Focus IP Group, LLC

Resources

I had the privilege of entering the tech transfer profession in its very early days. We had many questions about whether technology transfer even had a sustainable business model. I had the opportunity to research and try to address many of the issues we came across, working with colleagues around the world. Here you will find some of my writings and teachings on some of the issues I had the privilege of addressing.

Innovation
Global Health
Start Ups
Technology Transfer in Emerging Economies

Technology Valuation
Technology Transfer Practice
The Bayh-Dole act
The Economic Impact of Technology Transfer

Publications	Presentations

The Enactment of Bayh-Dole	The Bayh-Dole Act – History and Impact
The Bayh-Dole Act Turns 30	Lessons Learned from Three Decades of University IP and Technology Transfer --Perspectives from the United States of America
Understanding the Importance of Bayh-Dole

How Are U.S. Technology Transfer Offices Tasked -- Is It All About the Money	How are U.S. Academic Licensing Offices Tasked and Motivated?
Using Academic License Agreements to Promote Global Social Responsibility	Socially Responsible Licensing of Drugs and Vaccines
Technology Transfer’s Twenty-Five Percent Rule	6th Annual Conference on Collaboration for Advancing Entrepreneurship: Academia’s 25% Rule
The Role of Patents and Commercialization in the Tenure and Promotion Process	Why Do We Do What We Do
The Role of Public-Sector Research in the Discovery of New Drugs and Vaccines -- Appendix
Technology Transfer and its Role in the Practice of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

20 Years of Academic Licensing -- Income and Economic Impact	Great University Inventions
The Role of Public-Sector Research in the Discovery of New Drugs and Vaccines	Measuring Economic Impact
The Biopharmaceutical Industry in Massachusetts -- the Triple Helix in Action	The Role of Public Sector Research in the Discovery of Drugs and Vaccines
The Commercialization of New Drugs and Vaccines Discovered in Public Sector Research	Benefits of IP-based Technology Transfer for the University, its Stakeholders, and Society at Large
What is the Total Economic Impact of Academic Technology Transfer

Risk-adjusted Net Present Value -- A New Way to Value Early Stage Technologies	Sublicense Income Sharing
Valuation in Global Health Licenses
Finding Comparable Licenses
Defining Sublicense Income To Avoid Problems Down the Road
Intellectual Property Valuation Manual for Academic Institutions

An Emerging Model for Life Sciences Commercialization	Challenges in Implementing the Triple Helix in the Developing World
	Important Issues Regarding Technology Transfer Office Funding and Operations
	The University as a Participant in the Innovation Ecosystem and How Can Governments support it?
	Developing and Supporting Associations of Technology Transfer Professionals & Quantitative Assessment
	Essential Elements of a Sustainable University IP and Technology Transfer Function