A) Preliminary Reading for Tech Transfer Professionals

A1) Primer on intellectual property
A2) Primer on assessing & articulating value proposition
A3) Primer on technology advancement and readiness

B) Introduction to Tech Transfer

B1) The purpose and importance of tech transfer offices
B2) Taking technology to market: Various routes and mechanisms
B3) Overview of functions and activities of a TTO

C) Building and operating an effective technology transfer office

C1) Organizational structure and staffing
C2) Strategic positioning of a TTO in an institution
C3) Policies and guidelines
C4) Workflows and institutional processes
C5) Financial and resource management
C6) Data and records management
C7) Impact and performance tracking and reporting

D) Understanding the activities undertaken by the TTO

D1) Sourcing technology and IP
D2) IP protection and management
D3) Technology assessment
D4) Technology marketing
D5) Progressing a lead to a deal
D6) Technology licensing
D7) Technology valuation
D8) Negotiations 
D9) Post-deal contract life cycle management

E) Specialized activities undertaken by the TTO

E1) IP analytics and decision support
E2) Advancing technology readiness and valorizing IP
E3) Tech venturing and spinouts
E4) Other models of technology commercialization: a) SEP/FRAND, b) Patent pools, c) Mission mode translation vehicles, d) Creative commons, e) Open source licensing

F) Case studies of TTOs

F1) Case studies of the Indian TTOs
F2) Case studies of the International TTOs

G) Case studies of tech transfer

G1) Case studies of tech transfer from India
G2) Case studies of tech transfer from USA

H) Commercializing clean technology innovations

H1) Introduction to clean technology, energy efficient technology, climate technology
H2) Qualifying technologies as “cleantech”, assessment of emission reduction potential
H3) Identification and articulation of uniqueness of Cleantech innovations
H4) Challenges associated with transferring Cleantech
H5) Lessons from the FLCTD Project

Module 0: Preliminary reading

A1) Primer on intellectual property
A2) Primer on assessing & articulating value proposition
A3) Primer on technology advancement and readiness
B2) Taking technology to market: Various routes and mechanisms
G1) Case studies of tech transfer from India
G2) Case studies of tech transfer from USA

Module 1: Building and operating an effective technology transfer office

B1) The purpose and importance of tech transfer offices
B3) Overview of functions and activities of a TTO
C1) Organizational structure and staffing
C2) Strategic positioning of a TTO in an institution
C3) Policies and guidelines
C4) Workflows and institutional processes
C5) Financial and resource management
C6) Data and records management
C7) Impact and performance tracking and reporting

Module 2: Understanding the activities undertaken by the TTO: Part 1

D1) Sourcing technology and IP
D2) IP protection and management
D3) Technology assessment
D4) Technology marketing
D5) Progressing a lead to a deal
D6) Technology licensing

Module 3: Understanding the activities undertaken by the TTO: Part 2

D7) Technology valuation
D8) Negotiations 
D9) Post-deal contract life cycle management
F1) Case studies of the Indian TTOs
F2) Case studies of the International TTOs

Module 4: Specialized activities undertaken by the TTO

E1) IP analytics and decision support
E2) Advancing technology readiness and valorizing IP
E3) Tech venturing and spinouts
E4) Other models of technology commercialization: a) SEP/FRAND, b) Patent pools, c) Mission mode translation vehicles, d) Creative commons, e) Open source licensing

Module 5: Commercializing clean technology innovations

H1) Introduction to clean technology, energy efficient technology, climate technology
H2) Qualifying technologies as “cleantech”, assessment of emission reduction potential
H3) Identification and articulation of uniqueness of Cleantech innovations
H4) Challenges associated with transferring Cleantech
H5) Lessons from the FLCTD Project