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The Office of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships (OISP) supports UT San Antonio faculty and researchers in advancing discoveries toward real-world impact. Through education, strategic guidance, and collaborative partnerships, OISP helps translate innovation into solutions that improve lives.

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Our Mission

The Office of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships supports UT San Antonio faculty and researchers in advancing innovations from discovery toward impact.

By emphasizing early market insight, experiential education, and collaborative partnerships, OISP helps innovators make informed decisions about commercialization pathways that create value beyond the university.

Our Core Values

  • Discover — Identifying promising innovations and unmet needs
  • Protect — Safeguarding intellectual property and research assets
  • Develop — Advancing innovations through education and guidance
  • Execute — Supporting pathways to commercialization
  • Impact — Creating real-world outcomes that improve lives

These values guide our work and decision-making across all programs.

Our Approach

OISP applies a Market-First approach to commercialization — emphasizing early market insight, customer discovery, and value validation to guide innovation development.

This approach helps faculty align research strengths with unmet needs, prioritize opportunities with the greatest potential, and pursue commercialization pathways grounded in evidence rather than assumption.

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