Technology evaluation and transfer in the assistive technology marketplace: terms, process and roles

Issue title: Technology Transfer

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lane, Joseph P.^{; *}

Affiliations: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Evaluation and Transfer Center for Assistive Technology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 515 Kimball Tower Buffalo, NY 14214, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: + 1 716 8293141; fax: + 1 716 8293217.

Abstract: Technology evaluation and technology transfer are both means to increase the quality and quantity of assistive devices in the marketplace. Despite a respectable level of activity in both arenas, there is little documentation on the terms used, the structure of the process employed and the roles of the participants. This paper draws from the existing literature and applies the experience of one program to provide an overview to technology evaluation and transfer.

Keywords: Evaluation, Technology Transfer, Commercialization

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-1997-71-202

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 7, no. 1-2, pp. 5-24, 1997