LAWRENCE — Demonstrating that a laboratory concept will work in practice is one key to moving a research discovery into the marketplace. The University of Kansas supports discovery and innovation in multiple ways, including the granting of Proof of Concept (POC) Fund awards for inventions that are near the commercialization stage.
This year, KU has awarded five such awards of up to $40,000 each. This is the fourth year for the program, which is administered by KU Innovation and Collaboration, the university’s bicampus technology commercialization office. Awards support technology development efforts for six months in any area of innovation and technology. Funded projects require that KU has filed a provisional patent and that a path to commercialization of a product or method has been identified.
