Idaho Research Foundation records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: UG 141

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains office files and committee procedure materials kept by the Idaho Research Foundation. Much of the material focuses on the by-laws and internal agreements with the University of Idaho and Idaho Research Foundation, as well as nuclear research materials with Idaho Nuclear Energy.

Dates

Creation: 1947-1992

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The Idaho Research Foundation (IRF) was a private nonprofit corporation created to support university research. Its primary focus was licensing technologies developed from academic research to the private sector. Additionally, the IRF protected UI’s intellectual property and transferred it to the private sector through licensing agreements to secure support for and further develop the university's academic, research, and service responsibilities. The IRF also disseminated scientific knowledge and technical information and encouraged and assisted researchers and inventors by providing how their scientific discoveries may be patented, copyrighted, developed, and applied.