Where is FRD?

The MUSC Foundation for Research Development is located in the Harborview Office Tower in Suite 909. For detailed directions, check out the "About Our Foundation" link to the left.

Top Quality Research

MUSC has top quality researchers producing highly profitable and commercializable technologies for available for licensing. Contact FRD for all licensing opportunities.

Research Development

The MUSC Foundation for Research Development helps guide researchers through the commercialization and patenting process to best align the research at hand to move from the academic field to the industry niche.

Impact

Novel inventions and advances in technology are a necessity for the developing world.

As one of the top research universities in the south, FRD manages the intellectual property of MUSC, and bridges the path to take new technologies from the "bench to the bedside".

Welcome to the MUSC Foundation for Research Development

Commercialization Review for MUSC Discoveries

FRD is hosting a commercialization review team at MUSC on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The team has a broad based background including science, patent law, product development, intellectual property valuation, investment, licensing, and technology review. Team members include patent attorneys, scientists, engineers, and business professionals. All technologies are eligible - devices, diagnostics, therapeutics etc.

You will receive feedback on your discovery and for selected discoveries, an in-depth patent and commercial review. Highly rated discoveries may also be selected for prototype creation or proof of concept studies.

If you would like to meet with the commercialization review team to discuss an invention, your current research results, or potential industry collaborations relative to your discoveries, please sign up for a 30 minute per discovery session by contacting Lisa Benson at bensonl@musc.edu or 6-1012 to schedule a time.

The FRD Technology Blog

April 23, 2008
How are we doing?

By Ryan Fiorini, MBA, Ph.D..

Tell us how we are doing. The FRD has been working hard to meet your needs, so let us know how we are doing.

Latest News

March 3, 2009
Free $100,000--SEBIO Business Plan
Southeast BIO (SEBIO) is now accepting applications for its Third Annual BIO/Plan Competition through March 30, 2009. The year-long program has been designed and developed to help promote the creation of new, venture-attractive life science companies based in the Southeast.