Commentary: Cultivating University/Industry Partnerships

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Early-stage biotechnology innovation is critical to the advancement of medicine, the agricultural sciences and the life sciences in general.

Scientific and news reports prove that fact every day, with headlines touting advances that could lead to the next cure for cancer, AIDS or other deadly and debilitating diseases. Academic researchers are responsible for much of that groundbreaking research, and the universities and research institutions that employ such researchers have the high calling of providing a safe haven and fertile ground for early-stage research and academic freedom.

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Commentary: Cultivating University/Industry Partnerships

Today, many research universities have technology transfer offices (TTOs) that are committed to assisting their researchers in procuring patent protection for innovative technologies with potential commercial value. TTOs also seek to license or otherwise partner with industry to commercializ...

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