1. Symposium overview: Accelerating the conversion of science to technology

   • Ronald N. Kostoff

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2. Academic/government/industry strategic research partnerships

   • Frederick Betz

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3. Transforming academic research findings into economically profitable technologies

   • Lynn M. Burnett
   • Gail B. Massari
   • Richard D. LaScala

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4. Innovating from big science research

   • Ari-Pekka Hameri

   Symposium Accelerating the Conversion of Science to Technology Pages: 27 - 35

5. Basic research and the success of federal lab-industry partnerships

   • Juan D. Rogers
   • Barry Bozeman

   Symposium Accelerating the Conversion of Science to Technology Pages: 37 - 47

6. Industrial practices of research conversion and technology transfer

   • Albert H. Rubenstein
   • Eliezer Geisler
   • Rasika Abeysinghe

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7. Technology transfer in a diversified, Global Manufacturing Company

   • Roger H. Appeldorn

   Symposium Accelerating the Conversion of Science to Technology Pages: 57 - 63

8. The transfer of public science to patented technology: A case study in agricultural science

   • J. S. Perko
   • Francis Narin

   Symposium Accelerating the Conversion of Science to Technology Pages: 65 - 72

9. Modeling technology roadmaps

   • Robert Zurcher
   • Ronald N. Kostoff

   Symposium Accelerating the Conversion of Science to Technology Pages: 73 - 79