TechLink

About

Montana Leadership: Brett Cusker, Executive Director, Daniel Juliano, Director of MSU Tech Transfer; Ann Peterson, Program Director, Montana Innovation Partnership (MTIP)

Year Founded: 1996

Location: Bozeman

Full-time Employees: 30+

The Montana State University TechLink Center is an integral part of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. TechLink assists with marketing new inventions from the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and navigating businesses and entrepreneurs through the licensing process. In 1999, TechLink became the Department of Defense’s first national partnership intermediary, helping companies nationwide to license DoD inventions for conversion into new products and services.

Tech Link also helps companies evaluate federally-developed inventions from DoD and VA labs, develop high-quality license applications and commercialization plans, partner with DoD and VA inventors for joint research and development, and access unique research facilities. The Montana Innovation Partnership powered by MSU TechLink Center serves early-stage tech founders competing for federal research and development funds through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs – America’s Seed Fund.