COVID-19 RESPONSE
The Office of Technology Commercialization is prioritizing and accelerating COVID-19-related innovations, distribution of tangible materials that support academic and company COVID-19 research, and engagement with companies to license technologies.

UNC Inventor of the Year: Michael Ramsey
Michael Ramsey, Ph.D. will be recognized as the UNC Inventor of the Year at the 2020 Celebration of Inventorship, which honors UNC-Chapel Hill researchers for their contributions to inventions and patents.
UNC Commercialization Stories

Pinnacle Hill builds momentum
The first two UNC-Chapel Hill faculty research projects funded by Pinnacle Hill are underway. How is the company supporting the development of new medicines – and what’s next for this Carolina-Deerfield partnership?

From pandemic downturn to startup upswing
UNC-Chapel Hill’s KickStart Venture Services is working with a new surge of UNC-based startup companies on strategy, funding and space planning during the pandemic.

EmpowerRT: Making high-quality cancer care available everywhere
Cancer treatment providers in developing countries often lack equipment and training to provide the most advanced type of care. EmpoweRT is working to change that.
Accelerating the translation of important ideas into meaningful products and services for the benefit of North Carolina, the world, and the University