Technology transfer in practice : from invention to innovation: a step-by-step guide for inventors and researchers / George Vekinis, with a forword by Herbert von Bose.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1. The long road ahead -- 1. An invention is not an innovation -- 2. Can every idea be transformed into an innovation? -- 3. What are the driving forces for innovation? -- 4. Can everybody be an innovator? -- 5. The long, hard road ahead -- 6. The critical milestones -- Part 2. Cloistered creativity -- 7. The birth of the idea -- 8. How do you determine if a new technology has value? -- 9. Critical milestone 1: proof of concept -- 10. Research and development -- 11. Strategy for protection and freedom for use -- 12. Critical milestone 2: validation of technical feasibility for applications -- Part 3. Maturing in the real world -- 13. Out into the real world: scaling up -- 14. Business planning for new entrepreneurs -- 15. Critical milestone 3: The industrial prototype and validation of economic viability -- 16. Industrialisation -- 17. On to the market! -- Part 4. Glory years, natural decline and renewal -- Closing remarks -- Suggestions for further reading -- Case studies in technology transfer -- Appendix A: Sample non-disclosure agreement -- Appendix B: Sample memorandum of understanding -- Appendix C: Sample technology transfer agreement.