Innovation and Technology Commercialization Professional (ITCP)

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Innovation and Technology Commercialization Professional (ITCP)

Course Description

To help registering for this course, we have our registration instructions in English, Chinese (课程注册说明), and tutorial de registro del ITCP. If you have further questions, please send an email to itcp.help@innovate.gatech.edu.


The Innovation and Technology Commercialization Professional (ITCP) course provides researchers, innovators, technology transfer professionals, technology commercialization professionals, and others in the field with a fundamental understanding of how to:

  1. Feed more innovation and talent into research institutions and the local innovation ecosystem
  2. Energize technology transfer practices with leading edge commercialization methods to insure that more innovation is successfully commercialized in the market and society
  3. Nurture the growth of local innovation ecosystems across a country to stimulate commercialization between industry, academia, government, and startups
  4. Foster cross-border collaborations to move innovation into global markets.

The course is offered and designed for English and Chinese languages. Access to course contents, including video lessons, assignments, quizzes, and discussion forms, will be available in each language. View our flyer for more information.

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO THE ITCP COURSE

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION

FEEDSTOCK FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION

TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRACTICES

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION STAGE 1

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION STAGE 2

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION WITHIN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS AND ACROSS BORDERS

CAPTURING THE KNOWLEDGE

Requirements & Materials
Important Information

Access to the content for this course requires you to set up a password for your Georgia Tech (GT) account different from your account and password on this website.  

After you complete your registration follow the "How to Access Your Course Content" instructions which display on the session details (summary) page for this course.

Prerequisites

Recommended

  • Associate Level Innovation and Technology Commercialization professionals with up to two-years of relevant professional experience
Materials

Required

  • Computer, internet connection

Provided

  • APEC Technology Commercialization Handbook

Session Details

Who Should Attend

Professionals from government, universities, research institutes, firms and private sector organizations who are responsible for innovation, technology transfer, public policy, entrepreneurship, commercialization, or economic development associated with ITC activities at research institutions. This group includes a broad spectrum of professionals which could include (but not limited to) advisors, mentors, entrepreneurs in residence, brokers, angel investors, venture capitalists, university administrators, science/technology/innovation park managers, professors/researchers, lawyers, and leaders of incubators/accelerators/proof-of-concept centers.

Business students working together

What You Will Learn

  • Methods for creating more innovation and talent within an innovation ecosystem
  • An approach to amplify the success of technology commercialization efforts
  • A proven model for growing innovation ecosystems from nascence to maturity
  • Strategies to foster increased cross-border commercialization collaborations
Photo of a city street with buildings and traffic

How You Will Benefit

  • Enable the learner to increase the pipeline of innovation and talent within an innovation ecosystem.
  • Increase ability to enhance traditional tech transfer outcomes through customer inquiry.
  • Gain confidence to guide the growth of complex, interconnected innovation ecosystems.
  • Increase knowledge to create new sustainable cross-border commercialization partnerships.
  • Grow Your Professional Network icon
    Grow Your Professional Network
  • Taught by Experts in the Field icon
    Taught by Experts in the Field

Georgia Tech provides a great learning environment and also facilitates a great networking environment.

- Niki Jones
Development Administrator

TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

  • Save Money
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
Learn More

Want to learn more about this course?