A Case Study of the Impediments to the Commercialization of Research at the University of Kentucky.

ABSTRACT: The commercialization of university-based research occurs to varying degrees between academic institutions. Previous studies have found that multiple barriers can impede the effectiveness and efficiency by which academic research is commercialized. This case study was designed to analyze the status of the commercialization activity at the University of Kentucky via a survey and interview with a successful academic entrepreneur in order to determine the impediments the individual perceived during the commercialization process. The study also garnered insight from the individual as to how the commercialization process could be improved. Issues with infrastructure were highlighted as the most significant barrier faced by the individual. The research subject also suggested that commercializati

SUBMITTER: Vanderford NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4566417 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature