{"id":13911,"date":"2017-09-05T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=13911"},"modified":"2024-05-15T14:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:57:35","slug":"investing-ideas-like-zika-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/investing-ideas-like-zika-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Ideas like Zika Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Five promising North Carolina State University projects will receive support from the Chancellor\u2019s Innovation Fund<\/a> (CIF), which helps NC State researchers move their inventions into the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn how NC State supports research that advances innovation and discovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNC State is establishing itself as a leader in technology commercialization,\u201d says Kelly Sexton, assistant vice chancellor for NC State\u2019s\u00a0Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures<\/a>. \u201cThis has been confirmed in recent reports by the Milken Institute and the Association of University Technology Managers listing NC State in the\u00a0top 10 universities in the United States for technology licensing<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NC State established the CIF program in 2010 with support from Chancellor Randy Woodson. Funding allows researchers to build on promising work with market potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To date, CIF has granted a total of $2 million to 35 projects, which have attracted more than $12 million in follow-on research funding. Funded projects have generated 12 start-up companies, 17 license agreements and more than $1 million in licensing revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CIF\u2019s 2018 awardees are pursuing technologies that range from new anti-allergy therapies and potent anti-microbial agents to a complex virtual marine ecosystem modeling platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAllergy Therapies for Companion Animals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n