Understand the commercialization process

The Kansas State University Research Foundation, known as KSURF, is committed to collaborating with university, industry and communities to facilitate technology commercialization.

As a service unit and partner, we are dedicated to collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to identify common goals and shared initiatives for the benefit of K-State, communities and the state of Kansas.

Our goal is to promote, encourage, and aid scientific investigation, research, and technology transfer at K-State. We strive to assist K-State's faculty, staff, and students in developing and protecting their discoveries and inventions to return the greatest advantage to the creators, K-State, and the general public.

Contact KSURF as early as possible in the discovery process to ensure proper protection of your intellectual property and to gain a comprehensive understanding of the options available in commercializing your research.

Each invention goes through a five-step technology commercialization process.

Report an invention

Properly protect your invention by submitting ideas through the disclosure form.

Assessment

KSURF will evaluate your invention to explore patentability and marketability and to develop an IP protection strategy.

Protection

KSURF protects invention disclosures with commercial potential according to the type of intellectual property.

Marketing

KSURF establishes a marketing strategy.

Commercialization

When a company expresses an interest in licensing a K-State technology, our team negotiates licensing terms.