I. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER - TUTORIALS & TIPS

The best technology transfer guidelines and tips are located in this section. There are covering mostly the University-Industry or private sector relationships:

• Technology Transfer: An Overview (Nice introduction)
• A Tutorial on Technology Transfer in U.S. Colleges and Universities
• Technology Transfer Guidelines: Transferring technology from the VA Federal Laboratory to the private sector for commercialization
• Guidelines on University-Industry Relations (Guidelines are designed primarily to assist faculty in their relations with industry)
• University Technology Transfer - Questions and Answers
• Inventions and Technology Transfer Activities - Information About the Technology Commercialization Process (Detailed)
• Overview of Federal Technology Transfer ("..article is designed to place federal technology transfer policies and procedures in context..")
• Guidelines for Invention Protection and Disclosure)
• and more...

II. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ARTICLES

Besides the introduction and guidelines about technology transfer in the previous paragraph, here are more related articles:

• Information to Change the World - Fulfilling the Information Needs of Technology Transfer ("..This article provides an introduction to fulfilling the information needs of technology transfer [T2]).
• University Technology Transfer - Evolution and Revolution
• Technology Transfer (Article)
• Technology Transfer & Commercialization ("..European public-sector support for the setting up of space systems has been provided for compelling political reasons..")
• Formulating Technology Policy in Africa: New Directions
• Methodological and Technological issues in Technology Transfer - Forestry Sector
• Expanding the Content Base of Technology Education: Technology Transfer as a Topic of Study (Detailed)
• Top 10 Tips on Technology Transfer (TT)
• Measurement And Evaluation Of Federal Technology Transfer
• Technology Transfer and the U.S. Biotechnology Industry
• Technology Transfer: An Overview ("..Technology transfer is specific, only occurring when a technology is used in a project. Within this context, we examine the roles involved in technology transfer: the technology supplier the technology user and the technology driver...")
• Technology transfer and licensing of agricultural biotechnologies in the international arena)
• From technology generation to technology transfer: The concept and reality of the ‘Dual-use technology Centres’ (Conference Paper)
• and more...

III. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER - CONTRACTS, FORMS, LEGAL

Technology transfer cannot finalized without contracts. Below are real - samples from Universities but also related general templates found elsewhere. Take a look:

• New Technology Disclosure Form (MS Word; for the State University of New York)
• Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDA's) with the University of Arizona
• Technology Transfer Service - Model Agreement (Confidential Disclosure Agreement)
• Elements of a License Agreement ("..section is meant to be a guide and NOT a tutorial on drafting license agreements.." - detailed, but related to the University of Arizona)
• Sample Letter of Understanding
• Sample Confidential Information Disclosure And Limited Use Agreement
• Guidelines for Managing License Agreements
• Laws, Hearings, Policies And Programs - Technology Transfer Legislation Summary (U.S.)
• Technology Transfer Policy (Health Care/Medical Center)
• and more...

IV. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER - AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES

Technologies are available for licensing from Universities but also from private sectors. Here are a few samples to choose from:

• List of technologies available for licensing (Biotec, Chemistry, Computer Science and Physics)
• Over 100 technologies available for licensing (Biotec, Chemistry etc.)
• and more...

V. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER - PUBLICATIONS & BOOKS

Many has been published about technology transfer and below are some links you might find very useful:

• Technology Development and Transfer - The Transactional and Legal Environment (book)
• The Journal of Technology Transfer
• Technology Transfer in Consortia and Strategic Alliances
• Technology Transfer Report: Who's Doing What With What (Report)
• Manual on Technology Transfer Negotiations
• Models, Theories and Shifting Paradigms In Technology Transfer: A Bibliography (National Agricultural Library)
• Air Force Technology Transfer Handbook (Detailed!)
• and more...