Synopses & Reviews
Senior leaders in both universities and companies rarely have the time or expertise to master the details necessary to manage operations essential for effective university/industry affairs. Yet increasingly, a knowledge-based economy draws universities and companies into close contact and provides significant mutual benefits for university/industry relations. This book shows that there is a path forward. Successful technology transfer helps alleviate problems for university administrators such as: a) diminished political support at the state level for research; b) faculty criticism of resources going to the technology transfer office; and c) discontent from the public for not being competitive. This book will help the senior administrator see opportunities and make the most of them.
This book describes the operations of a set of west coast universities--including Stanford, University of Arizona, University of British Columbia, University of California (San Diego and Santa Cruz), University of Oregon, and University of Washington -- that established exemplary programs for managing relations between the university and companies. The chapters address how these universities developed operations that manage university/industry agreements designed to develop and commercialize innovations derived from faculty-based research. The authors describe governing principles and lessons learned for sponsored research, licensed technologies, spin-off companies, multi-tenant facilities, industry consortia and community-connect programs. The authors ran university offices that have been and continue to be key elements at the heart of innovation, and our society depends on innovation as an economic driver. Thus, the lessons shared by this set of authors are required reading for college and university leaders.
Chapter 1: Context and Constraints
Chapter 2: University/Industry Research Agreements
Chapter 3: Is Technology Transfer a Winning Proposition?
Chapter 4: Digital Ventures: Managing Software-based Research Assets
Chapter 5: Consortia Implementations and Technology Transfer
Chapter 6: One-Stop Shop
Chapter 7: University-Related Startup Companies
Chapter 8: University-Affiliated Research Parks
Chapter 9: Connecting Science and Business
Chapter 10: Nine Principles for Successful University-Industry Relations
Glossary of Terms
Review
“Many of the most successful frameworks for university-industry partnerships have emerged from the universities on the West Coast. Miller and Le Boeuf bring together a set of case studies that help to identify the principles that can guide some types of partnerships through the variety of issues they face.
The authors understand that context matters for successful technology transfer offices, and the opening chapter does a good job of identifying the various issues in terms of constraints within which technology transfer operates.
The audience is primarily university administrators and technology transfer professionals, but companies doing business with universities can also gain from seeing how universities can handle their interface.”
—Choice Magazine, September 2009, Vol. 47, No. 01
Synopsis
Developing University-Industry Relations draws on the experiences of some of the most renowned research universities on the U.S. West Coast and in Canada. Each campus has a solid record of providing a vital resource for the growth of their regional economies through innovative technology transfer and commercialization initiatives with companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Google, Discovery Parks, and Cohen-Boyer. In this book, the authors offer a wealth of exemplary best practices and proven strategies from these forward-thinking institutions. They show what it takes to sustain strong university-industry collaborations that will allow for successful technology transfer.
Synopsis
Praise for Developing UniversityIndustry Relations"This timely book is an excellent read and a very useful guide for those who work in the increasingly important area of the interface between universities and industry. It is a highly recommended collection of articles from several of the most significant programs in the U.S. and outlines the principles and operations which have made these programs successful."
—John B. Simpson, president, University at Buffalo.
"I was privileged to serve as Computer Science and Engineering department chair at the University of Washington during the 1990s, when Bob Miller, Gerry Barnett, Pat Jones, and Chuck Williams developed what was widely regarded as one of the most innovative and successful software tech transfer practices in the nation. This must-read book is chock-full of insights from individuals with vast experience."
—Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington.
"I read the whole book in one sitting on an airplane flight, and it is great! This is truly a useful primer for research administrators and many others in university administration. I couldn't wait to land and e-mail our management group to read this gem. I will come back to it often to help me explain, manage, and advocate for smart ways to build business-university relations."
—Andrew C. Comrie, associate vice president for research and dean of the Graduate College, University of Arizona.
"This book is a must-read with high heuristic value for university administrators wanting to augment university-industry relations. The chapters reveal the personal successes of practitioners at the cutting edge of this arcane business and how they were successful in developing and managing these relationships."
—MRC Greenwood, chancellor emerita, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Synopsis
Mastering the relationship between universities and industry has never been more important than in today’s turbulent economic environment. Our knowledge-based economy continues to draw the academy and business into close contact and provides significant mutual benefits for both.
Written for campus leaders and business managers, Developing University-Industry Relations draws on the experiences of some of the most renowned research universities on the U.S. West Coast and in Canada. Each campus has a solid record of providing a vital resource for the growth of their regional economies through innovative technology transfer and commercialization initiatives with companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Google, Discovery Parks, and Cohen-Boyer. In this book, the authors offer a wealth of exemplary best practices and proven strategies from these forward-thinking institutions. They show what it takes to sustain strong university-industry collaborations that will allow for successful technology transfer.
Developing University-Industry Relations explores industry-sponsored agreements that help to establish positive relationships, train students for the workforce, support faculty research, generate indirect cost funds for infrastructure renewal, and deliver cutting-edge research to the sponsor. The book also describes successful approaches to software and copyright licensing and industry-sponsored consortia. The book explains a one-stop-shopping approach of an integrated office whose role is industry liaison and presents the factors that lead to the creation of successful university-affiliated research parks. The authors also explain the evolution, processes, and accomplishments of a premier organization designed to link a university and the business community to establish a diverse high-tech regional economy.
Developing University-Industry Relations clearly shows how the relationship between universities and industry is key for the continuation of innovation that brings economic vitality to our communities.
About the Author
Robert C. Miller is the former dean of the faculty of science at the University of British Columbia, former director and associate vice provost for research and vice provost for intellectual property and technology transfer at the University of Washington, and former vice chancellor for research at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Bernard J. Le Boeuf is the associate vice chancellor for research at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Contributors.
1. Context and Constraints (Robert C. Miller and Bernard J. Le Boeuf).
2. University-Industry Research Agreements (Robert C. Miller).
3. Is Technology Transfer a Winning Proposition (Katharine Ku)?
4. Digital Ventures: Managing Software-Based Research Assets (Charles R. Williams and Gerald Barnett).
5. Consortia Implementations and Technology Transfer (P. L. Jones).
6. One-Stop Shop (Angus Livingstone).
7. University-Related Startup Companies (Kenneth D. Walters).
8. University-Affiliated Research Parks (Mark Betteridge).
9. Connecting Science and Business (Mary Lindenstein Walshok).
10. Nine Principles for Successful University-Industry Relations (Robert C. Miller and Bernard J. Le Boeuf).
Glossary of Terms.
Gerald Barnett.
Resources.
Bibliography.
Index.