A research spin-off is a company that falls into at least one of the four following categories:
#Companies that have an
Equity investment from a
national library or
university
#Companies that
license
A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit).
A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
technology from a public research institute or university
#Companies that consider a university or
public sector employee
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other ...
to have been a founder
#Companies that have been established directly by a public research institution
The two main research spin-off models in
Russia are those developed from the Institutes of the Academy of Science and Svetlana.
QinetiQ is an example of a research spin-off in the
United Kingdom.
See also
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Government spin-off, civilian goods which are the result of military or governmental research
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NASA spin-off, a spin-off of technology that has been commercialized through NASA funding, research, licensing, facilities, or assistance
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University spin-off, a company founded on the findings of a member or by members of a research group at a university
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spin-off
Spin-off may refer to:
*Spin-off (media), a media work derived from an existing work
*Corporate spin-off, a type of corporate action that forms a new company or entity
* Government spin-off, civilian goods which are the result of military or gove ...
Types of business entity
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