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In late years, university-industry research collaborating organizations are organized, and the efforts in various fields have been done for the purpose of realizing inventions and new technologies by the university researchers industrial application or social problems. I suspect that many of the people involved are struggling because their efforts are not rewarded and they are not getting good reviews. Consider the problems and ideals of technology transfer from the viewpoint of "management of intellectual production" rather than from "organizational theory". The forms of technology transfer between academia and industry can be broadly divided into ideas originating from universities and intellectual property resulting from joint research with companies. Results from research associations or public research funds belong to the latter category. In other words, research ideas originating from the unique ideas of university researchers are "cutting-edge ideas", and are distinguished from other "outgoing ideas". Here, we consider technology licensing organizations (TLOs) that have been approved by the government as "university-internal" TLOs that belong to "approved TLOs," and consider their history, management, and later and current status. Other corporate organizations (stock companies, limited companies) will be discussed on another occasion as their financial structures are different. In the midst of the demand for technology that supports the creation of businesses with transformational impact, the source should be considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The history and current status of Niigata TLO Inc. Niigata TLO started December, 2001 as certified TLO by Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) representing 18 universities in Niigata prefecture to initiate to create intellectual properties (IPs) and transfer the IPs to global industries. Niigata TLO was incorporated as the outside TLO (not as a TTO inside Niigata University) was very successful for the first five years (2004~2009) by transfer of substantial technology transfer followed by various grant projects, but, has gone through hardship due to conflict of policy between METI and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Niigata TLO has gone through restructure to survive in the unique way. Due to restructuring and unique line of business, Niigata TLO is currently specializing to develop very world top class hydrogen sensor for Fuel Cell (FC) industry to optimize FC efficiency, and supply of human Dendritic Cell line (PMDC05) for R&D of Oncology therapy and infectious disease, which was established in Niigata University. Niigata University has shifted their management policy to concentrate Collaborative research works with industry rather than R&D of original technology. Thereby, Niigata TLO lost incentive to tech-transfer of innovative technologies developed by Niigata University. As one of counter measure to the Niigata University policy, Niigata TLO founded the Start-up (UniBio Corp.) by use of Plant Bio technology in Japan in an attempt to create employment and activate local economy by introducing innovative technology to Japan. We would keep discussing with Niigata University to find out the most desirable dream to share in terms of academia-industry-government relationship between Niigata TLO and Niigata University. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]