Transforming Technology Transfer

From the National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship:
www.publicforuminstitute.org/nde

When it comes to effective technology transfer programs, most colleges and universities fall far short of the mark. While the US enjoys a world-class higher education system, American businesses have not been able to effectively tap into the many new innovations and technologies developed on university campuses. An upcoming conference, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation and the Technology Transfer Society, will examine why this is the case. Preliminary research from the Kauffman Foundation will set the stage for the discussions. This work finds that only a handful of American universities account for the vast majority of invention disclosures, patents and licensing. Most other schools still struggle with technology transfer and are locked into a patent-license model that hampers university-business collaboration and limits commercialization opportunities. The conference will bring together the world’s leading authorities on innovation and technology for what promises to be a fascinating and comprehensive examination of these issues. The three-day conference, Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will be held at the Kauffman Foundation headquarters in Kansas City, MO, from September 28-30, 2005. To learn more, visit

http://web.kauffman.org/Entrepreneurship.cfm?topic=Innovation or www.t2society.org