals who collectively serve as the primary gateway for researchers seeking to commercialize their discoveries and technologies.
“All types of innovation are valued at CHOP – and while research is indeed a critical element of our strategy, it is by no means the only way we innovate.” – Madeline Bell, CEO
The offices of Technology Transfer, Collaborative and Corporate Research Contracts, and the Innovation Ecosystem act as a “one-stop shop” to enable the translation, development, and licensing of groundbreaking research.
Evaluates discoveries for commercial potential, manages intellectual property protection, accelerates breakthroughs at CHOP.
Collaborates with principal investigators, companies, sponsors, academic institutions, and subawardees, advances research at CHOP.
Strengthens and optimizes enterprise-wide innovation, defines and shares entrepreneurial pathways and best practices, moves ideas to implementation, develops innovative culture, connections, and capacity.
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