{"id":332264,"date":"2010-02-17T11:32:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technologytransfertactics.com\/content\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2010-02-17T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:32:59","slug":"technology-transfer-tactics-february-2010-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/332264","title":{"rendered":"Technology Transfer Tactics, February 2010 Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologytransfertactics.com\/content\/newsletter\/subscribe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4898\" style=\"margin-left: 8px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.technologytransfertactics.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/ttt210cover.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a>The following is a list of the articles that appear in the <strong>February 2010<\/strong> issue of <em><strong>Technology Transfer Tactics <\/strong><\/em>monthly<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>newsletter. If you are already a current subscriber <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologytransfertactics.com\/content\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=\/content\/subscriber-resources\/\">click here<\/a> to log in and access your issue. Not a subscriber already? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologytransfertactics.com\/content\/newsletter\/subscribe\/\"><strong>Subscribe  now<\/strong><\/a> and get access to this issue as well as access to our online archive of back issues, industry research reports, sample MTAs, legal opinions, sample forms and contracts, government documents and more!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Technology Transfer Tactics<\/em><\/strong>,<br \/>\n Vol. 4, No. 2 (pp 17-32) February 2010<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kauffman proposal for \u2018free agent\u2019 faculty draws strong reaction from TTO execs<\/strong>. It was the shot heard round the tech transfer world; in fact, it was interpreted by many tech transfer professionals as a shot across the bow, if not a full-force slap in the face. In a brief one-page treatise in the January\/February edition of the Harvard Business Review that the stalwart publication cited as one of the top 10 \u201cbreakthrough ideas\u201d of 2009, Robert E. Litan, the Kauffman Foundation\u2019s vice president for research and policy, and Lesa Mitchell, vice president for advancing innovation, set tongues wagging and blood pressures rising.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep your eye on the option pool during initial valuation<\/strong>. Successful negotiation of start-up funding leaves most new entrepreneurs flush with excitement. But investors will almost always slip an option pool into the equation, which means the share value to the founding group can sink in a flash. It can be a throttling experience for the uninitiated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engineering institute\u2019s contract work builds corporate links to aid long-term tech transfer results<\/strong>. Giving engineering students hands-on training in product development techniques and real-world experience working with industry is the core mission of the Institute for Industrial Innovation created by the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Institute\u2019s ability to do contract engineering research projects for industry isn\u2019t expected to reap immediate technology transfer benefits in terms of expanding or monetizing UWM\u2019s portfolio of intellectual property. However, building industry contacts via the Institute is a vital component in UWM\u2019s long-term efforts to develop a sustained technology transfer strategy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incubators adapt to changing conditions, but remain a solid option for start-ups<\/strong>. Start-up incubators have been hammered by the same economic forces that have buffeted the entire commercialization pipeline, and several have run into severe distress that poses an extra challenge for the fledgling technology start-ups they are designed to nurture. Still, the sector as a whole is in fine shape, and incubators remain a key option for technology transfer offices looking to support new ventures. <\/li>\n<li><strong>A sign of the times? RPI shuts down campus incubator<\/strong>. In a move that reflects the changing landscape for high-tech incubators as well as the potential hazards for start-ups housed within them, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced in early February that it is closing its on-campus business incubation center. Ironically, RPI\u2019s incubator is one of the oldest and most successful, having spawned several major companies over its 30-year existence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pre-incubation program offers fledgling companies an official address and valuable support<\/strong>. Incubators are great for nurturing early-stage companies that are at the point where they need staff and space to fuel growth. However, what about those very early-stage companies that have great ideas and IP, but they need funding and further development before they will be ready to hang out a shingle?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a list of the articles that appear in the February 2010 issue of Technology Transfer Tactics monthly newsletter. If you are already a current subscriber click here to log in and access your issue. Not a subscriber already? 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