technology transfer
Noun
Meaning
The movement of (especially new) technology from one field or region to another, especially from a research institution to the marketplace in order to allow commercialization.
The use of a concept or product from one technology to solve a problem in an unrelated one.
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He said as a stakeholder in technology development in Nigeria, NOTAP is working closely with the knowledge institutions by establishing Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Offices (IPTTOs) in some selected knowledge institutions.
In the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996, Congress called on the U.S. to prioritize “voluntary, private sector, consensus standards bodies” as a part of all policy processes.
This project is one of the 18 new ideas the LSU Board of Supervisors has selected to support through its Leverage Innovation for Technology Transfer, or LIFT2, grants.