Open Innovation: Are Universities Standing in the Way?

Open Innovation: Are Universities Standing in the Way?

This is a typical complaint of companies, notes Laura Schoppe, the president and owner of Fuentek LLC, an Apex, NC-based firm that works with both public and private entities to advance technologies. However, she has not found that to be the case. “Licensing deals are...
Open Innovation: Are Universities Standing in the Way?

Treasure Hunting

Laura Schoppe cut her teeth far from the quiet street in Apex where she now lives and works. “After graduating from college, I worked in the defense industry doing missile-plume intelligence as part of the Star Wars program,” she says of her time tracking faint...
Open Innovation: Are Universities Standing in the Way?

Q&A: Laura Schoppe on new patent law

The America Invents Act is the most sweeping piece of patent-related legislation in a generation…. Meanwhile, universities are dealing with shrinking public funds for their myriad research projects. Triangle Business Journal discussed these two issues with Laura...
Open Innovation: Are Universities Standing in the Way?

Looming Federal Budget Cuts a Big Risk to Small US Businesses

Laura Schoppe’s small business gets about half of its revenue from contracts with the federal government. It’s at risk of losing a chunk of that money in 2013.  Schoppe and thousands of other small companies with federal contracts are watching to see if Congress will...
Open Innovation: Are Universities Standing in the Way?

Doing More with Less: How Interns Help Accelerate Tech Transfer

Moving innovation from research labs into the mainstream of U.S. economy has always been the goal of the technology transfer community. Recently, tech transfer has received increased attention, with the hope that it can drive business development that is essential for...