Main description:

Beatrice Bressan brings together a number of outstanding examples of successful cross-disciplinary technology transfer originating in fundamental physics research, which dramatically impacted progress in biomedical research and clinical applications. Many of these examples were developed at CERN, a hotbed of fundamental inventions in particle physics. Additional sections of the book deal with knowledge management and technology transfer including its economic aspects. While each chapter has been drafted by an expert in the field, the editor has carefully edited the whole book, ensuring a coherent overall structure. A must-have for policy makers, technology companies, investors, strategic planners in research and technology, as well as attractive reading for the research community.

Contents:

Introduction (Sergio Bertolucci) PART I: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN AN ORGANIZATION Knowledge Management: From Theory to Praxis (Beatrice Bressan, Daan Boon) PART II: EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Particle Beams for Cancer (Ugo Amaldi) Detection and Imaging (David Townsend) Micro-Fabricated Sensors (Cinzia Da Via) Omics: Technologies and Translations (Martin Kussmann) Technology Fallout in Bioinformatics (Paolo Zanella) Understanding the Brain: Organizational and Scientific Challenges (Henry Markram) Online Environments for Research and Care in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Giovanni B. Frisoni) Data Management Challenges in Paediatric Information Systems (Richard McClatchey) Health Surveillance (David Manset) PART III: ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Innovation and Big Data (Edwin Morley-Fletcher) Universities and Corporations: The Case of Switzerland (Spyros Arvanitis and Martin Woerter) Conclusion (Marilena Streit-Bianchi) Index