A Detailed Analysis of Technology Transfer and Knowledge Transfer Activities in Italy
Technology transfer and knowledge transfer activities in Italy: a detailed analysis
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Adriano La Vopa Marcello Puccini Phyl Speser Shiva Loccisano
Luca Escoffier
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Tech transfer-knowledge transfer and best practices2
Introduction to tech transfer and knowledge transfer in the 21st century
Humans are, according to the zoologists, animals. Like other animals, we need to eat, find shelter,
and met our other physical needs to survive. All things being equal, completing the work needed to survive more quickly, more efficiently, and more effectively is a desirable outcome. It is even better to survive and thrive, happy and healthy. This fundamental evolutionary dynamic is one of two major motivations sourcing our drive for knowledge and technology transfer. The second driving motivation is money. When scientific and engineering knowledge are embedded in a physical form (an article, a machine, a piece of software, a picture) assets are created. Comparable to any asset, knowledge or technology (embodied knowledge) can be used to generate revenues. Because these assets are derived from ideas, they are then referred to as intellectual assets. One special type of intellectual asset is technology. Technology is a methodology or tool for manipulating the world, or a specific material, component, or system resulting from such manipulation. In general, technologies that provide users with better performance and ease-of-use at lower prices than current market values have a higher likelihood of achieving market success. Therefore, if there is a trick to successful technology transfer, it is to seek to license or spin-out technologies that have sustainable competitive advantages. Commercialization is the process of moving a technology from its genesis as someone’s idea to that of a good sold in a market or an enabler used to produce goods for sale in a market. There are significant economic impacts from technology transfer. During the past 40 years in the US
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Adriano La Vopa Marcello Puccini Phyl Speser Shiva Loccisano
Luca Escoffier
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1.1
Tech transfer-knowledge transfer and best practices2
Introduction to tech transfer and knowledge transfer in the 21st century
Humans are, according to the zoologists, animals. Like other animals, we need to eat, find shelter,
and met our other physical needs to survive. All things being equal, completing the work needed to survive more quickly, more efficiently, and more effectively is a desirable outcome. It is even better to survive and thrive, happy and healthy. This fundamental evolutionary dynamic is one of two major motivations sourcing our drive for knowledge and technology transfer. The second driving motivation is money. When scientific and engineering knowledge are embedded in a physical form (an article, a machine, a piece of software, a picture) assets are created. Comparable to any asset, knowledge or technology (embodied knowledge) can be used to generate revenues. Because these assets are derived from ideas, they are then referred to as intellectual assets. One special type of intellectual asset is technology. Technology is a methodology or tool for manipulating the world, or a specific material, component, or system resulting from such manipulation. In general, technologies that provide users with better performance and ease-of-use at lower prices than current market values have a higher likelihood of achieving market success. Therefore, if there is a trick to successful technology transfer, it is to seek to license or spin-out technologies that have sustainable competitive advantages. Commercialization is the process of moving a technology from its genesis as someone’s idea to that of a good sold in a market or an enabler used to produce goods for sale in a market. There are significant economic impacts from technology transfer. During the past 40 years in the US