This paper seeks to bring forward the Principal Investigator (PI) observations on the
enablers and barriers to successful technology transfer of university research to small-and …

While technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face many challenges,
effective collaboration with universities can provide access to ideas and resources that can …

Since the turn of the century, technology transfer and innovation has played an increasingly
important role in government policy for reinvigorating and supporting a country's industry …

Technology transfer managers are a new group of specialist professionals engaged in
facilitating transfer of university research discoveries and inventions to business firms and …

Universities play multiple knowledge-related roles in economies, creating (or co-creating),
absorbing, disseminating and utilizing knowledge. These roles, however, are not without …

The increasing importance placed upon regional development and the knowledge-based
economy as economic growth stimuli has led to a changing role for Universities and their …

We investigate whether–and how–small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are able to
capitalise on their engagement with academics in order to explore new opportunities …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the Medici Fellowship Scheme
addressed attitudinal and resource barriers to the commercialisation of knowledge within …

Knowledge transfer (KT) has been identified as an essential element of innovation that
drives competitive advantage in increasingly knowledge-driven economies and in which …

Historically there has been a failure to capitalise on the true value of university business
collaboration and thus realise the potential that benefits business and society. Successful …