Patent Command
NC InnovationCross-University IP Intelligence
One unified view across UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, ECU, and UNC Charlotte. Discover overlapping IP, surface multi-university partners, and unlock joint funding worth tens of millions.
4
Universities
3,444
Total Patents
8
Shared Themes
6
Joint Funding
The NC Innovation Network
Real-time portfolio health across every UNC System institution we track.
UNC Chapel Hill
1,479total
NC State University
1,239total
East Carolina University
115total
UNC Charlotte
611total
See Who's Accelerating
Track filing velocity at every UNC System institution side-by-side. Spot rising research programs and inflection points before they become public knowledge.
- Annual filing counts back to 2017
- Identify research themes gaining momentum
- Benchmark each university against peers
Issuance Velocity by University
Issued patents per year- UNC-CH
- NC State
- ECU
- UNCC
Shared Research Themes
8 themes · 2+ orgsPharmaceuticals & Therapeutics
Biotechnology
Chemistry & Materials
Medical Devices & Diagnostics
Lab & Analytical Instruments
Software & Computing
Health Informatics
Environmental & Filtration
Where the UNC System Converges
We map every patent across every UNC System university to high-level technology themes. The results reveal where two, three, or even all four institutions are working on the same frontier — the foundation for joint commercialization, cross-licensing, and multi-PI grant strategy.
- Real CPC classifications, not guesses
- Multi-org overlap surfaced automatically
- Drill into shared inventors and citations
Funding That Requires the Full UNC System
Multi-PI awards, NSF Convergence grants, NIH consortia, CHIPS Act programs — many of the largest funding mechanisms specifically reward collaboration across institutions. We surface them by matching the combined IP strengths of UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, ECU, and UNC Charlotte.
Joint Funding Opportunities
NIH Multi-PI R01
Pharmaceuticals & Therapeutics
NSF BBT Convergence
Biotechnology
NSF DMR Convergence
Chemistry & Materials
NIH SBIR Direct-to-Phase II
Medical Devices & Diagnostics
NIH S10 Instrument Grants
Lab & Analytical Instruments
NSF CISE Core
Software & Computing
How matching works
- We classify every UNC System patent into a research theme.
- Themes shared by 2+ universities are flagged as collaboration candidates.
- Each shared theme is paired with active federal programs that reward multi-institution teams.
- Fit scores reflect the depth of patent coverage backing the proposal.
$14M+
Combined ceiling across the 6 live joint-funding opportunities currently matched to your network.
One Negotiation. Multiple Universities.
These are real companies whose patents cite IP from more than one UNC System university — strong signals of cross-institutional licensing, acquisition, or co-development opportunities.
- Sourced live from forward citation data
- Filtered to commercial entities only (no university citations)
- Ranked by breadth of UNC System exposure
- Bundle deals to maximize negotiating leverage
Companies Citing Multiple NC Universities
FUJIFILM Corporation
International Business Machines Corporation
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
General Electric Company
Covidien LP
Autodesk, Inc.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Ready to unlock the full UNC System advantage?
Join NC Innovation in turning four world-class research universities into one unified IP engine. Add more institutions any time.