Commercialisation Pathway Selector • Commercialisation PLUS

Recommendation

As a result of the answers of your self-assessment, the following paths to markets have been identified as feasible options for technology solution:

‣ Spin-off/Spin-out: Create a separate legal entity from a business that originally started within your university/research organisation.

‣ Government Acquisition: The government buys the exclusive rights for the use of the technology solution.

‣ Licensing: Provide permission to another entity to use your IP on agreed terms and conditions in exchange for money.

Based on these suggestions, discuss the various potential paths to market with your research team and/or Technology Transfer Office.
Think about which one/s would be the most appropriate for your technology solution and your situation and use this information to determine which pathways should be included in your Commercialisation PLUS Strategy.

‣ Spin-off/Spin-out: Create a separate legal entity from a business that originally started within your university/research organisation.

‣ Government Acquisition: The government buys the exclusive rights for the use of the technology solution.

‣ Licensing Provide permission to another entity to use your IP on agreed terms and conditions in exchange for money.

Based on these suggestions, discuss the various potential paths to market with your research team and/or Technology Transfer Office.
Think about which one/s would be the most appropriate for your technology solution and your situation and use this information to determine which pathways should be included in your Commercialisation PLUS Strategy.

‣ Sale: The transfer of ownership rights for a fee.

‣ Hybrid solution: Use a combination of two or more paths to market, e.g., Consultancy AND Sale OR Licensing

‣ Licensing: Provide permission to another entity to use your IP on agreed terms and conditions in exchange for money.

Based on these suggestions, discuss the various potential paths to market with your research team and/or Technology Transfer Office.
Think about which one/s would be the most appropriate for your technology solution and your situation and use this information to determine which pathways should be included in your Commercialisation PLUS Strategy.

‣ Licensing Provide permission to another entity to use your IP on agreed terms and conditions in exchange for money.

‣ Spin-off/Spin-out Create a separate legal entity from a business that originally started within your university/research organisation.

‣ Hybrid solution: Use a combination of two or more paths to market, e.g., Consultancy AND Licensing OR Spin-off/Spin-out.

Based on these suggestions, discuss the various potential paths to market with your research team and/or Technology Transfer Office.
Think about which one/s would be the most appropriate for your technology solution and your situation and use this information to determine which pathways should be included in your Commercialisation PLUS Strategy.

‣ Spin-off/Spin-out: Create a separate legal entity from a business that originally started within your university/research organisation.

‣ Consultancy: Conduct specialised and targeted research or provide expert advice to a client for a fee.

‣ Government Acquisition: The government buys the exclusive rights for the use of the technology solution.

‣ Hybrid solution: Use a combination of two or more paths to market, e.g., Consultancy AND Licensing OR Spin-off/Spin-out.

Based on these suggestions, discuss the various potential paths to market with your research team and/or Technology Transfer Office.
Think about which one/s would be the most appropriate for your technology solution and your situation and use this information to determine which pathways should be included in your Commercialisation PLUS Strategy.

‣ Licensing: Provide permission to another entity to use your IP on agreed terms and conditions in exchange for money.

‣ Hybrid solution: Use a combination of two or more paths to market, e.g., Consultancy AND Sale OR Licensing.

‣ Sale: The transfer of ownership rights for a fee.

Based on these suggestions, discuss the various potential paths to market with your research team and/or Technology Transfer Office.
Think about which one/s would be the most appropriate for your technology solution and your situation and use this information to determine which pathways should be included in your Commercialisation PLUS Strategy.

‣ Start-up incubation/acceleration: A program that supports research teams to explore, innovative and potentially risky ideas with specialist expertise and investment to support development of science-based businesses and early-stage technologies.

‣ Licensing: Provide permission to another entity to use your IP on agreed terms and conditions in exchange for money.

‣ Hybrid solution: Use a combination of two or more paths to market, e.g., Consultancy AND Licensing.

‣ Hold and Protect: The market is not yet ready for your technology solution. In the meantime, protect your IP and continue to explore different ways that you could share information about your technology, including different publishing avenues.