I am looking for experts in establishing technology transfer offices in Universities / Colleges.
I need help to set the important KPIs to ensure that the TT office is sustainable.
Pls share any information or article with me that is related to the topic.
This an area of great adventure, the TTO has contributed significantly to certain universities like MIT and Stanford but have been an utter failure in most other universities. The success of TTO is determined by certain capabilities, and key is probably the leadership that heads and manages this entity - which needs to have skills and experiences that are both academic and commercial. Most TTO fail to bridge the gap between research and monetization of this research with collaborative involvement of private industry stakeholders like - company that acquires this research and funds/VCs that finance this research.
I am herewith attaching some papers that you would find interesting to understand issues facing TTOs and how you can evolve a model to evaluate their effectiveness (KPIs).
Also you may check this:
https://www.fuentek.com/blog-post/key-metrics-for-techtransfer-offices-ttos/
Very interesting question. We focus in our research on soft skills that are necessary for incubators, and I guess the same holds for TTO's (see attach)
Think about the theory of change of your organisation and then build targets that are consistent with your M&E frameworks. The theory of change will help you build your KPIs and understand how others have used KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of technology transfer projects.
Best,
Lucas
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