South Texas Technology Management

South Texas Technology Management
3463 Magic Drive, Suite 350, MSC 7746
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Office: (210) 567-9208
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Getting Started

Great research starts with “What if?” and often leads to fantastic ideas that can change lives for the better. STTM is here to help guide the process of invention, from idea through licensing and commercialization. Learn More
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South Texas Technology Management

South Texas Technology Management (STTM) is a regional technology transfer office affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, (UTHSCSA), and allied with the research departments of the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA), the University of Texas Pan American (UTPA), and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). STTM replaces the former UTHSCSA department, Office of Technology Ventures.

STTM's mission is to provide comprehensive and integrated technology development services for our affiliates using the most effective protection and commercialization strategies to stimulate and capitalize on each University´s intellectual property portfolio, thereby achieving maximum economic and humanitarian value for the Institutions, their staff, and their communities.

Grants and Funding Opportunities

Proof of Concept short proposals to accelerate research commercialization (POCsparc)

The POCsparc Grant Program provides awards of up to $25,000 to faculty of the four STTM-served institutions to advance UT inventions towards successful commercialization. The STTM Proof of Concept grants are intended to support short-term, tightly focused projects to help bridge the gap between promising invention and market-ready innovations.

Funding is sponsored by STTM. The deadline for then next round of POCsparc grants is Spring 2010.
[ Read more about STTM's POCsparc program]

Texas Ignition Fund (TIF)

The Texas Ignition Fund granted a total of $465,000 to 14 inventions that have the potential to become commercialized.
[ Learn more about TIF ]

featured News

Sanga to Lead South Texas Technology Management

SAN ANTONIO (June 15, 2010) — Arjun Sanga, J.D., has been named executive director of South Texas Technology Management, a regional technology transfer office that serves four University of Texas institutions — the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, UT San Antonio (UTSA), UT Brownsville and UT-Pan American.

Sanga also was appointed assistant vice president for technology transfer, effective Aug. 2, said Brian Herman, Ph.D., vice president for research at the UT Health Science Center, and Robert Gracy, Ph.D., vice president for research at UTSA. He will take over the day-to-day operations of South Texas Technology Management (STTM) from John Cole, Ph.D., who served as interim director while a national search was conducted. Dr. Cole will return to his role as special assistant to the vice president for research at the Health Science Center.
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