Appendix I - Charter of the Special Committee on Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship

Adopted May 13, 2021
Amended March 16, 2023

A. Purpose/Oversight Responsibilities. The charge of the Special Committee on Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship is as follows:

1. Oversight of the successful implementation of the proposals detailed in the May 2021 report of the Regents Working Group on Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship.
2. The exploration and development of additional solutions serving to further optimize the manner in which the University of California promotes innovation transfer and entrepreneurship, and translates its discoveries into practical products, services, and innovations having societal impact. These include, but are not limited to:
   1. Improving the manner in which UC protects its intellectual property rights, including contract enforcement.
   2. Promoting the more inclusive participation of students in translational research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

B. Duration. The Special Committee on Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship shall be established for a period extending through September 2023.

C. Membership/Appointment/Term. The Special Committee shall be comprised of no fewer than five Regents and a quorum of the committee shall be a majority of voting members. The Special Committee may include non-voting advisory members, including Chancellors and/or UC-affiliated and external individuals.

Appointments will be made by the Chair of the Board for one-year terms. The initial appointments will be made in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Regents Working Group on Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship established in 2019.

D. Expert Advisors. As necessary to conduct its business, the Special Committee shall have the authority to retain ad-hoc advisors with expertise relevant to the work of the Committee. Appointments will be made by the Chair of the Special Committee.

Any advisors not otherwise subject to University policy, shall be subject to the laws and policies applicable to Regents governing reimbursement of expenses, and shall be subject to conflict of interest disclosure and recusal obligations as specified in the University's Conflict of Interest Code and other applicable policies.

E. Reporting. The Special Committee shall report at least annually to the Board on progress.