In Britain, a Tech-Transfer Operation Where Profits Aren't the Only Goal.

The article presents a profile of the technology transfer company University College London Business (UCLB), a for-profit institution that performs medical and scientific research in partnership with the University College London (UCL) in London, England. It provides a description of how research grants and British government funding help to finance projects such as medical research into macular degeneration, the development of a blood bank to study cancer in women, and the invention of compression socks to increase circulation in the legs of athletes and hospital patients. It explores the tech-transfer model in U.S. research universities, examines the social responsibilities of research institutions, and provides comments from UCLB director Cengiz Tarhan.