Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Once upon a time ...
  • What's in the book
  • Commercializing university technology and the role of start-up companies. Technology commercialization
  • Start-ups versus licensing to established companies
  • Types of university start-ups
  • Technology-based university start-ups
  • The university start-up : characteristics and context. Anatomy of a start-up company
  • The university start-up ecosystem
  • Key steps to a start-up. Overview of key steps
  • Key step : recognizing the opportunity
  • Key step : disclosure to the university
  • Key step : filing for intellectual property protection
  • Key step : recruiting advisers and mentors
  • Key step : developing the business case
  • Key step : forming the company
  • Key step : building the management team
  • Key step : licensing the intellectual property
  • Key step : gathering market information
  • Key step : defining and refining the business model
  • Key step : early-stage marketing
  • Key step : writing the business plan
  • Key step : raising initial capital
  • Key step : finding space
  • Key step : raising growth capital
  • Key step : developing the product
  • Key step : establishing manufacturing
  • Key step : engaging the customer : marketing, sales, and business development
  • Key step : the exit
  • The bumps in the road
  • Case studies. Oncotica
  • Sensorlogix
  • Cylent
  • Summary
  • Stakeholders' perspectives. The faculty
  • Business leaders
  • University research administrators.