Fuentek Senior Consultant Addresses the Carolina Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association

Greg Hopper Offers Examples Of Effective Technology Transfer Practices

(May 16, 2008)

APEX, N.C. – Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC, has announced that Greg Hopper, senior consultant with the firm, spoke to the Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA Carolinas) on April 16 about effective technology transfer practices.  Using examples from corporate, university and government clients, Hopper explained how to maximize the commercial value of patents, use the national patent database to gain competitive market intelligence and use technology transfer to achieve business goals.  PDMA is a professional association dedicated to improving the effectiveness of people and organizations to develop and manage products and services across the product lifecycle.  For more information about PDMA Carolinas, visit www.productinnovators.com/carolinas/.

“I am pleased that Greg was able to share his technology transfer expertise with PDMA Carolinas,” said Schoppe.  “Patents and other types of intellectual assets are valuable tools that all entrepreneurs, engineers and product developers should understand.”

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