Universities & Research Institutes

Technology transfer offices are asked to do more with less. Disclosures keep coming, patent budgets are finite and licensing officers can only make so many calls. Gleam works as an extension of your office, helping you decide what to pursue and then finding the companies that should license it.

Where we typically help

  • Triage of incoming disclosures and backlog reviews
  • Market assessments to guide patent filing decisions
  • Licensee identification and outreach campaigns
  • Startup formation support and spinout licensing
  • Disclosure, tracking and licensing process design
  • Inventor workshops and staff training

Federal Labs & Agencies

Federal laboratories have a mission to move technology into the economy. They also have to work within the rules that come with public funding. Gleam's founder has worked inside three federal technology transfer offices, so we know how those rules shape every deal. We help Offices of Research and Technology Applications (ORTAs) and agency programs reach the companies that can put their technologies to use.

Where we typically help

  • Portfolio assessment and prioritization
  • Technology marketing and industry outreach
  • Support for licensing and cooperative R&D agreements
  • Commercialization training for lab researchers
  • Process, systems and reporting design for ORTA offices

SBIR/STTR Companies & Startups

An award gives you funding, but you still need customers. We help small businesses write commercialization plans that reviewers find credible, then do the market work to back them up. That includes customer discovery, partner introductions and planning for Phase III.

Where we typically help

  • Commercialization plans for Phase I and Phase II proposals
  • Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) services
  • Customer discovery and market validation
  • Strategic partner and licensee identification
  • Investor and Phase III transition preparation

Corporations & Investors

Whether you're licensing in, licensing out or investing, you need an independent view of the technology and its market. We provide due diligence, scouting and valuation, so decisions rest on evidence rather than enthusiasm.

Where we typically help

  • Technical and market due diligence
  • Technology scouting and in-licensing searches
  • Out-licensing of non-core IP
  • Valuation and deal-structure analysis
  • Competitive and patent landscape intelligence