The Office of Naval Research, in collaboration with the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) and SSC San Diego, is in its second semester of a pilot program that puts viable Navy technologies in the hands of promising MBA students at San Diego State University. The students form teams and attempt to commercialize the technologies.
Three Navy technologies were undertaken in fall 2007 with promising results, and five technologies are currently being worked by the student teams for spring 2008. The goal of the program is to offer commercialization assistance to Navy technology transfer offices, tap into MBA student knowledge and expertise, and capitalize on the already growing intellectual property licensing market.
A successful pilot program could lead to a national rollout into MBA programs across the country.
For further information, contact Stephen Lieberman at 619-553-2778 or stephen.lieberman@navy.mil.
