About The Office of Technology Venture Development
Our Mission
Led by University of Utah Vice President, Jack Brittain, The Office of Technology Venture Development (Tech Ventures), serves the citizens of Utah, the public interest, and The University of Utah by ensuring technologies developed by the university's laboratories meet three goals:
Create enterprises in Utah that are technology leaders in their markets and provide quality jobs for the citizens of Utah.
Support technology development for existing Utah businesses and enterprises founded on University technologies so they prosper and expand in Utah.
Generate returns on the University's technologies for investment in new research, to support and retain current faculty, and to hire world-class scientists.
Who we are
The following departments, centers and offices are a part of our organization:
The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO)
The Pierre Lassonde Entrepreneur Center (Lassonde)
The Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR)
The Utah Engineering Experiment Station (UEES)
Contact us
Office: 801-587-3836
Fax: 801-587-5848
Email: techventures@business.utah.edu
1645 E. Campus Center Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112