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Technology Exchanges – can you help Tim?

By Rod Brown

 

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I have had reason over the last few days to research Technology Exchange web sites. If Cockatoo readers have had experience (positive or negative) with these I would be interested in learning about it. Here is a list of the ones I have found so far. 

 

NineSigma           http://www.ninesigma.com/              

 Yet2.com              http://www.yet2.com/

 Utek                       http://www.techex.com/local/about.asp

 Tech Catalyst      http://www.techcatalyst.org/

 New Idea              http://www.newideatrade.com/about_us.htm

 IP Exchange        http://www.theip-exchange.com/

 2XFR                     http://2xfr.patentcafe.com/about.asp

 Health Exchange http://www.htx.ca/HTX/Index.aspx?tabID=1

 APECvc Green Technologies Exchange http://www.apec-vc.or.jp/e/

 Green Chemistry Exchange http://www.greenchemex.org/

 The Greenex  http://thegreenex.com/

 Spark IP                http://www.sparkip.com/ – 6%3B11

 

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Tim Edwards (NSW Australia) phone 02 4861 5355 or 0405 324 834

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One Response to “Technology Exchanges – can you help Tim?”

  1. Bronwyn Monroe Says:
    April 26, 2008 at 5:47 am | Reply

    I am happy to see this dialogue happening. From my experience of working in the OI space with NineSigma (www.ninesigma.com), I know that companies seeking new innovation are increasingly using parallel paths and multiple approaches to find exactly what they’re looking for. For your search, and others in similar situations, it is important to understand that not all technology exchanges are created equal. Our philosophy at NineSigma is to create business partnerships, while others are trying to solve one-off business challenges or perhaps are pure IP exchanges. As you are evaluating the exchanges, look for the answers to these questions:

    How are solution providers recruited to the exchange?
    Can solution providers provide non-confidential information only? Do they need to relinquish IP in order to join the exchange?
    Do they have to pay to see challenges?

    The answers will certainly help your decision on what exchange(s) to engage with.

    The growth in the number of exchanges is definitely a good indicator that Open Innovation is here to stay. For solution providers, the technology exchanges provide good information on technologies and applications being sought to solve business challenges, which can help shape the direction of their research program.

    Bronwyn Monroe
    NineSigma, Inc.
    http://www.ninesigma.com

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