title: An insider's guide to knowledge transfer. From Academia to industry.
abstract: Higher education institutions (HEIs) can improve the quality of their research through working with industry. Industry can develop more profitable products as a result of working with HEIs. This article explores the process of forming a rewarding partnership and lists the dos and don'ts for academic and commercial people seeking to form a partnership with the "other side."
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. fraser@sante.adrtp.org
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authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D004493:Education; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017149:Private Sector; D012106:Research; D018581:Technology Transfer