Success Depends Upon Choosing Technology That Brings Value

The strength of the intellectual property forms the foundation of every Academic Technology Ventures business success. So it uses a very scientific approach to uncover the most disruptive technologies among the tens of thousands  generated by universities and labs every year.

  • Academic Tech uses a funnel approach to find break-through technologies. We start with broad-brush questions:
  • Will this technology benefit people or society? Is it socially responsible?
  • Is this technology innovative and disruptive? Is it a game changer?
  • Will this technology bring long term success and profit to the university or lab, the researchers and the investors?

Find Specific Strengths with a Detailed 18 Criteria List

Disruptive technologies offer significant value to the marketplace. The following checklist is used to measure value potential.

  • Intellectual Property Position
  • Degree of novelty
  • Quantification of improvement
  • Regulatory Path
  • Timeline for development
  • Technical risk
  • Stage of technology research/production
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Engaged Team of Inventors
  • Industry trends
  • Sales and distribution channels
  • Size of the Marketplace
  • Profit margins
  • Ease of / barriers to market entry
  • Consumer demand
  • Sales Cycle
  • Product lifecycle
  • Compatibility with Existing Technology

Key Criteria for Top Tech Selection

Our risk analysis & assessment team thoroughly examines the technology through conference calls, publications, videos, power points, and patents.
When a technology is licensed, we structure the company, call on investors, fund needed research and prepare the market to receive the new product.

Strong IP positions

Minimal regulatory challenges

Inventors are experts in their fields

Perceived low market adoption risk

Low barrier of market entry

Technologies are scalable and often apply to several large markets

Proven concepts with low technical risk

— Often fully prototyped for proof of concept

Strong potential margins

Positioned within trends

Clear, established sales and distribution channels

Disruptive value propositions