#Commercialization

The venture-backed spin-off is the celebrated protagonist of the modern technology ecosystem. For software platforms, consumer electronics, and broad-market therapeutics, it is a highly effective vehicle for rapid commercialization. Because of this success, university technology transfer offices and regional development boards have adopted it as the default playbook for almost …

For researchers applying for EU funding, the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale is an unavoidable metric. Originally developed by NASA, the TRL scale has been fully adopted by the European Commission to evaluate the maturity of a project. In software or materials science, climbing this scale can sometimes feel like …

Every Tech Transfer Office (TTO) has a filing cabinet—either physical or digital—filled with patents for brilliant scientific hardware that has never seen the light of a commercial market. These are the custom nanoparticle deposition systems, the bespoke optical metrology tools, and the advanced microfluidic platforms developed by your …