Roundtable: Technology Transfer – From Lab to Manufacture

Alexander E. Braun, Senior Editor -- Semiconductor International, 1/14/2008 8:55:00 AM

Senior Editor Alexander E. Braun moderates a roundtable session on “Technology Transfer — From Lab to Manufacture.” Experts on the subject give their experiences on overcoming the hurdles involved in the transfer of technology from the various R&D sites across academia to the industry sector — where the realities of developing a concept into a manufacturable product take place. It is a matter of ever-increasing importance, particularly as corporations across every industry increasingly outsource much of their R&D efforts.

Listen to the roundtable discussion (Runtime: 34:52)

Roundtable participants:

Zach Buckner
Director of Product Development
Elder Research Inc.

Jack Vann
President
Visi-Trak Worldwide

Sean Graves
Vice President of Engineering and Operations
Visi-Trak Sensors

Paul Betten
Program Manager, Software and Nuclear Applications, Business Development and Marketing
Argonne National Laboratory

Neil Kane
President
Advanced Diamond Technologies Inc.

Henry Klim
President and Member of the Board of Directors
Bennington Microtechnology Center

Harry Stephanou
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Director, Automation and Robotics Institute
University of Texas at Arlington