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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]