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metrics for measuring these criteria.
The committee decided to first identify what were the goals
for the University of California Technology Transfer Program
and then to suggest possible metrics for each goal. While I
won’t describe the metrics here, the five goals identified by
this committee again provide a clear picture as to what technology
transfer offices aspire to in their patent and licensing
work. These goals are:
1. To create public benefit: The public benefits when the
innovations and discoveries of the faculty and staff of the
University of California are made available to the public and
commercial sectors. Thus, transferring university research outside
of the institution enables further research, the creation of
new companies, and the development of products and services.
By facilitating this transfer, Technology Transfer Offices are
instrumental in promoting innovation and public benefit.
2. To provide service to the UC academic community:
Technology Transfer Offices serve the academic community in
all types of intellectual property-related activities such as the
transfer of proprietary materials into and out of the university.
They provide policy guidance, mentoring and education
about protecting and commercializing intellectual property,
supporting faculty, postdocs and graduate students who have
the desire but not necessarily the experience to champion the
development of promising early-stage technology and to start
new ventures.
3. To create, support, and maintain research partnerships
with industry: Research is a primary mission of the University
of California, and partnerships with industry allow for the
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expertise of university researchers to be focused on solving
problems and answering questions of interest to industry and
also to allow for innovations resulting from these interactions
to be made available to industry. Technology Transfer Offices
enhance research partnerships by offering university intellectual
property to support and expand interactions with industry.
4. Support economic development: Technology-driven
businesses create new jobs and drive regional and national
economic development. Effective technology transfer from
land-grant universities is an essential first step in creating new
companies employing highly skilled graduates and contributing
to the economy through increases in the tax base and the
purchase of goods and services.
5. Secure fair compensation for UC technologies: Technology
Transfer Offices are the stewards of public intellectual
property assets, so they seek to secure fair compensation
for their available technologies keeping in mind the need to
provide service to all of the stakeholders involved in the technology
transfer process. Finally, revenue generated from the
technology transfer program is invested back in the university’s
education and research programs.
Technology Transfer Offices serve the research mission
of the University of California
The University of California is the premier research university
in the U.S. today, and the five goals of University of
California Technology Transfer Offices outlined above make
clear that these programs exist primarily to support the research
mission of the university.
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