The George Washington University (GW) is a community of innovators. The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) is your gateway to cutting-edge inventions and technologies that are ready for the marketplace.

We stand ready to help identify technologies of interest to you, connect you with researchers for collaboration and licensing, discuss and negotiate terms of agreements for licensing technology from GW, and support you in connecting with other business partners and investors. Contact us to start a conversation and become our next success story!

As a comprehensive research university, GW boasts more than 35 chartered research institutes and dozens of school-based research centers. Our faculty and students pioneer breakthroughs in a wide range of disciplines, from the life sciences to the physical sciences. We invite you to browse the technologies created at GW and available for licensing. You can also sign up for technology updates or connect with us if you have a specific technology request. We will then contact you with technology summaries for your review and can facilitate licensing, collaboration, or sponsored research relationships. 

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Our Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Matching Fund helps startups collaborate with GW researchers to develop innovations licensed from GW. Applications from startups are considered on a rolling basis and may be submitted at any time. Guidelines and application information are available on our SBIR Matching Fund page.