The Center for Innovation Management (CIM) is an applied research center providing business research, analysis and planning assistance to companies and inventors (“Clients”) in the Dayton Region that has a goal of commercializing their technologies and thereby creating jobs in the state of Ohio. In exchange for the assistance offered to Clients, CIM requires cost reimbursement and participation in the commercialization outcomes study. Lessons learned from clients’ commercialization outcomes are applied by CIM consultants’ to help future clients and expand the region’s success of additional commercialization opportunities for Ohio. .