Reasons to Engage with USC Stevens
Thriving Research Enterprise in a Vibrant Innovation Ecosystem
USC is one of the world’s leading private research universities with more than $909 million in annual research expenditures in 2019. The university is ideally situated in the heart of a diverse, vibrant, innovative region.
Solution Oriented, Win-Win Approach
We bring an innovative mindset to deepening and strengthening our relationships with industry partners and take a solution-oriented, win-win approach to our interactions.
Experienced, Insightful Team of Technology Licensing Pros
Our senior management team has extensive experience in both the private sector and academic/research institutions. They lead a talented team with broad expertise across a number of disciplines.
Featured Technologies
11 USC Researchers Named National Academy of Inventors Senior Members
Congratulations to the 11 USC researchers named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit member organization that encourages inventors in higher education! Election as an NAI senior member recognizes remarkable innovation producing technologies
USC is at the forefront of Alzheimer’s Research
November is Alzheimer Awareness Month and USC is taking on one of the toughest diseases. Alzheimer’s begins 20 years or more before memory loss and is a growing epidemic. Every 65 seconds, someone in America
USC-led innovation and its ongoing impact
USC is one of the nation’s leading institutions for innovative discovery. Leading this effort is Dr. Ishwar Puri, who discusses its impact.
Success Stories
L-Nutra Closes $47 Million in First Stage of Growth Investment Round
Congratulations to Dr. Valter Longo, Director of the Longevity Institute at USC and his venture, L-Nutra Inc., a premier nutri-technology company leading longevity science nutrition programs, on the closure of a $47M Series D funding. The round
AI tool based on Shri Narayanan’s research adopted by NBCUniversal
Spellcheck for Bias is a digital tool developed by the Geena Davis Institute in partnership with the Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering.
USC and other leading universities launch joint technology licensing program
USC has joined a coalition of 15 leading research universities that aims to boost the transfer of researchers’ patented technologies and inventions to companies.