Technology Transfer Systems in the United States and Germany

H. Norman Abramson, Jose Encarnacao, Proctor P. Reid, and Ulrich Schmoch, Editors, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, National Academy of Engineering

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Part I: Overview and Comparison; 3 Introduction; 4 The German and U.S. R&D Systems; 5 Comparison of Major Technology Transfer Institutions; 6 Selected Technology Transfer Issues in a Comparative Context; 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 8 Annex I: Suggestions for Transatlantic/International Collaborative Projects; 9 Part II: Technology Transfer in the United States; 10 Introduction; 11 The R&D Enterprise; 12 Technology Transfer from Higher Education to Industry; 13 U.S. Federal Laboratories and Technology Transfer to Industry; 14 Technology Transfer by Privately Held, Nonacademic Organizations; 15 Annex II: Case Studies in Technology Transfer; 16 Part III: Technology Transfer in Germany; 17 Executive Summary; 18 Introduction; 19 The German R&D Enterprise; 20 Technology Transfer from Universities; 21 Technology Transfer from Public Intermediate R&D Insitutions; 22 Technology Transfer by Industrial R&D Consortia; 23 Technology Transfer in Selected Areas; 24 Conclusion: An Assessment of Technology Transfer in Germany; 25 Annex III: Examples of Technology Transfer in Germany; 26 Appendixes; 27 Notes; 28 References; 29 Biographical Information for the Binational Panel; 30 Index

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