SERC–RUSTI: A new approach to strategic research and technology transfer

Technology transfer is a crucial step in research and development, and in many cases it is the justification for continued funding of basic research programs. Several models have been proposed for nurturing the conversion of basic ideas into commercially interesting work, examples being the German Fraunhofer Institutes. Here, a new British solution is presented which is based on a cooperation of the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) and, primarily, ICI.