Academic Entrepreneurship

How to Bring Your Scientific Discovery to a Successful Commercial Product

By Michele Marcolongo | Publisher: Wiley

About the book

The pathway to bringing laboratory discoveries to market is poorly understood and generally new to many academics. This book serves as an easy-to-read roadmap for translating technology to a product launch – guiding university faculty and graduate students on launching a start-up company.

•    Addresses a growing trend of academic faculty commercializing their discoveries, especially those supported by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health
•    Offers faculty a pathway and easy-to-follow steps towards determining whether their discovery / idea / technology is viable from a business perspective, as well as how to execute the necessary steps to create and launch a start-up company
•    Has a light-hearted and accessible style of a step-by-step guide to help graduate students, post-docs, and faculty learn how to go about spinning out their research from the lab
•    Includes interviews by faculty in the disciplines of materials science, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, information technology, energy, and mechanical devices – offering tips and discussing potential pitfalls to be avoided

Editions of Academic Entrepreneurship

Paperback
ISBN 9781118859087
EBook
ISBN 9781118858929
EBook
ISBN 9781118859070
EBook
ISBN 9781118858967

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The pathway to bringing laboratory discoveries to market is poorly understood and generally new to many academics. This book serves as an easy-to-read roadmap for translating technology to a product launch – guiding university faculty and graduate students on launching a start-up company.

•    Addresses a growing trend of academic faculty commercializing their discoveries, especially those supported by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health
•    Offers faculty a pathway and easy-to-follow steps towards determining whether their discovery / idea / technology is viable from a business perspective, as well as how to execute the necessary steps to create and launch a start-up company
•    Has a light-hearted and accessible style of a step-by-step guide to help graduate students, post-docs, and faculty learn how to go about spinning out their research from the lab
•    Includes interviews by faculty in the disciplines of materials science, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, information technology, energy, and mechanical devices – offering tips and discussing potential pitfalls to be avoided

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Academic Entrepreneurship about?

The pathway to bringing laboratory discoveries to market is poorly understood and generally new to many academics. This book serves as an easy-to-read roadmap for translating technology to a product launch – guiding university faculty and graduate students on launching a start-up company.

•    Addresses a growing trend of academic faculty commercializing their discoveries, especially those supported by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health
•    Offers faculty a pathway and easy-to-follow steps towards determining whether their discovery / idea / technology is viable from a business perspective, as well as how to execute the necessary steps to create and launch a start-up company
•    Has a light-hearted and accessible style of a step-by-step guide to help graduate students, post-docs, and faculty learn how to go about spinning out their research from the lab
•    Includes interviews by faculty in the disciplines of materials science, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, information technology, energy, and mechanical devices – offering tips and discussing potential pitfalls to be avoided

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Academic Entrepreneurship?

Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Business and Management > Entrepreneurship / Start-ups

Where can I read a sample of Academic Entrepreneurship?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781118859087

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Academic Entrepreneurship?

Michele Marcolongo

Who is the Publisher of the book Academic Entrepreneurship?

Wiley

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Academic Entrepreneurship is available as paperback(ISBN 9781118859087) and ebook(ISBN 9781118858929) and ebook(ISBN 9781118859070) and ebook(ISBN 9781118858967)

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