APS-6010 Technology Innovation and Commercialization
This course examines the relationship between sustainable growth, innovation, and the commercialization process. Particular emphasis is placed on how to drive profitable innovation through a dynamic process of constantly creating new business models, improving customer experiences, opening new markets, and commercializing or launching new products. Students will research innovative technologies; identify processes that transform technology innovations, research, and results from the laboratory to the real marketplace; determine their commercialization potential; and discuss different types of legal protection.