Hutchison Law Group | Industry Focus

Research Institutions

Group Leader: Rob Tyler

Hutchison Law Group recognizes the vital role that research universities and other non-profit research organizations play in developing technologies that fuel entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. We strive to help these organizations and their corporate partners transform innovative technologies into new companies and expanded business opportunities.

Our Services

Our work with research institutions includes:

educating faculty and other potential entrepreneurs on business strategies and legal challenges for technology commercialization
evaluating inventions and developing and executing patent strategies
negotiating licenses and research agreements and
launching new companies based on novel intellectual property and technology

University Spinouts

We regularly help research institutions develop and launch technology companies including firms engaged in advanced materials, biotechnology, drug discovery, microelectronics and software. Among the companies we have helped create based on technology developed at research institutions are:

Duke University Advanced Liquid Logic Aerie Pharmaceuticals Aldagen Argos Therapeutics Bright View Technologies Cogent Neuroscience HyperBranch Medical Technology Southeast TechInventures Trimeris Xsira Pharmaceuticals	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Algynomics AlphaVax Applied Micro Products Ercole Biotech Invitrox Liquidia Technologies MegaWatt Solar Micell Technologies (with NCSU) Oriel Therapeutics Qualyst REALTROMINS Theralogics
North Carolina State University Agile Sciences Biolex Therapeutics Cree Research HueMetrix Kyma Technologies LipoScience Micell Technologies (with UNC) Sicel Technologies Trana Discovery	University of Florida Apollidon Applied Genetic Technologies Nanotherapeutics Prioria Transgeneron Therapeutics
Others 3-D Imaging (Univ. of Kentucky) DiaKine Therapeutics (Univ. of Virginia) Icagen (various) Magnetic Imaging Technologies (Princeton) Nextreme Thermal Solutions (RTI International) PointDX (Wake Forest) Serenex (Univ. of Virginia) SphingoGene (Univ. South Carolina Medical) Ziptronix (RTI International)

Relationships with Research Institutions

In addition to our concentrated work with the Research Triangle's major research universities and non-profit institutions, we collaborate similarly throughout North America and Europe. Among the institutions we have worked or negotiated with are:

Amsterdam Medical Center
Baylor University
California Institute of Technology
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Princeton University
University of Alabama - Birmingham
University of California at San Francisco
University of Montreal
University of Pittsburgh
University of Virginia
Washington University

Stanford University
East Carolina University
Erlangen (Germany) University Hospital
McMaster University
Oregon Health Sciences University
Rockefeller University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Arizona
University of Florida
University of Pennsylvania
University of Tennessee
Wake Forest University
Western Carolina University

Our attorneys help foster relationships with research institutions by teaching classes, conducting and sponsoring business and entrepreneurship programs and participating in organizations such as the Association of University Technology Managers and the Licensing Executives Society. These activities reflect the firm's fundamental belief in entrepreneurship as a major force in American business.