IPO provides support to the University of Toronto community in many ways, including

• Advice on U of T’s Inventions Policy
• Receiving and evaluating invention disclosures which describe technology created by U of T faculty, staff and students
• Supporting the protection of U of T inventions through patenting and other means
• Assisting in finding partners and funds to support developmental and proof-of-concept studies
• Marketing U of T technologies to industry
• Negotiating license agreements with the interested companies
• Supporting long-term relationships with strategic partners that support and nurture early-stage discoveries into market-ready technologies and products