Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships (ORCP)
At UNC Charlotte, the Office of Research Commercialization & Partnerships (ORCP) serves as the primary gateway for iintellectual capital assets and putting them to work, as well as forging industry-government-investor business relationships with university researchers. ORCP represents the merger of what was formerly known as the Office of Research Commercialization and Development, and the Office of Research Partnerships.
Together, we propel university technology and research by fostering connections, springboarding impactful innovation, and turning them into investable assets.
Partnerships Focus: We fuel innovation through collaboration between UNC Charlotte’s exceptional academic talent, with industry, entrepreneurs, investors and government agencies. Industry partners benefit from co-location with our academic researchers to take advantage of synergies, state of the art offices and lab facilities. Chosen industry partners exclusively benefit from:
- Collaboration with top-tier UNC Charlotte interdisciplinary research centers and knowledge clusters
- Exceptional faculty researchers and connections
- Economic development advocates at the regional, state, and national levels
- Support for new business ventures and entrepreneurship
- Access to roughly 120,000 sf. of leasable on-campus Class A office and lab space for business, engineering, and research & development partners
Commercialization Focus: UNC Charlotte is one of the country’s best at putting intellectual capital to work by leveraging applied research and licensing it to bring valuable technology to the marketplace. We propel innovation and economic development through:
- Elevating and celebrating our innovators on a national and international level through programs, including our Inventor of the Year program, and institutional membership in the National Academy of Inventors
- Protecting and licensing University innovations through intellectual property protections (patents), and supporting university-developed technologies to go to market through licensing and productization of research and generating revenue
- Fostering a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration and proactive engagement in innovation by amplifying the value of intellectual property university-wide, through informational resources and training