From innovation to successful commercialization: Assessing value and investment–does the equation make sense?

Frances Toneguzzo

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2007.11.008

Innovation by Surgeon| Volume 143, ISSUE 2, P165-168, February 2008

From innovation to successful commercialization: Assessing value and investment–does the equation make sense?

Frances Toneguzzo, PhD
Frances Toneguzzo
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2007.11.008

In plain language–how much is your good idea worth and how much money will it take to bring your idea to the marketplace? There are many factors that influence these analyses, and by and large these factors don't come into play when evaluating the merits of a scientific project. What makes good science good business is often very different from what makes good science good science.

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Accepted: November 5, 2007

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