Overview - UB CTNext Higher Education Grant
Expand Innovation, Entrepreneurial, Technology Transfer and
Commercialization Capabilities in Connecticut
• CTNext, a subsidiary of Connecticut Innovations, awarded the University of Bridgeport a
grant to grow and expand innovation, entrepreneurship, technology transfer and
commercialization for UB and UB partner institutions
⁃ Partnered with Fairfield University, Housatonic Community College and Norwalk Community College
⁃ Awards up to $5,000 may be granted for a 12 month period
⁃ Aims to support the preliminary validation of innovative early stage technologies that have possible
commercial potential, and is designed to bring those technologies to a stage that may be more attractive
for later funding or patentability
⁃ Aims to accelerate technology inventions and startups to build new capabilities at each partner institution,
expand its innovation and entrepreneurial capabilities and create potential new jobs and businesses in
Connecticut
• Eligibility
• Principal Investigator must have a full time, tenure-track faculty, tenured faculty, clinical faculty, senior
lecturer, lecturer appointment, or Entrepreneur-in-residence position
• Projects should be related to the STEM or Health Sciences
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UB CT Next Grant Benefits
• UB’s Technology Commercialization Group (TCG) to
educate faculty, staff and students on the basics of
patenting and commercialization
• Partners can, at their discretion, utilize TCG (&
UConn-limited) for patentability assessment and
commercialization potential, marketing evaluation and
license negotiation
• Partners can participate in UB’s proof-of-concept
Innovation Grant Funding Program
• Each Grant Application is evaluated by a Committee of
Partner Institutions.

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UB’s CTNext Grant 2019 Milestones
Milestone Measurement Timeframe
1. Complete at least four-six
sessions on “Overview of
the Commercialization
Process”, One at UB and one
at each partner institution.
Dates, locations, number attended for each of the 4 events by
faculty, students, staff, along with the content presented.
Present at select student clubs (e.g. STEM, STEAM, Nursing,
Engineering, etc.) at partner schools to gain more exposure and
traction.
1/15/19 – 6/30/19
2. Complete progress meetings
with select UB-CTNext
Innovation grant recipients
(12 as of 2/19/19)
Six individual reports, each with a formative evaluation and
preliminary plan for next steps; preliminary assessment of potential
for commercialization.
2/19/19 – 9/30/19
3. Complete invention
disclosure meetings for
individuals/teams.
Provide guidance on the completion of invention disclosure forms.
Documentation of at least 4 completed invention disclosure forms.
3/1/19 – 12/31/19
4. Fund at least 8 new UB
CTNext Innovation grants
Documentation of each complete package: application, reviews,
award letter, fully executed sub-award agreements.
2/19/19 – 12/1/19
5. File 2 to 4 provisional
patents
Number of provisional patents. 3/1/19 – 12/31/19
6. Complete flowcharts and
instructions on pathways to
commercialization.
Complete flowcharts and implement documentation. 5/1/19 – 12/31/19
7. Revise UB IP policy Obtain approval and buy-in for revised IP policy 7/1/19 – 12/15/19
8. Create and Implement
evaluation survey for
program participants.
Measure participant response rate and capture information relating
to participant experience and progress
4/1/19 – 12/31/19

Grant Application Selection Criteria
• Review Panel – Representatives from UB and Partner
Institutions review application and score them on a
scale of 1 (excellent) to 5 (poor) based on:
Market Need
Innovation & Novelty
Funding & Commercial Potential
Scientific Merit & Feasibility

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UB Innovation Grant Fund Rubric
PI:
Project # &
Project title:
Reviewer:
Date:
Criteria Excellent 1 Very Good 2 Good 3 Fair 4
Poor
5 Score
Market Need
Proposal clearly identifies,
describes, and justifies a market
need and convincingly explains
how the proposed innovation
meets this need.
Proposal’s description of
market need / potential to
meet generates strong
reviewer interest, but could
use more detail or justification
Proposal describes potential
market impact, but claims are
not fully convincing or require
significantly more justification
Proposal contains discussion
of market impact, but
significant problems and/or
unresolved questions
remain.
Proposal omits or
includes only nominal
discussion of how the
proposed innovation
meets a market need
Innovation and
Novelty
Proposal makes a clear and
convincing description of and case
for the novelty of approach to the
market need and details likely
improvements (in quality, process,
cost) over current state-of-the-art)
innovation and novelty
generates strong reviewer
interest, but could use more
detail or justification
Proposal addresses innovation
and novelty, but claims are
not fully convincing or require
of innovation and novelty,
but significant problems
and/or unresolved questions
remain.
Proposal omits or
proposed innovation is
novel / innovative
Funding and
Commercializati
on Potential
Proposal make a clear and
convincing case that the proposed
scope of work will make the
proposed innovation more
attractive for follow-up funding
and/or advance it toward
patentability / commercialization.
Proposals also identifies any
potential licensees for the
innovation
funding/commercialization
potential generates strong
reviewer interest but could
use more detail or justification
Proposal addresses
funding/commercialization
potential, but claims are not
fully convincing or require
of funding/
commercialization potential,
but significant problems
and/or unresolved questions
remain.
Proposal omits or
proposed work improves
funding/
commercialization
potential
Scientific Merit
and Feasibility
Proposal describes the proposed
experiments in good detail, makes
a convincing case that appropriate
expertise, facilities, and resources
exist to complete the work in one
year. Proposed experiments are
judged to be technically sound
and very appropriate to achieve
the project’s aims.
Arguments for feasibility are
strong, but could use
additional detail or
justification. Proposed work
requires only minimal
adjustments to be successful
Arguments for feasibility are
included, but claims are not
fully convincing or require
significantly more justification.
Proposed work requires
moderate adjustments to be
successful
Significant problems and /or
unresolved questions remain
regarding project feasibility.
Proposed work would
require substantial redesign
to be successful.
Proposal omits or
discussion of the plan of
work and the expertise,
facilities, and resources
available to complete.
Proposed work cannot
be adequately
evaluated.
Total
Comments: *
**
***

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UB and UB Partner Innovation Grant Application Awards – As of 2/05/2019
2018
School Title $
FFU Auto Dolly $5,000
FFU Ranger Hat $5,000
UB
A Decision Support System Application for Performance Evaluation: An Intelligent
Multi-Attribute Decision Making Approach.
$5,000
UB
Automatic Intrusion Detection System for the Internet-Of-Things using Machine
Learning
$5,000
UB Epilepsy Seizure Detection using EEG signals and Smartphone Development $5,000
2019
FFU Wireless Joystick $5,000
FFU Land Maverick $5,000
HCC Cloud-based Streaming Service for Textbooks $5,000
HCC StatFinder Connecting Athletes with their Future $5,000
NCC 4 Paws Wearables $2,500
UB Real Time Heart Attack System using Apple Watch Electrocardiogram $5,000
UB Manipulation Trainer and Smartphone App $5,000

Research
Idea or Discovery
Inventor Meeting
Submit Invention
Disclosure Form
TCG Evaluates
Publication
Apply for Grants
Sponsored Research, CTNext,
Federal, Private
Partner with
Industry
Start Up License
Pursue IP Protection
Applicable to All Paths
Y
N
Waive to
Inventor
Place
“ON HOLD”
Proceed?
Pathways From Research to Commercialization
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Have an Idea?
• Research Idea Patent
• Ideas are NOT patentable
• What can be patented?
• A process or method
• A machine
• A manufactured article
• A new composition
• Any new and useful improvement thereof
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How Can You Protect Your Inventions?
•Patents – Utility, Design & Plant
•Copyrights
• Protects an original work that is fixed in a tangible
medium (writing, artwork, music)
•Trademarks
• Protects identifiers of a particular product/brand
(names, logos, color schemes)
•Trade Secrets
• Protects commercially valuable information that is
not available to the public (competitors)

Can Faculty Patent and Publish?
• Yes, absolutely! But timing is critical
• Novelty is destroyed in the U.S. upon public use, sale or
one year after publication of the invention
• Publications include:
• A book or printed abstract or journal article
• A handout at a seminar
• A poster presentation – can be easily photographed
• An e-journal paper, including an on-line “preview” paper
• A magazine or newspaper story
• A thesis that is cataloged and accessible
• A posting to a web site or a blog
• One year filing grace period in U.S. after a public
disclosure such as a manuscript publication, conference
presentation, poster or webposting. No grace period in
most other countries.
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The Patenting Process/Timing
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T = O
• Provisional Patent Application Filed
1 year
• Non-Provisional Patent Application
Filed
2-3 yrs
• First Office Action from USPTO
3-6 yrs
• Time to Patent Issuance
20 yrs
• Patent Expiration

Important UB CTNext Grant URLs
•Technology Commercialization Group (TCG) website:
http://bridgeport.edu/tcg
•UB’s Innovation Grant Program Application Form:
http://bridgeport.edu/tcg/grant-application-form
•UB & UB Innovation Grant Program Overview, Description &
Funding Cycle:
http://bridgeport.edu/tcg/grant-overview
•UB’s Invention Disclosure Form:
http://bridgeport.edu/tcg/invention-disclosure-form

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Thank You!
Dr. Gad Selig, PMP, COP
Dean, Industry Outreach &
Business Development,
Director, CTech IncUBator
& Senior Lecturer,
Technology Management
gadselig@bridgeport.edu
Sherri T. Dente, Esq.
Director of Technology Transfer
& Venture Creation
sdente@bridgeport.edu

Appendix
• UB-CTNext Innovation Grant Application
• UB Invention Disclosure Application
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