Iowa’s universities help pave the way for tech transfer

ISU had 47 patent applications filed in fiscal 2011, up 21 over 2010.

Technology transfer is big business.

2009, for example, was admittedly a difficult year for tech transfers in the United States, and licensing income dropped, according to MedCity News in citing an Association of University Technology Managers survey.

But the 181 tech transfer programs that responded to the survey — the association’s most recent — still claimed a combined $2.3 billion in income.…Read More

Tech-savvy students prompt colleges to revamp rules

Students who make iPhone apps could face college officials demanding ownership.

Tony Brown didn’t set out to overhaul his college’s policies on intellectual property. He just wanted an easier way of tracking local apartment rentals on his iPhone.

The University of Missouri student came up with an idea in class one day that spawned an iPhone application that has had more than 250,000 downloads since its release in March 2009.

The app created by Brown and three other undergraduates won them a trip to Apple headquarters, along with job offers from Google and other technology companies.…Read More

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