About Us
About SAIL™
Welcome to SAIL – Simplified Agreement for Innovation Licensing.
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At SAIL, we believe that the future of innovation hinges on how we bridge the gap between groundbreaking research and its real-world application. That’s why we created the Simplified Agreement for Innovation Licensing (SAIL™)—a framework designed to streamline and optimize the process of technology transfer. Our mission is to foster innovation, empower economic growth, and ensure that publicly-funded research delivers its full potential for society.​​
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6 Axioms of SAIL
​​SAIL operates based on five guiding axioms, each carefully crafted to make technology transfer more efficient, fair, and impactful for all parties involved:
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A license should not unduly limit innovation or the use of publicly-funded research outputs from to realize economic benefit (axiom of benefit);
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Ownership of the IP should transfer from the academic institution to the licensee if there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the licensee is an economically viable entity (axiom of ownership);
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Valuation of an IP portfolio should be deferred until the market has been established (axiom of valuation);
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Every dollar available to a startup should be used to build value in the IP portfolio (axiom of value creation);
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The equity taken in consideration of tech transfer activities should be commensurate to the cost of commercialization (axiom of incentivization); and
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License templates should be understandable and usable by someone without legal training (axiom of simplicity and clarity).
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SAIL is committed to creating a better, more efficient, and impactful path from research to commercialization. We work closely with academic institutions, entrepreneurs, and investors to ensure that cutting-edge technologies can be brought to market quickly and successfully, creating lasting economic and societal benefits.