Welcome to the 3M Technology Transfer web site. This site is dedicated to helping inventors find the 3M technologies they need to solve research and development challenges.

For more than 100 years 3M has been creating innovative new products that make peoples’ lives better and easier. These products are supported by a foundation of world-class technologies. The portfolio of 3M technologies is extremely broad and may contain a technology that will meet your needs.

Recognizing that there are many applications for 3M technologies that have remained untapped, 3M is offering some of these unique technologies for license, so you can also benefit from these valuable assets. 3M has created a department to work with you, the inventor, to help facilitate the sale, license, or donation of intellectual assets.

3M’s Strategic Intellectual Asset Management business was formed to match 3M technology with your needs as a researcher. 3M has over 20,000 patents covering 30 plus technology platforms in a wide variety of industries. 3M’s Strategic Intellectual Asset Management group includes technical and business experts that will make it easy to find the right technology and negotiate agreements.

Use this site to search the technologies that are currently available for licensing. But this is just a start. We will be continually adding technologies to the site, so come back to visit us often. Or, if you know of a 3M technology and don’t see it listed here, contact us directly.