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Private investors have a lot to offer universities who are interested in developing and commercializing new technologies. Michael N. Helmus and Anil K. Rao describe how such partnerships can work in practice.

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Figure 1: There are a variety of risks (for example, technical, commercial and intellectual property risks) that must be managed to transfer new technology into commercial products.

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  1. Michael N. Helmus is a consultant working in the areas of biomaterials, nanotechnology, medical devices and controlled drug delivery. mhelmus571@aol.com,

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  2. Anil K. Rao is a consultant working in the area of medical device investment research. anilkrao@yahoo.com,

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Helmus, M., Rao, A. Don't go public, go private. Nature Nanotech 2, 735–736 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.393

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