Preface; Introduction; A Brief History Of Spin-Outs; Technology Transfer; Starting A Spin-Out Company; Oxford Molecular Ltd; Oxford Molecular Group Plc; Wider University Coverage -- IP Group Plc; Conclusions; Appendices; Index
Summary
Annotation Universities increasingly encourage spin-out companies from their own departments, and interest from entrepreneurs and the commercial sphere is only set to develop further in coming years. With this in mind, Professor Graham Richards - an academic and businessman who has had many years of involvement with spin-out companies - has written this book as a guide and an inspiration for those who are thinking about commercialising intellectual property and creating a spin-out company