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Campus Technology Transfer Offices

Each campus is individually responsible for managing and licensing their technologies. Please contact the directors with campus specific questions.

University of Missouri-Columbia 
Chris Fender
Director
Office of Technology Management and Industry Relations
Missouri Innovation Center
1601 S. Providence Road, Suite 124
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 884.2802
fender@missouri.edu

Missouri University of Science & Technology 
Keith Strassner
Director
Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development
Technology Development Center @ Innovation Park
900 Innovation Drive, Suite 145
Rolla, MO 65401
(573) 341.4690
kdstrass@mst.edu

University of Missouri - Kansas City 
James Brazeal
Manager
Office of Technology Transfer
University of Missouri - Kansas City
4747 Troost Rm. 120
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235.5091
brazealj@umkc.edu

University of Missouri-St. Louis 
Tamara Wilgers
Director
Technology Commercialization and Economic Development
University of Missouri - St. Louis
341 Woods Hall
One University Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400
(314) 516.6884
wilgerst@umsl.edu

Research Parks & Incubators

The University of Missouri System’s statewide network of research parks provides a thriving environment for discoveries to move from the laboratory to the marketplace. The atmosphere of innovation and collaboration attracts national and international tenants who create quality employment opportunities for Missouri citizens and millions of dollars of capital investment across the state.

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Office of Intellectual Property Administration

The Office of Intellectual Property Administration (OIPA) supports the economic development mission by encouraging broad practical application of university research for the public benefit; assisting those associated with the technology transfer program with evaluating, protecting, licensing and commercializing university discoveries; and carrying out new economic development initiatives designed to create jobs in Missouri.

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Funding Opportunities

The Office of Research and Economic Development is dedicated to commercializing university technologies - one of the biggest challenges to that mission is funding. To proactively combat the constant obstacle, the office has formulated different funding programs for faculty, students and innovations in all stages of the discovery process.

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Office of Research & Economic Development

The Office of Research and Economic Development was established in 2005 to link research and commercialization from the four University of Missouri System campuses with emerging and existing firms across the state and around the world. Working closely with the chief research officers, chancellors and technology transfer offices from each campus, the office also serves as a conduit to local, state and federal agencies to ensure research results aid the growth of Missouri’s economy.

The Office is dedicated to advancing Missouri through innovation, investment and infrastructure.

Our enthusiasm for these three categories revolves around the development of intellectual property, funding programs and research parks and incubators. Providing support during critical stages in university inventions’ path to the marketplace stimulates Missouri’s economy, jobs and entrepreneurship.

Our vision is to enable and lead Missouri’s transformation toward a knowledge-based economy dependent upon innovation and entrepreneurship.

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309 University Hall
Columbia MO, 65211
Phone: 573-882-6726
Email: email