Ideas
Often, there are people interested in creating a new venture, but don’t have an idea or technology available to get started. Listed on this page are some resources to help you come up with one.
Southeastern Technology Transfer Groups
A very good way to get started with a new venture is to look at technology available from universities in the southeast. Listed below are links to the licensing organizations at those universities.
Wake Forest University Technology
North Carolina A&T State University
Federal Resources
There are also resources available from federal sources such as government labs. Some of these are listed below.
Federal Labs Technology Locator
Technology and IP Search Engines
There are also several sites dedicated to searching technology that is available for license or collaborative development. Some of these are listed below.
iBridge Network (A Kauffman Initiative)
Other Web Resources
There are also some interesting resources on the web that can assist in coming up with ideas to pursue. These are listed below.
Innovation: America's Journal of Technology Commercialization
BDI Idea Bank
The Babcock Demon Incubator maintains a list of ideas that are not currently resourced. If you are interested in discussing these, you can easily arrange a meeting. One early idea has resulted in a PTEN competition winner. For more information contact the BDI.
If you know of additional resources or ways to come up with ideas for new ventures, please send them to us.
