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The development of accelerators for scientific research generates significant technologies of interest to industry. As physicists and technologists we also require strong partnerships with industry in order that it may supply us with the instrumentation and systems we require for new apparatus. We will discuss the methods developed for the UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) and applied on behalf of CERN to encourage successful knowledge transfer into industry. Case studies will illustrate the hurdles that must be surmounted and effective methods to build successful partnerships, licensing opportunities and spinout companies. Factors considered will include assessment of the commercial potential of technologies, personal motivations for academic/industrial collaboration, sources of funding, and effects on the academic groups involved in knowledge transfer activity.
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