First announced at the Global Connect Summit in October 2013, the university is aiming to bridge the academia-industry divide.
In October 2013, University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) vice-chancellor of research Sandra Brown and then-director of the new Division of Innovation and Industry Alliances Philip Bourne announced the university’s efforts to bridge the academia-industry gap.
Over the past eight months, the university’s tech transfer office has been hard at work to implement those changes. Smaller changes that have already occurred include the express license programme. The programme offers streamlined agreements to provide smoother licensing, although UCSD admits that not…
