Fulfilling the Promise of Technology Transfer : : Fostering Innovation for the Benefit of Society.

• Author: Hishida, Koichi.
• Place / Publishing House: Tokyo : : Springer Japan,, 2013.; Ã2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (132 pages)

This book offers ideas and case studies promoting innovation by universities and research institutes worldwide, covering the R&D value chain, licensing, income generation, start-ups and entrepreneurship, and new roles for universities in fostering innovation.

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Fulfilling the Promise of Technology Transfer
• Fulfilling the Promise of Technology Transfer
• Copyright
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Technology Transfer from Keio University: Development of Professionals Fostering Innovation over the Past Decade
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Historical Background of Intellectual Property Management at Keio
• 2 Activities of the Intellectual Property Center
• 2.1 Examples of Contribution to Society Through Technology Transfer
• 3 Challenges of Many Universities in Japan
• 3.1 Required Professionals
• References
• Chapter 2: Does Technology Transfer from Universities to Industry Contribute to Innovation?
• 1 The Background of Industry-Academia Collaborations in Japan
• 2 The Position of Industry-Academia Collaborations and Innovation in Japan
• 2.1 Comparing the Number of Licenses in Japan and the United States
• 2.2 Royalty Breakdown
• 3 New Developments for University-Based Startup Companies (Spin-Offs)
• 4 Training Industry-Academia Collaboration Intermediaries
• Reference
• Chapter 3: Commercializing Promising but Dormant Japanese Industry-University Joint Discoveries via Independent, Venture Ca...
• 1 First Rationale: New Companies Are Important for Innovation
• 2 Second Rationale: Barriers to Science-Based Entrepreneurship in Japan
• 3 Third Rationale: The Number of Dormant Industry-University Joint Inventions Is Large
• 4 Case Example: TeraView
• 5 Lessons from TeraView
• 6 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 4: Realization of Photonics Polymer Technologies in the FIRST Program
• 1 Back to Fundamentals
• 1.1 Advantage of Graded-Index Plastic Optical Fiber (GI POF)
• 1.2 Overcoming Light-Scattering Loss
• 1.3 Seeing the Essence of the Problem
• 2 New Developments in GI POF
• 3 Progress from Light-Scattering Loss to Light-Scattering Efficiency.
• 4 From Basic Research to Developing the Technology for Practical Use
• 5 Establishing KPRI for Realizing Face-to-Face Communication System on FIRST Program
• 6 Returning the Results of KPRI Basic Research to Society
• Chapter 5: Translational Medicine of Stem Cells: Central Nervous System Regeneration and Modeling Neurological Diseases
• 1 The Challenge of Regeneration of the Central Nervous System
• 2 NSCs and Stem Cell Therapy for Treating SCI
• 2.1 Basic Biology and Tools for Investigation of NSCs
• 2.2 Stem Cell Therapy for Treating SCI
• 2.2.1 Pathophysiology of SCI
• 2.2.2 Interventions at the Acute Phase
• 2.2.3 Stem Cell Transplantation at the Sub-acute Phase
• 2.2.4 Non-human Primate Models of SCI
• 2.2.5 Sources of Stem Cells for Treating SCI
• 2.3 iPS Cell-Based Therapy for Treating SCI
• 2.3.1 Brief Summary of iPS Cell Technology
• 2.3.2 Transplantation of NSCs Derived from iPS Cells
• 2.3.3 Future Direction of Cell Therapy for Treating SCI Using Reprogramming Technologies
• 3 Disease Models
• References
• Chapter 6: Fostering Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of a Public University
• 1 Technology Transfer from a Public Research Institution
• 2 Fostering Technology Transfer
• 2.1 Public-Private Partnerships
• 2.1.1 Bridging the Gap
• 3 Fostering Entrepreneurship
• 3.1 UCLA's On-Campus Incubator
• 3.2 On-Campus Synergies
• 3.3 Looking Outside: Regional Partnerships
• 3.4 Educational Outreach
• 4 Future Goals
• References
• Chapter 7: Fostering Innovation for the Benefit of Society: Technology Licensing's Role at Stanford
• 1 Stanford's Background
• 2 Office of Technology Licensing
• 3 Stanford's Inventions
• 4 OTL by Numbers
• 5 Factors That Help OTL Succeed
• 6 Working with Startups
• 7 Symbiosis
• References.
• Chapter 8: Managing Life Science Innovations in Public Research Through Holistic Performance Measures
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Research Production and Innovation
• 3 Conceptual Design of Holistic Performance Measurement in Technology Transfer
• 3.1 Stakeholders in Technology Transfer
• 3.2 Indicators and Goals in Technology Transfer
• 3.3 Evaluation Methods and Best Practices
• 4 Conclusions and Recommendations
• References
• Chapter 9: Universities as Engines of Economic Growth-Entrepreneurship in Academia: A Singapore Experience
• 1 The University as an Engine for Economic Growth
• 2 The Singapore Experience
• 3 The NUS Experience: NUS Enterprise
• 3.1 Experiential Education
• 3.2 Industry Engagements and Partnerships
• 3.3 Entrepreneurship Support
• 3.4 Entrepreneurship/Innovation Research and Thought Leadership
• 4 Results
• 5 Notes for the Region
• References
• Chapter 10: University Intellectual Property Exploitation: Personal Perspectives from the UK and USA
• Biographies
• Editor
• Koichi Hishida, Ph.D.
• Authors
• Kenichi Hatori
• Takafumi Yamamoto
• Robert Kneller, J.D., M.D., M.P.H.
• Yasuhiro Koike, Ph.D.
• Hideyuki Okano, M.D., Ph.D.
• Benjamin Chu, Ph.D.
• Kirsten Leute
• Ruth M. Herzog, Ph.D., M.A., CLP
• Lily Chan, Ph.D.
• Mark Spearing, Ph.D.