Getting the deal done

Background The Technology Transfer Office The transfer of research from within schools to the private sector for commercial development has become the focus of increasing public policy scrutiny and academic study. [...] Important secondary factors include the incentives provided by the intellectual property ownership policies of the university, tenure and promotion policies and practices, and the attitudes of the researcher’s peers towards commercialization. [...] Evaluating Technology Transfer Offices Measuring the performance of TTOs is difficult, mainly A report by the Milken Institute, an American think because of the lack of consistent data and the long. [...] Venture Capital and the Funding Gap University research and the commercialization of this research needs to be understood within the wider context of the Canadian postsecondary system. [...] Public Investments in University Research: Reaping the Benefits (1999) The Expert Panel on the Commercialization of University Research’s main recommendation to the Advisory Council on Science and Technology was the creation of a national framework for IP ownership of federally-funded research.