Factors Affecting Technology Transfer and Commercialization of University Research in India: a Cross-sectional Study

Abstract In recent years, there is a great emphasis on transferring inventions and technologies originating from academia to industry through technology transfer/licensing or commercialization. The efforts of the Government India (GOI) aim create socially useful innovation university-industry transfer. objective study examine understand enabling factors barriers for transfer among Indian universities. covers three key aspects: (1) awareness practice patents research commercialization academia, (2) comprehending strategies adapted commercialize activities, (3) in (TT). This paper an attempt answer question whether current dynamics within universities environment knowledge transfer/commercialization propose plausible suggestions enable academia-industry A self- assessed structured methodology contemplated applied. Convenience sampling methods were adopted. Administrators 25 overseeing development activities/patent cell/incubation cell industrial collaboration approached participate study. are categorized as (i) public funded (ii) private institutes purpose It interesting that have advantage terms receiving funds licensing potential partners. authors further conclude undertaken far demands industry. Even though relevant supporting system enhancing place, such establishing office (TTO) university, they hardly channelize resources innovation. important undertake commercially viable benefit society.