Innovators

Innovators in Oklahoma or other places should look to OCAST funded projects to find their ideas for innovation. Oklahoma research activity makes the state a rich source of innovation whether it is a novel idea for improving the curing process for concrete in road construction or a new approach for treating Alzheimer’s disease. Innovators and researchers can be one in the same; however, the process of innovation must include change that leads to improvement and, hopefully to commercialization.

Applicable Programs

• Inventors Assistance Service (IAS)
• Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance (OMA)
• R&D Intern Partnerships (RDIP)
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Helpful Links

• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Transportation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Grants.gov
• i2E Inc.
• National Aeronautics & Space Administration
• National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• National SBIR Home Page
• National Science Foundation
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Oklahoma Bid Assistance Network
• Oklahoma Department of Commerce
• Oklahoma Inventors Congress
• Oklahoma State University Patent & Trademark Depository Library
• SBIR National Conference Oklahoma City
• Small Business Administration Oklahoma City Office
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

 Success Stories

• Brushfire Technologies, Broken Arrow
• Cameron University/Don Aguilar, Lawton
• Cherokee Nation Industries, Stilwell
• Cookshack, Ponca City
• Fence Master, Ponca City
• Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City
• 3 C Cattle Feeders, Mill Creek
• University of Tulsa/Surendra Singh, Tulsa