Technology Transfer
Making the Most of Your Intellectual Property

The purpose of this book is to help research scientists exploit their ideas commercially.

Neil F. Sullivan (Author)

9780521460668, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 November 1995

236 pages, 19 b/w illus.
23.5 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm, 0.541 kg

'… a marvelous book … should be mandatory reading for any entrepreneur.' Keith Redenbaugh, Journal of Food Biochemistry

Scientists in the laboratory often fail to take advantage of the commercial exploitation of their research. This is frequently because they simply do not know what to do. Technology Transfer is a careful account of how to start the process of commercialisation of technology, and describes in detail the difficulties, and amount of time needed, to carry the process through to a successful conclusion. This book provides a much needed step by step guide to the commercialisation of research. It addresses three major themes: how to protect your intellectual property, how to develop it commercially via licensing and business 'start up', and how to finance and manage your new company. This book is essential reading for any research scientist whose work has commercial applications.

Prologue
Acknowledgements
1. Bringing your technology to market
2. So do you really have something of value?
3. The first steps towards commercialisation of your technology
4. The difficult problem of valuation of intellectual property
5. Developing your ideas
6. The licensing option
7. Forming your own company
8. Financing the business start up
9. Making your technology a commercial success
10. Conclusion
Appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: Biotechnology [TCB]