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7 Common Themes and Additional Thoughts from the Breakout Sessions
Pages 27-32

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... 4. What features of center-based engineering research are most likely to lead to maximum innovation, namely maximum value creation for society/industry?
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...  Global engagement helps increase faculty's and students' international business acumen as well as sensitivity to the need for solutions to be developed in the context of cultural norms, privacy concerns, and other local considerations. Challenges  The logistics of engaging foreign partners are daunting, including intellectual property issues, funding restrictions, and export control concerns.
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...  Intellectual property policies should be standardized.  Centers could develop an organized approach to early discovery of potential customers for their applied research and start to plan a tech transfer path.
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...  A "National Center/Industry Day" technology fair could help connect companies with centers and promote information sharing. Clearinghouses could advertise available intellectual property and venture capitalists could be brought in to evaluate that intellectual property.
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... Appendixes
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