Factors Affecting Capacity Building for Technology Transfer From University to Industry; The Case of Sharif Innovation District

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. of Tecgnology Management, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Technology Studies Institute (TSI), Tehran, Iran

10.22034/jstp.2021.14.3.1331

Abstract

The success of the technology transfer process from university requires institutions within and around universities. The concept of capacity building for technology transfer means empowering these institutions as much as possible to interact with other actors to commercialize academic technologies and bring them to market. Therefore, identifying the factors affecting the success of these institutions and strengthening them is one of the goals of the present study. In this research, which is a qualitative study with a case study strategy, we try to determine the influential factors in the capacity building of technology transfer with a focus on the Sharif innovation ecosystem. To collect information, using the targeted sampling method, knowledgeable experts in various institutions related to technology transfer in the Sharif Innovation Area were interviewed. Data analysis was performed by the theme analysis method. Based on the results of this study, the capacity-building framework for technology transfer from university has five main categories, including; The university Policy, the participation researcher, Industry accompaniment, organizational factors of mediators, and Policy-making body. In other words, the success of technology transfer is due to the integrity and transparency of the role of these institutions and accurate knowledge of the criteria of each.
 

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