Background Historically, public-sector researchers have performed the upstream, basic
research that elucidated the underlying mechanisms of disease and identified promising points …

The Bayh–Dole Act of 1980 reversed 35 years of public policy and gave universities and
small businesses the unfettered right to own inventions that resulted from federally funded …

On 12 December 1980, in the waning days of the lame duck session of the 96th Congress,
the US Senate passed the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act, now known …

The study aims to clarify the behavioral patterns of technology transfer professionals (TTPs)
required in university technology commercialization. In the past, TTPs simply transferred …

Texas A&M created quite a stir in May 2006 when it added commercialization considerations
as a sixth factor to be taken into account when faculty are evaluated for tenure. Somewhat …

… 216 HENRY ETZKOWITZ AND ASHLEY J. STEVENS … In 1978, Purdue University
wanted to negotiate an IPA in order to commercialize promising medical device technology …

… Stevens is President of Focus IP Group, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA., Ashley J
Stevens … Ashley J Stevens …

Abstract Analysis of international public-sector contributions to Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)-approved drugs and vaccines allows for a more thorough examination of the global …

Background This is a study of an outpatient programme for rehabilitation of patients with
severe ventilatory impairment due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its main …

1) Abstract We conducted a survey of Directors of offices of technology transfer at US academic
institutions to determine how they are organized, tasked, financed and motivated. We …