Tim Harper takes a look at the recently published "Managing intellectual property and technology transfer" government report and asks why a dozen reviews have failed to lead to changes.
The UK’s House of Commons science and technology committee this month published its report, Managing intellectual property and technology transfer, something that grew out of the initial inquiry about the commercialisation – or lack of it – of graphene.
Focusing on graphene was an excellent starting point, but it soon became apparent that the UK has a problem with linking its world class academic sector with the rest of the economy. The same issues appear in relation to every branch…
