Office of Technology Commercialization

Research Informatics Core Honored at 2012 TechColumbus Innovation Awards

The Research Informatics Core at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s received the 2012 Outstanding Service (+250 Employees) Award at the 2012 TechColumbus Innovation Awards announced February 7, 2013.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Partners with Silicon Valley to Market High-End Diagnostic and Medical Research Software

Nationwide Children’s and Transformatix Technologies, Inc. have partnered to create BioLinQ, a new biomedical informatics company designed to supply advanced software solutions for disease diagnosis and medical research.
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Researchers Develop Prototype for Safer, Child-Resistant Spray Bottle

New Patent Law Could Change How Academics Commercialize Discoveries

The first major overhaul of the U.S. patent system in nearly 60 years is about to become law. The U.S. Senate last night voted 89-9 to approve the American Invents Act (H.R. 1249), ending a 6-year battle over how best to reform a patent system beset by increasing delays and costly litigation. Although many major universities and large research-driven companies lobbied for the extensive reform package, some analysts worry it could complicate efforts by academic scientists and smaller start-up companies to commercialize their discoveries.
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Among Central Ohio Organizations Honored with Nonprofit IT Creativity Awards by GroundWork Group

Ten Central Ohio nonprofits, including Nationwide Children’s Hospital, were honored recently when the GroundWork Group celebrated its inaugural Nonprofit IT Creativity Awards. The awards recognize innovative and meaningful ways in which nonprofit organizations leverage IT to support business functions in order to more effectively achieve their missions.
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Nationwide Children's/OSU Researcher Showcases Medical Simulation Training at 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival

Dr. Gregory Wiet, associate professor of otolaryngology at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, was one of the many leaders in technology who were featured during this year’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin this week. Wiet, a leader in the use of advanced, touch-enabled medical simulation applications for training, was part of a panel discussion titled “Stop the Bleeding! Immersive Simulations for Surgeons.”
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Technology Commercialization at Nationwide Children's

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital is an innovative, emergent organization that encourages faculty to develop promising new technologies that could one day provide utility to the practice of pediatrics, or more broadly, to the general health care community. The Office of Technology Commercialization at The Research Institute is responsible for the transfer of technology to external organizations.

Improving Patient Care through Technology
The Office of Technology Commercialization supports our organization's focus on clinical care, research and education by facilitating the transfer of new technologies to outside partners for the benefit of our community and the general public. We work closely with our Patents and Copyrights Committee to protect and commercialize intellectual property for Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Read “Invention 101,” a story about invention and innovation at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.