RALEIGH, NC – IBM (NYSE:IBM) and North Carolina State University say they are teaming on a new project matches university-invented technologies and scientific advancements with global business opportunities. The project is designed to encourage economic growth and get new inventions from NC State researchers into the marketplace quickly.
Commercializing new technologies is a multi-phase process that involves matching academic research with potential investors and then working closely with the inventors to provide counsel regarding patents and copyright to assist in determining the most effective methods to take the inventions to market. The biggest challenge in this process is the ability to quickly sort through massive volumes of data to uncover potential investors and partnerships.
To address this challenge, NC State will use IBM’s advanced analytics technology to streamline the time consuming process of searching and matching potential university research projects with investment and partnership opportunities.
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