Income from technology transfers

Table 9.16 Incomes from Technology Transfers (millions) Receipt (R), Payment (P), and Receipt/Payment (R/P)...

Licensing is a source of income and also controls the extent of technology transfer. The purchaser of technology is restricted from passing information to third parties about the catalyst or process in most license agreements. 

Royalty income to PHS agencies from licenses is a small fraction of the total PHS intramural budget. In 1988, the total NIH royalty income was just 0.03 percent of total NIH intramural spending. NIH takes the position that the purpose of royalties is to stimulate technology transfer by offering an attractive incentive to encourage [PHS] scientists to participate in collaborations... 

In another form of technology transfer, DHHS issued 44 licenses (17 exclusive) for Federal patents in 1988. Income from licenses in 1988 netted NIH and ADAMHA research laboratories just 272,000 after expenses (.004 percent of NIH budget), the majority of which is attributable to a single technology (the HIV antibody test). 

This is where the electronic capabilities of the organizations are discussed. Are the orders posted to a Web site on the Internet where the supplier is required to go and get them and then fulfill this demand, or are other electronic means used Fax and e-mail can also be used to transmit orders and information between companies. One of the latest trends is the use of electronic transfer of funds. This has been facilitated by using bar codes on incoming materials, which are scaimed in and when the proper amount is received, payment is made to the supplier electronically. By using this technology a large amount of paperwork and costs have been removed from the processes artd both organizatiorts benefit. 

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