About Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property

The Office of Research and Development (ORD) has been organized to leverage the University's position as a major biomedical research institution for capturing and marketing its growing portfolio of intellectual property. ORD is responsible for the entire spectrum of intellectual property development.

• Identifying research funding sources for our faculty and assisting them in obtaining funding from governmental, corporate and foundation sponsors
  
• Managing the administrative aspects of contracts and grants on behalf of the University
  
• Analyzing the commercial potential of intellectual property developed by our faculty
  
• Marketing promising technologies on behalf of the University and our faculty

Our professional staff is available to assist internal and external clients with any aspect of research or intellectual property management
involving the University.

Physical address:
Office of Research and Development
110 S. Paca Street, fourth floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Mailing address:
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Office of Research and Development
660 W. Redwood Street, room 021
Baltimore, Maryland 21201