Fulfilling the Promise of Technology Transfer

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Technology Transfer from Keio University: Development of Professionals Fostering Innovation over the Past Decade

   • Kenichi Hatori, Koichi Hishida

   Pages 1-13Open Access

3. Does Technology Transfer from Universities to Industry Contribute to Innovation?

   • Takafumi Yamamoto

   Pages 15-22Open Access

4. Commercializing Promising but Dormant Japanese Industry–University Joint Discoveries via Independent, Venture Capital Funded Spin-Offs

   • Robert Kneller

   Pages 23-33Open Access

5. Realization of Photonics Polymer Technologies in the FIRST Program

   • Yasuhiro Koike

   Pages 35-44Open Access

6. Translational Medicine of Stem Cells: Central Nervous System Regeneration and Modeling Neurological Diseases

   • Hideyuki Okano

   Pages 45-57Open Access

7. Fostering Technology Transfer, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of a Public University

   • Benjamin Chu

   Pages 59-69Open Access

8. Fostering Innovation for the Benefit of Society: Technology Licensing’s Role at Stanford

   • Kirsten J. Leute

   Pages 71-81Open Access

9. Managing Life Science Innovations in Public Research Through Holistic Performance Measures

   • Ruth M. Herzog, Christopher Wasden

   Pages 83-94Open Access

10. Universities as Engines of Economic Growth—Entrepreneurship in Academia: A Singapore Experience

    • Lily Chan

    Pages 95-100Open Access

11. University Intellectual Property Exploitation: Personal Perspectives from the UK and USA

    • Mark Spearing

    Pages 101-120Open Access

12. Back Matter

    Pages 121-128

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Universities and research institutes are increasingly expected to contribute to society by creating innovation from the returns of their research results and the establishment of new technologies. Toward that goal, Keio University in Japan held an international symposium titled “Fulfilling the Promise of Technology Transfer: Fostering Innovation for the Benefit of Society.” From that symposium the following contents are included in the present volume: 1) A showcase of ideas and case studies to promote future creation of innovation by universities and research institutes worldwide, including information on the R&D value chain, licensing, income generation, start-ups and mechanisms to encourage entrepreneurship, and the changing role of universities in fostering innovation. 2) Introduction of active research projects that aim to productize successful research results on an international level. For example, the book includes results of research on stem cell technologies and regenerative medicine as well as the realization and application of polymer photonics and the development of the core technology of polymer photonics. 3) Case studies from the U.K. in developing industry–academia collaboration with various business partners ranging from start-ups and spinout companies to large enterprises. 4) Reports of the achievements of the technological transfer activities at Keio University supported by the 5-year public fund, with suggestions for future prospects.

• industry-academia collaboration
• innovation
• knowledge transfer
• technology transfer

• Headquarters for Research Coordination and Administration, Tokyo, Japan

  Koichi Hishida

• Department of System Design Engineering Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

  Koichi Hishida

Koichi Hishida received M.S. (1978) and PhD (1982) degrees in the department of Mechanical engineering from Keio University where he specialized in experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He has researched on heat transfer enhancement in mist flow and turbulent structure in dispersed two-phase flow, and developed dynamic flow measurements based on Laser techniques such as Laser Doppler Velocimetry with particle sizing and Particle Image Velcimetry combined with Laser Induced Fluorescence and infrared shadow techniques. He is currently Professor (1997) in the Department of System Design Engineering, Keio University. His current research includes experiments on turbulent modification of two-phase flow (particle laden and bubble flows), heat transfer controlling, development of laser based instrumentation for micro-nano scale flow measurements. He is now associate editor of Experiments in Fluid, and advisory board member of Measurement Science and Technology (IOP), Fluid Dynamic Research, and organizing committee member of several international conferences such as Application of Laser Technique to Fluid Mechanics, Turbulent Shear Flow and Phenomena, ICMF, and so forth. He was elected to a Fellow of the Institute of Physics as a chartered physicist (CPhys FinstP) in 1999. He has published more than 150 articles in major international journals.

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