Study and Assessment of Technology Transfer Methods to Private Institutes and Companies

Abstract

The two main questions in this research are: 1) which biotechnology transfer methods relating to biotechnology have been used by the public institutes and private companies in Iran? and 2) how much successful were these methods? Regarding the importance of the issue, the method of implementing the research is based on the explanation and measurement. In this research the statistical community includes all the biotechnology projects in the commercial production scale. The research findings indicated that the most of the projects have chosen the modern technology transfer methods and processes, but their conformity, absorption, application, development, and promotion were respectively incomplete and imperfect. This finding differs from the complete technology transfer which could be successful. Perfect success of technology transfer in general and biotechnology in particular, is achieved when it leads to a complete transfer of the imported technology. Therefore, regarding the research findings and the comprehensive definition of biotechnology transfer, it is concluded that the success level of biotechnology transfer (based on the applied technology transfer methods) in the statistical community is incomplete.