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Different Timelines for Different Technologies

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Case studies of the first completed Advanced Technology Program (ATP) projects have shown considerable variation in commercialization patterns of ATP-funded technologies. These variations were apparent in the timing of initial revenues, commercialization in more mature and multiple applications, and diffusion of ATP technologies relative to the period of ATP funding of R&D. This study analyzes differences in commercialization patterns for different ATP-funded technologies in a systematic way.

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  1. Economic Assessment Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4710, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-4710

    Jeanne Powell

  2. Research and Development Statistics Division of Science Resources, Statistics National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 965, Arlington, VA, 22230

    Francisco Moris

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Powell, J., Moris, F. Different Timelines for Different Technologies. The Journal of Technology Transfer 29, 125–152 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOTT.0000019535.77467.68

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