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Research & Testing Services

University of Akron offers both research services under the leadership of expert faculty and testing services through access to С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s specialized facilities and equipment. To access these services, we recommend you do the following:

  1. Connect to appropriate faculty research expertise or testing service or by contacting  your research/testing needs
  2. Determine if the work you are seeking is research or testing using the outline below
  3. Contact С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Office of Technology Transfer to discuss your needs and put a research or testing agreement in place

Is Your Project Research or Testing?

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ offers research and testing services under different agreements and with different default terms.

Research

Research services allow companies to tap into the intellectual expertise of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ faculty and staff and may:

  • Explore new ideas, concepts, designs or research paths that may result in new inventions or intellectual property;
  • Be performed under the guidance and leadership of a С»ÆƬÊÓƵ faculty member; and
  • Give С»ÆƬÊÓƵ investigators that ability to provide intellectual input, including suggesting actions that they believe would improve performance or results.
  • For template agreements, see С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Office of Research Administration.

Testing

Testing services give companies access to specialized С»ÆƬÊÓƵ equipment and staff or students to perform specific tests and must:

  • Follow a clearly defined test method (e.g. an ASTM standard) or written procedure that is specified by the company;
  • Be performed by a student, lab technician or center personnel with little or no input from a С»ÆƬÊÓƵ faculty member;
  • Generate data to be returned to the company, and not include analysis or interpretation by С»ÆƬÊÓƵ personnel or suggestions of means to improve the results; and
  • Have a very low probability of resulting in new patentable intellectual property originated by С»ÆƬÊÓƵ.
  • For template agreements, see С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Office of Research Administration.

Contact С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Office of Technology Transfer

Phone: 330-972-7840
Fax: 330-972-2368
Email: uarf@uakron.eduŸŸ

Mailing address:
170 University Circle
Suite 312
Akron, OH 44325-2103