Goals

E² Goals

• Design and implementation of a new technology transfer process.
• New metrics to evaluate process performance.
• Integration of technology commercialization perspectives into the curriculum of engineering and science students.
• Establishment of a network of competent innovation partners.
• Creation of market-focused inventions.
• Creation of CleanTech business ventures with partners.

Success Factors

Remove Technology Transfer (TT) Process Barriers

• Create market awareness within university Change expectation and awareness on faculty side
• Implement incentive system to support entrepreneurial behaviors

Identify Relevant Research Problems

• Market driven invention vs. domain specific invention
• Basic research vs. applied research

Change Technology Transfer Process

• Outside-In vs. Inside-Out
• Partner vs. contractor perspective
• Unidirectional process vs. interactive process