The role of universities in innovation

I just came across this interesting article on the BBC Web site about the role of universities in the commercialization of ideas. Should universities attempt to commercialize ideas from the lab, or should they focus more on attracting and developing students, who will later commercialize ideas in the real world? Probably a bit of both. The article was written by Peter Day, host of the In Business show.

There is a "Listen Again" link on In Business, which allows you to listen to streaming audio (Real Player only) of archived shows. The show on the following link, which is not the most current show, is about British entrepreneurs -- worth a listen.

Besides offering an archive of business shows (many on innovation), the BBC also allows current In Business shows to be downloaded as a podcast/MP3 file.











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