Friday 24 October 2014

Reforming University Tech Transfer


This article is a roundup of recent articles we have read about how to change university tech transfer.

The vast majority of university tech transfer offices do not break even, but some are very profitable. ‘The roadblock to commercialisation’ (see here) discusses new business models that tech transfer offices could adopt. It’s not clear to us that the suggested models adequately protect university interests, but they clearly provide food for thought.

‘Maximising the ROI of intellectual property (see here) discusses how universities could make more money from tech transfer as well as disseminating knowledge and technology better. The article also provides links to interesting reports.

‘Challenges in university technology transfer and the promising role of entrepreneurship education’ (see here) proposes that universities need to focus on entrepreneurship education to know how to make best use of the knowledge they have to offer.

‘Five challenges facing all tech transfer programs’ (see here) briefly discusses the issues faced by university tech transfer offices.

You may also wish to see our other articles on tech transfer:




Our article on the IP Finance blog about ‘Ethics versus Money in University Tech Transfer’ can be found here.

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