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Aaron, Elizabeth – High Technology, 1988
Indicates that industry sponsored research in the university environment is increasing. Lists reasons for companies to use university research. Notes 1980 Baigh-Dole Bill which allows the university first rights to technologies they develop. (MVL)
Descriptors: Business, College Science, Innovation, Inventions

Dibner, M. D. – Science, 1986
Describes programs used by European countries and companies for advancing the commercialization of biotechnology. Compares European strategies and efforts in biotechnology with those undertaken in the United States. Includes listings of the European countries and the areas of biotechnology research. (ML)
Descriptors: Business, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Government Role

Stauffer, Thomas M. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1979
Indications are that the time is right for an expansion of activity and cooperation between business and higher education in the area of research and development. However, with the federal government appearing unlikely to play more than a secondary role, the American Council on Education has taken an initiative and formed the Business-Higher…
Descriptors: Business, Cooperative Programs, Federal Government, Financial Support
Maugh, Thomas H. – High Technology, 1985
New government ventures in engineering research will build on previous successes and failures with industry/university programs, including Cooperative Research Centers established in 1972. Past projects, new Engineering Research Centers with cross-disciplinary efforts, and industry participation are discussed. Indicates that industrial financial…
Descriptors: Business, College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education

Payson, Steven; Jankowski, John E., Jr. – 1996
This volume analyzes data from a National Science Foundation survey on the financial and human resources devoted to research and development (R&D) in the United States, and compares U.S. performance to that of other nations. After some general notes about National Science Foundation surveys and performer-reported bases, the text: (1)…
Descriptors: Business, Comparative Analysis, Economic Impact, Expenditures
Toombs, William; Wilkinson, Robert – 1983
A project that identified more than 1,200 academic and corporate research units within Pennsylvania is described, and a user's guide to the project's data file is provided. The Pennsylvania Research Inventory Project is an online data system designed to promote economic development, particularly within the Appalachian region of the state. The…
Descriptors: Business, Databases, Economic Development, Equipment
Toombs, William; Wilkinson, Robert – 1983
A catalog of research units in Pennsylvania is presented as part of the Pennsylvania Research Inventory Project. This project focuses on research units that have a defined focus of interest, specialized professional personnel, funding or budgeted support, and distinctive products and/or outcomes. The catalog lists research units in alphabetical…
Descriptors: Business, Classification, Databases, Directories