Startupcompanies involving two Michigan Technological University faculty members have recently signed commercial licensing agreements, which represent important commercialization milestones.Both companies worked extensively with services and programs provided by the Technology Commercialization Team in MichiganTech’sOffice of Innovation and Industry Engagement. The team helps researchers move from technical discovery to product launch.Those services and programs included the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (M-TRAC) program that provides guidance for advanced materials technologies and the Michigan Tech Transfer Talent Network (T3N) that guides University-based entrepreneurs.