[see benefits chart]

We have created a consortium of companies that are in diverse markets like assistive technology, medical goods and devices, information technology, robotics, consumer electronics and appliances, healthcare provisions, and health insurance. The QoLT ERC serves as a platform for corporate interaction both within and across those markets, and a new Quality of Life Technologies industry sector is emerging.

The QoLT Center collaborates with member companies in the development, maturation, and field testing of QoLT prototypes. Our model is based largely on past experience in transferring technology to industry, which requires 1) extensive engineering and field testing to create pre-commercial prototypes; and 2) company representatives participation in the project to effectivley and efficiently transfer technology.

We actively seek the participation of regional and U.S. companies and multi-national firms based abroad. Our most important contributions to QoLT ERC member companies are to add value to their product base through access to research and to create entirely new technologies for licensing. Our partnerships with regional economic development organizations facilitate technology transfer and commercialization.

Become a Partner

Each agreement will spell out membership privileges, costs, and discounts, as well as the general terms of technology licensing. Specific membership benefits are outlined in the table below.

	Industry Membership Benefits	Associate	Full	Master
	Guaranteed seats & discounts for QoLT continuing education classes	•	•	•
	Licenses to new QoLT Center technologies	--	i	ii
	Seat on advisory board	--	1	2
	Fee for researcher in residence OR sponsored graduate student working on member-specified project (approx. $50k value)	--	--	iii
	Annual meeting at member's site	--	--	•
	Annual dues*	$5k	$20k	$100k
	*combination of cash & donated equipment/services	i - Royalty-free internal use
		ii - 3-year royalty-free      non-exclusive
		iii - Included