Kolon Industries, Inc.—one of Fuentek’s technology transfer clients—has developed a transparent, flexible, colorless polyimide material that will revolutionize a wide range of electronics applications. And attendees at next week’s 10th Annual Flexible …
I had a fantastic time as a judge in last year’s NC FIRST Robotics Competition. This year, I get to do it again! Editor’s note: For the latest news about the next regional tournament, visit NC FIRST. Spring is just around the corner. I know, beca …
Next week I’ll be one of three panelists in a live webinar hosted by Technology Transfer Tactics. The topic: how your technology transfer office can establish successful partnerships with government agencies. This is a topic I’m quite passionate about, …
Making the call to shut down a marketing effort isn’t easy. Even if you’ve done everything you were supposed to do in the ramp-up to marketing, sometimes you don’t getting any traction with prospects. How do you make the tough call to cancel the effort and move on? This post gives three examples of real marketing campaigns where Fuentek advised clients to close down the marketing effort.
As 2010 draws to a close, we at Fuentek would like to wish you the happiest of holidays! And we hope 2011 brings you health, prosperity, success, and fulfillment. We’re looking forward to the next week of visits with families and toasts and good cheer, …
Did you know that Fuentek has a variety of publications available that may be of considerable interest to technology transfer offices (TTOs) and others working in the field of technology commercialization or IP management? Technology Transfer Tactics r …
In my post last week, I talked about using competitive intelligence to implement Symbiotic Innovation. The same market research conducted for preliminary screenings to prioritize your technology commercialization opportunities for spin-out can inform your R&D, product development, and spin-in efforts. And vice versa.
In my last post I talked about how collaborations can be less risky than mergers and acquisitions (M&A) when it comes to tapping into an external technology to accelerate or enhance product development. If your company is like most, you don’t belie …
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: It doesn’t matter if you’re a company, a university, or a government lab. If you’re investing in technology development, Symbiotic Innovation is the best way to do it.
Yesterday I talked about how the activities associated with spinning out patented technologies (or your other intellectual assets) can feed into your efforts to spin-in an external technology. Today let’s consider the reverse.
