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Spotlight on Research

Transferring UF discoveries from the laboratory to the market to make the world a better place

Successfully transferring new discoveries to the marketplace is an important responsibility for one of the nation’s top public research universities. UF has earned a reputation as a leader in commercializing discoveries that cure diseases, create jobs and make the world a better place. This reputation is the result of the collaborative working relationship between faculty generating new discoveries and the Office of Technology Licensing working to find commercial partners. The Milken Institute ranked UF 3rd in the nation in its newest ranking of the technical commercialization efforts of universities.

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