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A glance at research-driven university's technology transfer office in the UAE
International Journal of Technology Management
  • Farkhund Iqbal, Zayed University
  • Patrick C.K. Hung, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Fazli Wahid, Higher Colleges of Technology
  • Suaad Mohammed Qayed Ahmed Mohammed, Zayed University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract

© 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Technology transfer offices (TTOs) in research-driven universities serve as an intermediary between suppliers of innovations and those who can potentially commercialise them. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), TTOs are expected to take an important role in the evolution of successful spin-off companies from innovation to production to sales to sustainable profit. TTOs aim to help businesses to innovate and prosper leading to improving local and national economic prosperity. TTOs often support spin-off companies becoming a learning organisation and easing into an articulated management of activities complementary to the research and development activities that create the innovation and drive the transition from innovation to product lines. This paper aims to investigate the current situation of research-driven university's TTO in UAE using a case study of Etisalat BT Innovation Center at Khalifa University and Masdar Institute for university policy implications. The findings suggest that TTOs assist university researchers in many ways.

Publisher
Inderscience Publishers
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Business incubation,
  • Research-driven university entrepreneurship,
  • Spin-off companies,
  • Technology transfer office,
  • TTO,
  • UAE
Scopus ID
85051390853
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTM.2018.093939
Citation Information
Farkhund Iqbal, Patrick C.K. Hung, Fazli Wahid and Suaad Mohammed Qayed Ahmed Mohammed. "A glance at research-driven university's technology transfer office in the UAE" International Journal of Technology Management Vol. 78 Iss. 1-2 (2018) p. 70 - 87 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/0267-5730" target="_blank">0267-5730</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/farkhund-iqbal/130/