# OSU New Product Development Center

School · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa)

Also called: NPDC, New Product Development Center, product development center, OSU NPDC, Inventor's Assistance Service, Inventors Assistance Service

An engineering outreach unit of [Oklahoma State University](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-state-university) that helps Oklahoma inventors and small manufacturers develop new products. Through it, [OCAST](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast) offers the Inventor's Assistance Service, which covers early [patent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/intellectual-property) searches, market analysis, engineering analysis, prototyping and [manufacturing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech) referrals.

**For example:** An inventor with a sketch of a new farm tool asks the center for an engineering review and help building a first [prototype](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/prototype).

Official site: <https://ceat.okstate.edu/extension/npdc>

## Connects to (6)

- [Prototype](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/prototype): An early, rough version of a product made to test an idea or show others what you mean.
- [Hard tech](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech): Companies whose product rests on physical engineering or new science, such as machines, materials or devices.
- [OCAST](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast): Short for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.
- [Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/riata-center): Oklahoma State University's entrepreneurship center, part of its business school in Stillwater.
- [Intellectual property](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/intellectual-property): Things you create that can be owned, such as code, designs, brand names and inventions.
- [Oklahoma Commercialization Network](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-commercialization-network): A statewide partnership that acts as a front door for Oklahoma entrepreneurs, pointing them to the organizations that can help.

## Follow

- [X](https://twitter.com/NpdcOkstate)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/okstateNPDC)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/okstatenpdc)

## Sources

- <https://ceat.okstate.edu/extension/npdc>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/osu-new-product-development-center