{"id":25881,"date":"2020-10-30T11:38:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=25881"},"modified":"2023-02-01T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:38:18","slug":"develop-a-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/collaboration-partnership\/otd\/programs\/develop-a-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop a Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are four main ways to bring an idea to impact (licensing<\/a>, starting a company<\/a>, sponsored research<\/a>, and fundamental research<\/a>), but within those four broad categories are an infinite myriad of pathways. Early on in your journey, you’ll want to reach out to the Technology Development business development lead<\/a> for your field (sometimes called your “case manager”) to begin developing a strategy specific to your objective and life constraints.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meet with your Case Manager<\/h2>\n

Schedule a meeting with the appropriate case manager<\/a> based on the field of your invention. We will use this meeting to develop a strategy for bringing your idea to market. <\/span>Together we will discuss your objective, assess your idea, and identify other key contacts to <\/span>help with the assessment and next steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

In subsequent meetings the Technology Development team will review any materials the PI provides. The Technology Development team may start the meeting with a brief introduction of Technology Development, our mission, and the services we provide. It is usually helpful if the PI provides a 10-15 minute overview of the technology. The Technology Development team member will then ask questions from our Idea Index aimed at better understanding:<\/span><\/p>\n