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While peering into the future is not my forté, a description of the business of commercializing university discoveries to accelerate the growth of firms would be less complete, without a discussion of role China will likely play in this emerging industry.
Excerpted from: C. Gross, “The growth of China’s technology transfer industry over the next decade: implications for global markets,” Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer Netherlands, Doi: 10.1007/s10961-012-9263-x, August 2012.
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