"In university tech transfer, it’s not about the money, until there is money." Survey of Tech-Transfer Offices Reveals Typical Motivators; AUTM Panel Weighs Various Models

Why do tech-transfer offices do what they do? Primarily to provide a service to faculty entrepreneurs, according to preliminary data from a recent survey of tech-transfer office directors from US academic and research institutions.

Not surprisingly, tech-transfer offices are also frequently motivated by the desire to translate university research results into commercial goods and services — but much less so by a desire to maximize licensing revenue or provide research support, the survey revealed.

By Ben Butkus

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Organizations Showcase Web-Based Tech-Transfer Tools at University Tech Managers Meeting

By Ben Butkus

Eli Lilly, Cornell University, and the Kauffman Foundation’s iBridge Network each unveiled separate web-based initiatives last week designed to bolster university technology commercialization by making it easier for academic and industrial researchers to partner.

One of the tools, a program sponsored by Eli Lilly, will allow external researchers at academic institutions or small biotech companies to submit their compounds free of charge via a web portal to the pharma giant, which will conduct phenotypic, disease-relevant screens on the chemicals in hopes of uncovering potential areas of further collaboration.

Full Story: http://www.genomeweb.com/biotechtransferweek/organizations-showcase-web-based-tech-transfer-tools-university-tech-managers-me