State governments, public universities, and state non-profits

http://www.larta.org/consulting/t2.asp
California's agency to promote technology transfer and commercial development of scientific research.

http://www.warf.ws/
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Patents the innovations of University of Wisconsin (Madison) researchers, licenses these patents to companies, and distributes the revenue gained back to fund additional university research.

http://www.michbio.org/About/
MichBio is a non-profit that promotes the life sciences industry in Michigan. Affiliated with BIO, the national organization that represents biotechnology companies in the US and 33 other countries.