Wellspring Blog

As your organization’s researchers innovate, your intellectual property (IP) portfolio exponentially grows over time. However, that does not always mean that the number of staff members in your TTO grows alongside it. As a result, it is necessary to develop new strategies to make your team’s... Read More

Organized workflow management can make or break an office. As soon as a staff member logs into Sophia, they play a role in enabling your team to develop and grow a robust portfolio of technologies and IP. How can you support this process as a system administrator? Read More

In North America, the AUTM Licensing Activity Survey reports annual disclosures have increased 24% over the past 7 years, resulting in cumulative patents under management growing at an exponential rate. Simultaneously, universities and hospitals have not expanded staff systematically to oversee... Read More

Every technology transfer office (TTO), no matter its size, is trying to get technologies out to the market whether by licensing the technology, collaborating via research projects, or spinning out a startup or other new commercial entity. Small offices face an additional challenge of... Read More

It’s no secret that university technology commercialization is flourishing. Corporate sponsorship of university research has grown over 50% in the last few years, universities reported almost double the number of start-ups compared to a decade ago, and we have witnessed year-on-year, sustained... Read More

2015 has been a year to remember, and we are proud to provide the most robust software solutions for Technology Scouting, Corporate Venture Capital, Tech Transfer, Sponsored Research, and Clinical Trials management. Our dedicated team of professionals has worked hard this year to continue advancing... Read More

The SRA International Annual Meeting was a tremendous event for networking and education. I had the opportunity to speak at the SRA talks to discuss what’s wrong with sponsored research administration and what you need to address these challenges. The following blog summarizes my presentation. Read More

For more than 40 years, AUTM has provided essential education for technology transfer professionals around the world. The annual AUTM event continues to serve as the single most important meeting place for industry leaders, investors, and academic research professionals. Read More

I attended the recent ASTP Conference in Oslo, and was fortunate enough to be there as the conferenced honored one of the key people behind the success of that organization who is leaving that organization. She certainly can be described as a magician when it comes to managing a conference. It was... Read More

I will keep my first post short, given that I have just returned to the world of technology transfer after a short hiatus with other knowledge management disciplines, including a short stint for a start up software company in the realm of document and records compliance in the Cloud. Returning to... Read More