1. Technology transfer and the me, them, and us generations

   • Roger Lewis

   Guest Editorial Pages: 3 - 3

2. A partnership approach to successful, cost-effective technology transfer

   • Kepi Wu

   Commentary Pages: 4 - 12

3. Lessons from history: Origins of the federal laboratory consortium for technology transfer

   • Harold Metcalf

   Commentary Pages: 13 - 17

4. Technology transfer: Some assembly required

   • Robert Deffeyes

   Commentary Pages: 18 - 20

5. Artful negotiation of licenses

   • Weston Anson

   Topic of the Day Pages: 21 - 25

6. Auburn technology transfer partnership for economic development

   • Bettye Burkhalter
   • T. Phillip Dunlap
   • Douglas J. Watson

   Topic of the Day Pages: 26 - 35

7. Optimizing federal technology transfer to promote commercialization

   • James Gover

   Topic of the day Pages: 36 - 50

8. NASP program technology: An example of transfer benefit for the medical industry and spinback benefit for the government

   • Jennifer Mitchell

   Case Study Pages: 51 - 53

9. Apple Japan

   • Asia Pacific Ventures, Inc.

   Case Study Pages: 54 - 58

10. Patterns of industry interaction with federal laboratories

    • David Roessner
    • Alden Bean

    Research Paper Pages: 59 - 77

11. An exploration of the “Spinback” phenomenon

    • Richard L. Chapman

    Research Paper Pages: 78 - 86

12. Industry/University interaction for simulation-based process improvement

    • Sherri Messimer
    • James Swain
    • John Evans

    Research Paper Pages: 87 - 99

13. Evaluation of technology transfer by peer review

    • Thomas P. Sheahen
    • Robert E. Rosenthal
    • James G. Daley

    Research Paper Pages: 100 - 109

14. Invention: The care and feeding of ideas

    • Jean Russo

    Book Review Pages: 110 - 111

15. Discovery, innovation, and risk: Case studies in science and technology

    • Christine R. Grontkowski

    Book Review Pages: 112 - 113

16. Author biographies for this issue

    Announcement Pages: 115 - 116