Collaborative Research and Development Projects A Practical Guide /

• Main Author: Harris, Tom (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Business.; Management.; Industrial management.; Computer science.; Higher education.; Engineering.; Business and Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Higher Education.; Engineering, general.; Computer Science, general.; Biomedicine general.

A lot of time and money is invested in collaborative research and development projects at universities, research institutes and companies. But how should these complex projects be planned and run to create valuable commercial outcomes? This book is a manual for all individuals and organisations from...

Table of Contents:

• Grant funding
• Legal arrangements
• Getting off to a good start
• Maintaining momentum
• Working with academics
• Working with industrialists
• Managing problems
• Exploiting the results
• Project completion
• Closing remarks.