Moving inventions to the marketplace
This week, researchers from MIT and Harvard University crossed the Charles River to speak at a symposium intended to bridge scientific innovation from both campuses with corporate interests from around the world. The two-day event, sponsored by the MIT Technology Licensing Office (TLO) and Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD), took place Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston as part of TechConnect World, an annual “matchmaking” conference that pairs innovators in sustainability, nanotechnology and the life sciences with potential investors. “This is kind of an experiment for both Harvard and MIT,” said Christopher Noble, MIT’s technology licensing officer for energy technology. “We decided we wanted to raise our profile in the techno community, and create more dialogue … and explore a variety of ways we can work, especially with large companies.”Noble is one of a number of licensing officers within the TLO who have helped move...