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Montana State University (MSU) established the Office of Technology Translation Research (OTTR) to guide organizations through the Valley of Death (VoD), bridging the gap between innovative ideas and practical implementation.

As a champion for academia, industry, and government programs, OTTR facilitates the transformation of ideas into viable inventions. By fostering collaboration among stakeholders and providing expert guidance, OTTR accelerates technology translation, enhancing the speed and efficiency of bringing new technologies to the end user.

OTTR's mission is to transform the technology translation processes, delivering:

  • Lower costs in technology development and commercialization
  • Improved fielded capabilities to end users
  • Reduction in non-value-added activities and projects
  • Strengthening of the technology transfer and transition community’s methods and processes used to move concepts to commercialization or transition

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