From lab to market

Universities and laboratories in Colorado and Wyoming are teeming with great ideas. Some could change the world — and be worth millions.

Unfortunately, those ideas might never realize their potential if they do not make it out of the lab and into the market.

Whether at universities or national research centers, technology transfer offices help bridge the gap between the lab bench and the marketplace.

Their goals are to help researchers protect their intellectual property and find entrepreneurs or companies that can commercialize the technology.

If the office and researcher are successful, they have created a product that can improve people’s…