I was finally able to sit down and watch the two hour video of the June 10, 2010 testimony “From the Lab Bench to the Marketplace: Improving Technology Transfer.” Several witnesses from different backgrounds (university tech transfer offices, VC, startup and NSF) shared their perspectives and recommendations about university technology transfer to the House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research & Science Education.
Lesa Mitchell, Vice President of the Kauffman Foundation summed up effective university technology development very nicely, I thought, as “opportunity recognition and analysis.” By now, many people who follow U.S. university research policy issues are familiar with Kauffman’s proposal to improve the effectiveness of university technology transfer services by allowing university researchers to choose their own commercialization agent (meaning they may opt to not use their university-provided technology transfer office).
To read the full, original article click on this link: Blogging Innovation » Improving the Tech Transfer Process
Author: Melba Kurman
