Technology transfer for entrepreneurs [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to commercializing federal laboratory innovations / / Clifford M. Gross and Joseph P. Allen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456466603321
• Autore: Gross Clifford M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, c2003
• ISBN: 1-282-40884-4; 9786612408847; 0-313-05765-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AllenJoseph P
• Disciplina: 338.973/06
• Soggetti: Technology transfer - Economic aspects - United States; Technology and state - Economic aspects - United States; Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States; Commercial products - United States; Laboratories - United States; Entrepreneurship - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Growth and Inspiration of the Federal Laboratories; 2. Property Rights and Their Imperative; 3. How to Use Federal Laboratories; 4. View from the Bridge: Advice from Inside; 5. Effectively Managing Intellectual Property; 6. Overview of Federal Laboratories and Capabilities; 7. A New Model for Transferring Government Laboratory Developed Technologies to the Private Sector; 8. Building Successful Alliances with Federal Laboratories: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs); 9. Introduction to Intellectual Capital; 10. Measuring Intellectual Capital: Bibliometrics11. "There is plenty of room at the bottom": U.S. Government Laboratory Research and the Nanotechnology Revolution; Appendix I: Overview of Significant Technology Transfer Legislation; Appendix II: Bayh-Dole Act; Appendix III: Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980; Appendix IV: ; Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) at National Labs; Appendix V: Sample CRADA Agreement; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A toolbox for accessing federal laboratory innovations and financing the acquisition of new technologies with corporate equity, this book is also a guide to understanding the expertise of specific government laboratories. Entrepreneurs can rapidly accelerate the growth of their companies and become more competitive by acquiring federal laboratory innovations. This book is an indispensable resource for those who want access to the latest breakthrough technologies, most of which can be traced to universities and federally funded laboratories. These taxpayer-funded idea factories can and should b