Syracuse University College of Law's New Technology Law Center (SUNTEC) has
received a second $125,000 grant from Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-NY) that will
assist New York state universities in setting up technology commercialization clinics
across the state. The training will be modeled on the existing SU College of Law
Technology Commercialization Research Center (TCRC) established by SU law
professor Ted Hagelin more than 20 years ago. The TCRC was the first program in the
country specifically designed to train law students in the field of technology
commercialization.
"We are very grateful for Assemblyman Magnarelli's continued support, and we are
eager to partner with other universities in New York state to create a statewide network
of technology commercialization clinics," says Hagelin.
The schools identified to participate include Niagara University, RIT and SUNY Stony
Brook. The outreach program will consist of helping graduate programs in law,
engineering, business and other disciplines provide technical, marketing and legal
research and analysis to start-up companies and universities endeavoring to bring new
technologies to market. Participation in such a program would offer graduate students
in New York state a unique opportunity to study technology commercialization in a
real-world setting while providing client organizations with valuable research and
analysis.
"As a proud graduate of Syracuse University's College of Law, I'm happy to have
helped secure these funds," Magnarelli says. "TCRC is a groundbreaking law program
that allows students access to intellectual property and technology commercialization
curricula. By providing research in both these specialized fields, students help bring
new businesses to the marketplace."
Further, as the chair of the Task Force for University-Industry Cooperation, Magnarelli
hosted roundtable events with Hagelin around the state and also secured funding for
the New York state technology commercialization clinics in the 2007-08 state budget.
Since its inception, the SU TCRC has undertaken more than 100 technology
commercialization research projects on behalf of large, medium, small and start-up
companies, universities, federal research laboratories and technology development
organizations. The grant is funded by the Empire State Development Corp.
For more information, visit http://nys-stlc.syr.edu/.
