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Technology Transfer MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Technology Transfer
Tree Number(s)
J01.897.900
L01.143.320.800
Unique ID
D018581
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018581
Scope Note
Spread and adoption of inventions and techniques from one geographic area to another, from one discipline to another, or from one sector of the economy to another. For example, improvements in medical equipment may be transferred from industrial countries to developing countries, advances arising from aerospace engineering may be applied to equipment for persons with disabilities, and innovations in science arising from government research are made available to private enterprise.
Entry Version
TECHNOL TRANSFER
Entry Term(s)
Research Commercialization
Technology Commercialization
Technology Licensing
Previous Indexing
Technology (1976-1994)
Technology, Medical (1976-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/07/01
Revision Date
2015/06/16

No Qualifiers
Technology Transfer Preferred
Research Commercialization Narrower
Technology Commercialization Narrower
Technology Licensing Narrower
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