Though the very basis of the biotech industry, university technology transfer in medical devices has largely been ignored. The difficulty behind device tech transfer: innovation occurs differently in devices than in biotech. New device designs are frequently the result of sudden realizations by physicians, rather than extensive clinical discovery. Stanford University and Germany's Steinbeis Center are implementing different approaches, evolving out of their respective environments, but aimed at achieving the same goal: promoting device technology transfer.
by Stephen Levin
For university technology transfer in medical products, this truly is both the best and worst of times. For biopharmaceuticals, tech transfer is common currency, widely sought and accepted; but in...
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