Posts Tagged ‘technology transfer’
Found in Translation: Academic Intellectual Property FAQ
For this post I want to build upon a great introduction to the world of patents that my colleague Nate Valverde, J.D. provided in his excellent article: Patent 101: Learn the importance of patents…and how to protect your invention.here Many academic researchers have specific questions as they seek to translate their basic science discoveries into…
Read MoreThe Innovation Licensing Internship Program: Hands-on Experience in Commercializing Academic Research
Academic research is a vital source of novel technologies that improve our lives. Over 9 million people have been prescribed the blockbuster anti-seizure drug Lyrica, discovered at Northwestern University in 1989((Robbins, R. Why isn’t Harvard getting rich off its scientific research? STAT. December 21, 2015.))((Lyrica FAQs. https://www.lyrica.com/frequently-asked-questions#how-many-people-have-been-prescribed-lyrica. Accessed 1/17/2018.)). Other innovations originating from university research…
Read MoreThe Innovation Licensing Internship Program: Hands-on Experience in Commercializing Academic Research
Academic research is a vital source of novel technologies that improve our lives. Over 9 million people have been prescribed the blockbuster anti-seizure drug Lyrica, discovered at Northwestern University in 1989((Robbins, R. Why isn’t Harvard getting rich off its scientific research? STAT. December 21, 2015.))((Lyrica FAQs. https://www.lyrica.com/frequently-asked-questions#how-many-people-have-been-prescribed-lyrica. Accessed 1/17/2018.)). Other innovations originating from university research…
Read MoreFound in Translation: Please allow me to introduce myself
Over the past decade or so there has been an accelerating shift in academic science towards translational research. This move has been quite overt, with the NIH establishing National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) in 2012 with the budget to dole out more than $550M in grant funding each year. This shift in funding…
Read MoreA Call for Public Investment and Service in Technology Transfer
When I was young(er) and thinking about what I wanted to do with my life and what kind of education I would need, I knew that I did not want the product of my labor to end up in a journal on a shelf. I wanted action and results from my efforts, to uphold the…
Read MoreA Call for Public Investment and Service in Technology Transfer
When I was young(er) and thinking about what I wanted to do with my life and what kind of education I would need, I knew that I did not want the product of my labor to end up in a journal on a shelf. I wanted action and results from my efforts, to uphold the…
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