TTOs
The TRL 4 Audit: How TTOs Can Accurately Assess the Commercial Viability of Lab Hardware
The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale is a standard heuristic in deep tech, but for Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), TRL 4 represents a critical inflection point. At TRL 4, a technology is typically a "component and/or breadboard validation in a laboratory environment." It works on the bench, but it …