H. Norman Abramson, Jose Encarnacao, Proctor P. Reid, and Ulrich Schmoch, Editors, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, National Academy of Engineering

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• 1 Front Matter; 2 Part I: Overview and Comparison; 3 Introduction; 4 The German and U.S. R&D Systems; 5 Comparison of Major Technology Transfer Institutions; 6 Selected Technology Transfer Issues in a Comparative Context; 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 8 Annex I: Suggestions for Transatlantic/International Collaborative Projects; 9 Part II: Technology Transfer in the United States; 10 Introduction; 11 The R&D Enterprise; 12 Technology Transfer from Higher Education to Industry; 13 U.S. Federal Laboratories and Technology Transfer to Industry; 14 Technology Transfer by Privately Held, Nonacademic Organizations; 15 Annex II: Case Studies in Technology Transfer; 16 Part III: Technology Transfer in Germany; 17 Executive Summary; 18 Introduction; 19 The German R&D Enterprise; 20 Technology Transfer from Universities; 21 Technology Transfer from Public Intermediate R&D Insitutions; 22 Technology Transfer by Industrial R&D Consortia; 23 Technology Transfer in Selected Areas; 24 Conclusion: An Assessment of Technology Transfer in Germany; 25 Annex III: Examples of Technology Transfer in Germany; 26 Appendixes; 27 Notes; 28 References; 29 Biographical Information for the Binational Panel; 30 Index