Technology Transfer offers an opportunity for universities to commercialize IP generated on their campuses. This MQP examines a ski binding technology developed at WPI as a case study to understand the university tech transfer system from the perspective of the inventors, Tech Transfer Office, and university. Recommendations include increasing commercial focus, understanding opportunity cost of tech transfer, and improving communication between the inventors, Tech Transfer Office, and university in order to create a prosperous union of innovation between these stakeholders.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mikolich, Brianna Lyn
• Kepka Calvetti, Nicholas Edward
• Agudelo Ortiz, Victor Alfonso

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042815-095717

Advisor

• Towner, Walter Thomas
• Bergstrom, Torbjorn Stansen

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-04-28

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Management Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-29