Investing in Academic Research

Forbes has an article, Venture Academics, about investing in Academic Research.

Pritchard decided to start the company after a 2003 visit to Purdue University on behalf of a British company he was funding. The mechanism for getting technology out of the university was sclerotic. Except for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, which have developed strong networks of fundraisers, most research institutions, he found, were grasping for help getting technology off their shelves.