Several years ago medical schools began offering coursework on small business management. After all they noted doctors, in addition to becoming physicians upon graduation and coursework completion, became small business …
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The goal to eliminate the university-industry innovation gap is something that we all strive towards as members of the technology transfer community as we position our intellectual property for licensing …
The lines between groups on campus that interface with industry at universities are beginning to blur. Functional areas like technology transfer, corporate relations, foundation relations, and economic development are being …
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The World Cup is into the Round of 16, the outcome of an extended process of competitions between the world’s best soccer teams and their players. Like the players’ skill …
Read MoreThe Question You Should Ask All Faculty: So, What Else Are You Working On?
Student-run Venture Funds (SVFs) are exciting investment programs that leading research institutions are implementing to both educate students and to support the development of new businesses. Our partner, innovosource, has …
The Pennsylvania State University significantly changed its approach to managing intellectual property resulting from industry-sponsored research effective July 1,2012. Ron Huss, Associate VP for Research and Technology Transfer and Director …
In a town of around 80,000, roughly two hours South of Chicago, sits the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and one of the best examples of an integrated approach to …
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The University of Minnesota and its Office of Technology Commercialization has their act together when it comes to leading the way on new tactics and initiatives to encourage industrial research …
The University of Manitoba identified the requisite of many industry partners to manage the IP originating from the research they were funding through partnerships. The University of Manitoba launched their …
Something is heating in up in Arizona and we are not just talking about the desert sun and prospects for year-round golf. The University’s technology commercialization engine, Tech Launch Arizona …
The approach to the university-industry relationship is evolving with the times. To examine this evolution, we are partnering with innovosource to catalog and showcase some of these models to the tech transfer …
Read MoreModels for Streamlining University-Industry Relationships
You don’t have to have hundreds of millions of dollars in research expenditures, expansive research equipment and facilities, or a thick curriculum catalog to win in the world of innovation. …
Read MoreTechnical and community colleges claim their position in the future of innovation
High-tech industry is increasingly seeking relationships with universities as partners in innovation. Through innovative partnerships, companies can leverage university technology, training, and talent in ways that directly impact their …
Read MoreThe University Dating Game: Perspectives from a survey of industry leaders
Middle school English class. Don’t run! Let’s go back for just a moment. You may not recall the end to the Catcher in the Rye or To Kill a Mockingbird, …
Technology transfer offices normally spin-out new companies and ideas, but what happens when they work more like a revolving door? Tech-transfer offices can also spin-in opportunities to produce businesses and …