The office of Corporate Sponsored Research and Licensing, CSRL, manages the intellectual property developed during the course of research within Massachusetts General Hospital.

CSRL is dedicated on achieving its mission, "To support MGH research and enable technology transer", by aligning themselves with their established core values. These core values are:

• Innovation/Creativity: We are committed to being the leader in technology transfer.

• Integrity/Responsibility: We maintain the highest standards of professional integrity and social responsibility.

• Dedication/Passion: We are passionate about our work and dedicated to delivering emerging scientific and medical breakthroughs to the global community.

• Service/Collaboration: We deliver quality service through collaborative relationships with our peers, scientists, clinicians, and industry partners.

Within the office are experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds in start-ups, licensing, patents, bench research, business and law which are invaluable assets in order to successfully evaluate developing technology for commercialization purposes.

A case manager is assigned to each new disclosure and works with the individual investigator seeking scientific input, assesses the commercial potential regarding the disclosure and assists in the decision making process for the filing of a patent application claiming the invention disclosed.

In preparation of filing a patent application, CSRL will hire patent attorneys to obtain patent protection for the invention and will discuss with the inventor(s) a strategy for commercialization of the invention.

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