In University Technology Transfer: Smart Managers Do Creative Deals, we visited two technology transfer models; learned how technology transfer deals were managed in the past; reported why startup companies are a powerful launching vehicle for new discoveries; and inspected some of the newer ways forward-thinking technology transfer managers are using to construct creative deals. According [...]
There are two models in the field of technology transfer, says one veteran angel investor. Innovations from research labs are either transferred to established corporations or startup ventures. The goal is to transform innovative technologies into marketable products and applications to promote economic growth and/or create money-making opportunities. About 80 percent of lab technologies are [...]
Throughout history, innovations have transformed industries and turned impossibilities into realities. Technologies are key enablers of these transformations. In Mind to Market: Commercializing University Technologies (Part 1), we learned that technologies and inventions, when successfully translated into marketable products and applications, can have significant impact on the economy and create money-making opportunities. But with opportunities [...]
University breakthroughs can have broad commercial applications and substantial impact on the economy – provided they’re successfully transferred to the market. Visionary individuals and businesses of all sizes have been transforming, or trying to transform, innovative university technologies into merchantable products and applications to promote economic growth and/or create money-making opportunities. Specialist Commercialization Firms To [...]
Investor Josh Felser has joined hands with a group of entrepreneurs to initiate a new business incubator called The Start Project . Founded in December 2009, The Start Project is a Silicon Valley-based company that aims to create, launch and fund startups. The focus would be on new consumer websites. The Force Behind The Start [...]
What’s technology transfer? Broadly speaking, it’s the process of transferring technology, knowledge, or scientific findings from research labs to commercial sectors. Continuing last week’s conversation on tech-led economic development and research park startup companies, Brian Darmody talks about tech transfer models, the role startups play in facilitating tech transfer, favorite company success story and more. [...]
Some angel investors are in it solely for the money; others are motivated to give back to the community. If you’re the type that wants to do good to the society, take a close look at research park startup companies in your region — they just might be the treasures you’ve been looking to add [...]
Last month, Sandra Cochrane gave us an overview of how to start an incubator. Judging by the sheer number of emails and direct messages (via Twitter) we received, it’s without a doubt that many of you are interested in learning more. Through Cochrane, we got in touch with Mark Long “The King,” a very likable [...]
He’s brought incubation advisement to Russia. He’s helped Washington University rank first nationally in the number of licensed technologies. He’s greased the wheels for tech collaborations and business incubation development throughout the state of Indiana. And he’s acted on behalf of the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) and presented an intensive training program to incubation [...]
So you’ve heard about Y Combinator, LaunchBox, and TechStars. And you’re excited about the possibility of founding a famous incubation program. Before you go about starting one, check out these tips from Sandra Cochrane, an expert in the incubation industry. Cochrane is on the board of directors of both National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) and [...]
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