EPSRC / QinetiQ Chair in Technology Transfer

企业和社区通过成功实施新技术来发展。人们普遍认为，技术转让是有益的，应予以鼓励，然而，关于什么在实践中行之有效，以及不同的工业和商业环境如何影响最佳设计，理论和证据都很少，特别是在工程和物理科学方面。联合王国政府增加了对“第三产业”活动的支持，鼓励在研究机构和大学中设立技术转让办公室。但是，没有科学证据来确定哪些机制比其他机制更有效，或者在技术转让过程中应如何反映产业组织中的感知差异。该主席将提供大量证据和新的想法、框架、模式和工具，以制定旨在改进技术转让进程的强有力的机制。

Businesses and communities develop through successful implementation of new technology. It is widely held that technology transfer is beneficial and should be encouraged, yet there is little theory, and less evidence, particularly for engineering and physical sciences, of what works well in practice and how optimal design is affected by differing industrial and commercial environments. The UK government has increased support for 'third stream' activities, fostering the creation of technology transfer offices in research organisations and universities. But there is no scientific evidence to identify which mechanisms work better than others or how perceived differences in industrial organisation should be reflected in technology transfer processes. This Chair will provide substantial evidence and new ideas, frameworks, models and tools to develop robust mechanisms aimed at improving technology transfer processes.