“In a global knowledge economy, identifying new technologies and matching these to new business and/or market opportunities is an increasingly important source of competitive advantage. Understanding how science becomes technology and how technology becomes new products/processes is essential for addressing the full range of issues involved in commercialisation of research and development (R&D)...”
Read the Article (PDF/2.5MB) on Pages 26-27 of the University of Waterloo's Magazine of the Waterloo Science & Business Program.