Higher education in performing research is at the forefront of the technological innovation process. For the research to have utility in the process it must be transferred for eventual use in the introduction into the marketplace of new products, processes or services. This article discusses incubators and their possible use in furthering higher educational research in the technological process. It also identifies likely congruities and incongruities between organizations with possible mechanisms and incentives to span the organizational boundaries for continued progress in the process.
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