Technology Commercialization in 2010 and Onwards

Nowadays, technology commercialization is the mainand Europe is also currently organizing courses and
key towards economic development and organizationsconventions related to this topic.
from over the world are investing in this field. WhetherIn each part of the world there are organized such
you are an entrepreneur with a fabulous idea or anevents in order to make people aware of the
engineer with an exceptional research paper, throughimportance of technology commercialization.
technology commercialization your ideas will beMoreover, each of these events is focused on specific
transformed into real products/services.objectives and topics that are to be discussed, but
In other words, technology commercialization is thebelow you will find a list containing general objectives
process which deals with the transformation of newthat are relevant for all these courses:
knowledge or ideas into commercial products/services1. To present the fundamentals of technology
having a certain focus on the commercialization ofinnovation.
innovative, practical and exceptional ideas. Through the2. To understand key concepts in technology
process, the products/services will ultimately reachcommercialization.
broader communities and improve peoples' lives.3. To learn the necessary steps required in the
The future of technology commercializationprocess of transforming the ideas, research and
Taking into consideration the fact that until todayresults from the laboratory to the real marketplace.
technology commercialization has been an important4. The understand how to assess new technologies
key towards economic growth, the level of investmentbased on their commercialization potential.
in this field will definitely increase in the years to come.5. To get informed regarding the following: intellectual
Having this in mind, there are several courses andproperty, licensing, valuation, assessment and their roles
conventions organized in 2010 with the purpose ofin the commercialization process.
informing scientists, engineers and other interestedFurthermore, if you are an entrepreneur like the team
people regarding the purpose, concepts andat TouchData LLC., interested in the development of
fundamentals of tech. innovation. In addition, it isnew knowledge by means of technology
important to raise scientists' awareness on this subjectcommercialization, you will soon find out that you are
because this is definitely a field that will help themalso a technopreneur- as you are interested in the
create a better world for all of us. Due to the impactfuture of technological breakthroughs.
of tech. innovation on our lives and society, it isThe subject of this discussion is a rich field which will
important to participate and join such events especiallylead to economical development beyond the year
if you are a scientist or engineer with experience in2010. In other words, we will enjoy the results of
research into the commercial environment.technology development from a long time from now
Technology commercialization courses, conventionson and the sooner we get involved, the better will be
and events in 2010for our own future.
Starting with 2010, in Singapore there are two suchTo sum up, technology commercialization is an ongoing
events organized: the first one on 13th and 14th ofprocess of converting new knowledge in products
April, and the second on 5th and 6th of March. If youservices, with no boundaries, but many opportunities.
cannot reach such events, you can also get informedThe future of technology commercialization looks
regarding this course organized on 21st of June 2010 ingreat and we should all be part of it.
Anaheim, California, USA. These are only few events,