This article describes the key role that adequate management of technology (MOT) can play in linking university with industry. It does so by describing the experience of the Center for Technological Innovation of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, including its organization, results and a description of the profile and functions of the technology manager. Finally, it describes the evolution of MOT activities from case by case project management to organizational innovations whose purpose is to create new institutions on the boundary of university and industry.
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