Technology Transfer Is Opportunity Transfer

摘要

In this paper the management of intellectual property and the decision process of selecting federal technologies for transfer is approached from the perspective of how they can be packaged as business opportunities. The package is usually provided by a technologist who is the technology provider and the opportunity must be perceived as such by the business person. Thoughts are provided on the different perspectives of the technology provider and the technology seeker and the environment in which the transfer process occurs. The different perspectives and the environment can cause a disconnect between the research result and its uses. By using selection criteria based on the business person's perspective and by presenting the technology in terms of what it can become helps to mitigate this disconnect. (ERA citation 10:044465)