Office of Research and Technology Ventures
Commercializing Technology
Rationale
Developing a new product or service based on early stage academic research discoveries requires:
- a significant investment of time and money
- further research and development geared towards product development and regulatory approval
- the expertise and infrastructure necessary to support marketing and sales
Development efforts of this scale normally fall outside the purview of most academic institutions. It is necessary therefore that institutions like Dana-Farber collaborate with commercial partners capable of making the investment necessary to bring a new technology to market.
ORTV helps to facilitate the process of commercializing technology developed at Dana-Farber.
