{"id":14,"date":"2023-04-11T20:53:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T20:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-12-17T23:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T23:14:20","slug":"innovations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/#\" title=\"NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps\u2122) Desert and Pacific Region Hub\">NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps\u2122) Desert and Pacific Region Hub<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/#inventor \" title=\"Are you an NAU Inventor?\">Are you an NAU Inventor?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/#inventor \" title=\"Are you a student?\">Are you a student?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/#technologies\" title=\"Available technologies\">Available technologies<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/#technologies\" title=\"Partner with NAU Innovations\">Partner with NAU Innovations<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/#resources\" title=\"Resources for inventors\">Resources for inventors<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4620\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4620<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:nauinnovations@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> nauinnovations&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Innovations<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-true-blue  hasLink\">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Transforming discoveries into solutions<\/h3>                <p>NAU Innovations is the university\u2019s technology development and commercialization program. We facilitate the transfer of inventions generated through university research to the private sector, transforming discoveries into solutions that have local and global impact. We partner with the top science and technology companies in Arizona and beyond, licensing patent rights for commercial development and sale.<\/p>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/industry-partners\/\" target=\"\" class=\"link link_padding\">Find out more about NAU Innovations and how we work with industry partners.<\/a>\n        \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/icorps_logo_h2.png\" alt=\"NSF Icorps logo\" class=\"wp-image-1241\" width=\"309\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/icorps_logo_h2.png 457w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/icorps_logo_h2-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps\u2122) Desert and Pacific Region Hub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the NSF I-Corps\u2122 for an immersive, experiential training program to learn how to transition research to the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-primary-gold\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/desertpacificicorps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out more about entrepreneurial training opportunities!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"inventor\" \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight  panelTypePhotoText    hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-inventor-0\"\n                            id=\"panel-inventor-0\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"About Tech Transfer\">\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/1085_Zachary-Lerner-Lab_20201021-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/1085_Zachary-Lerner-Lab_20201021-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/1085_Zachary-Lerner-Lab_20201021-600x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/1085_Zachary-Lerner-Lab_20201021-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/1085_Zachary-Lerner-Lab_20201021.jpg\" alt=\"Zach Lerner demonstrating exoskeleton.\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\" h4\">Are you an NAU Inventor?<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about the tech transfer process at NAU and the services we offer our inventors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">About Tech Transfer<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-gold  panelTypePhotoText    hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-inventor-1\"\n                            id=\"panel-inventor-1\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/student-guide\/\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"Student guide\">\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/8440_anna_mellin_20230404-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/8440_anna_mellin_20230404-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/8440_anna_mellin_20230404-600x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/8440_anna_mellin_20230404-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/05\/8440_anna_mellin_20230404.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Mellin working in a lab.\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\" h4\">Are you a student?<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visit the\u00a0NAU Student Guide to Intellectual Property\u00a0to learn more about student ownership of IP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Student guide<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"technologies\" \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                               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class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\" h4\">Available technologies<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our solutions span a wide range of technology categories, including biotechnology, cybersecurity, energy, engineering, research tools, and robotics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">Browse technologies<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-green  panelTypePhotoText    hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel-technologies-1\"\n                            id=\"panel-technologies-1\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/industry-partners\/\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"For industry partners\">\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/06\/9287_FCB_20191113-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/06\/9287_FCB_20191113-1000x1000.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/06\/9287_FCB_20191113-600x600.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/06\/9287_FCB_20191113-400x400.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2023\/06\/9287_FCB_20191113.jpg\" alt=\"Student talking and working on a computer.\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <h3 class=\" h4\">Partner with NAU Innovations<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you partner with NAU Innovations, our team will facilitate close collaboration with NAU faculty inventors so your business can develop our technologies and expedite time to market.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"panel-arrow-text\">For industry partners<\/span>\n                                                                                                \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"resources\"        class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-sunset \">\n    \n\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Resources for inventors<\/h3>                <p>NAU Innovations is here to help inventors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/intellectual-property\/\">protect intellectual property<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/disclosing-your-inventions\/\">disclose inventions<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/agreement-templates\/\">execute agreements<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/patents\/\">file patents<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/industry-partners\/\">partner with industry<\/a>. View the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/innovations\/tech-transfer\/virtual-workshop-series\/\">virtual workshop series<\/a>\u00a0covering key IP topics.\u00a0\u00a0Contact\u00a0<a href=\"nauinnovations@nau.edu\">NAU Innovations<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":276,"featured_media":1117,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/276"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":101,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6907,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/6907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}