The Office of Technology Transfer is a business-oriented service function established primarily to help the University fulfill its objectives with regard to research and public service. More specifically, OTT is tasked with helping university researchers identify and effectively commercialize promising new technologies, thus bridging the gap between Notre Dame and industry and helping to establish partnerships that can make useful new technologies available for public benefit. Further, such partnerships are important for the opportunities they may provide for research collaborations between Notre Dame and its industry partners and for introducing Notre Dame Students to potential employers.

Building on its strong tradition of undergraduate teaching and graduate studies, Notre Dame is now strengthening its research enterprise with dramatically increased resources and new state-of-the-art facilities. External funding has doubled since 2000, now standing at $83 million annually. This is a rare achievement for a University without a medical school, but the growth trend continues. Over the past 5 years, Notre Dame faculty have disclosed more than 200 inventions.