Regardless of where the R&D takes place, in order to offset operating costs the TLO receives 15% of total revenue, calculated from both up-front and royalty payments. This creates opportunities beyond the TLOs activities of securing and commercializing NSTDA research. In the long term, it allows the TLO to provide commercial services to any outside organization or company on a fee basis. As it develops its capabilities, the TLO envisions that it will be able to create technology portfolios and commercialization strategies for R&D performed by a number of research centers domestically and internationally.