Kennesaw State professor of exercise science Bob Buresh had an idea and a goal.
He had an idea for a predictive website that could offer users the right amount of exercise each day in the form of a step count to achieve, based on information provided to the website. But how could he bring that idea to the marketplace?
KSU’s Office of Intellectual Property Development helped Buresh take the necessary steps to bring his Stepping Forward program closer to launch by helping him secure a patent and pursue funding.
“This was a true collaborative effort,” Buresh said. “Working with the Office of IP Development to patent the idea was such a great experience, and I look forward to bringing this idea to fruition.”
The effort to bring the website to market originates on campus, too, thanks to the Innovation Launch Pad. Housed in KSU’s Office of Intellectual Property Development, the Innovation Launch Pad is a six-session course on entrepreneurship for academics, followed by six months of coaching to get an idea to market. Both the Office of IP Development and the ILP is headed up by Chris Cornelison, currently the interim associate vice president for innovation and commercialization and the director of intellectual property development.
