Remote Internet-Based Supervision Systems, S.L.

2011 ◽  
pp. 36-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bikfalvi ◽  
Christian Serarols
Keyword(s):  
New Venture ◽  
Financial Difficulty ◽  
Industrial Partner ◽  
Academic Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
The University ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
Industry Professionals

The present case study explains the process of creation of Remote Internet-Based Supervision Systems, S.L. (RISS), a spin-off emerging from the University of Figueres, Spain. It describes all phases, from formation to the present day, and the problems and challenges faced by the entrepreneurial team composed of academics and industry professionals. Starting in a lab shared by two computer engineers finishing their PhDs, their friendship later converted into a science-based new venture. After having developed products and survived financial difficulty, the company stood at the threshold of a stage of growth and a decision regarding the commercial strategy had to be taken. But some problems have arisen between the academic entrepreneurs and the industrial partner regarding commercial strategy.

Creating Value Through Entrepreneurship

2010 ◽  
pp. 316-334
Author(s):  
Andrea Bikfalvi ◽  
Christian Serarols Tarrés ◽  
Josep Lluís de la Rosa Esteva
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Artificial Intelligent ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
Customer Intelligence ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
A Company

The present case study describes the creation and development process of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT AGENTS, S.L. (AIA), a company spun-off from the University of Girona (Spain). It describes all phases, from concept to implementation, and the problems and challenges faced by the entrepreneurial team composed of academics and professionals. AIA provides living proof of how a research group can become a company. It lays out the path from developing a technology in the field of human automation attempting to sell a user-friendly technology that would help customer intelligence and management. AIA targeted at Internet companies in general, as well as traditional businesses that used customer relationship management (CRM) extensively in their daily operations. After having developed their main product and survived financial difficulty, the company stood at crossroads and a decision regarding its strategic future had to be taken.

scholarly journals A Case Study of the Impediments to the Commercialization of Research at the University of Kentucky

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Nathan L. Vanderford ◽  
Elizabeth Marcinkowski
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Administrative Leadership ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
University Of Kentucky ◽  
Research Commercialization ◽  
Academic Entrepreneurs ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The University

The commercialization of university-based research occurs to varying degrees between academic institutions. Previous studies have found that multiple barriers can impede the effectiveness and efficiency by which academic research is commercialized. This case study was designed to better understand the impediments to research commercialization at the University of Kentucky via a survey and interview with three successful academic entrepreneurs. The study also garnered insight from the individuals as to how the commercialization process could be improved. Issues with commercialization infrastructure; a lack of emphasis, at the university level, on the importance of research commercialization; a void in an entrepreneurial culture on campus; inhibitory commercialization policies; and a lack of business and commercialization knowledge among faculty were highlighted as the most significant barriers. The research subjects also suggested that commercialization activity may generally increase if a number of factors were mitigated. Such insight can be communicated to the administrative leadership of the commercialization process at the University of Kentucky. Long term, improving university-based research commercialization will allow academic researchers to be more active and successful entrepreneurs such that intellectual property will progress more freely to the marketplace for the benefit of inventors, universities and society.

scholarly journals Using Internships to Enhance Engineering Programs – the Case Study of an Industrial Partner

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Côté
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Major Part ◽  
High Importance ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Industrial Partner ◽  
The University

Many institutions recognise the importance of internships.As part of the training of future engineers, theseopportunities confront students to the realities of jobmarket. The University studied in this case is one of thoseinstitutions. It has developed its way of integratinginternships with the engineering bachelors degree.The University in question gives high importance topractical knowledge. As third and fourth year studentscomplete their studies, they are asked to manage full-scaleprojects – from Design Brief to assembly, along withPlans and Specifications. These courses are bound to theUniversity's engineering Chair, who accompaniesstudents in their design process. All subjects come fromreal customers who either have heard of the Chair, ordiscovered it via internships. In fact, a major part of theChair's clients comes from partnerships developed insummer time, outside of the walls of the University: theconfidence and trust built in internships propel theprogram. Recently, this symbiosis was brought up to anew level

scholarly journals The University of Wisconsin-Stout Asynchronous Learning Network Case Study Options: Using Technology to Remove Learning Barriers

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Holland
Keyword(s):  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Asynchronous Learning ◽  
Asynchronous Learning Network ◽  
Learning Network ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Learning Barriers ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Options ◽  
Industry Professionals

The University of Wisconsin-Stout Asynchronous Learning Network (ALN) project, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, represents an effort to expand the boundaries of the traditional campus. The purpose of this project was to offer learning opportunities to both traditional students and industry professionals either on campus or away from the campus. The asynchronous method of delivery will allow learners to participate from any place at any time. This paper will review how the University of Wisconsin-Stout is using technology to remove learning barriers and provide students with learning options. The focus of this paper is to provide a detailed explanation of the process the University of Wisconsin-Stout used to implement an Asynchronous Learning Network. It will describe the history and background of the project, design and development issues, results and proposed next steps for this campus.

Success in the Commercialization of Academic Life Science Discoveries in Poland – A Case Study from Jagiellonian University

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
Radosław Rudź
Keyword(s):  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
World Class ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Research Centres

Jagiellonian University (JU) is one of the top universities in Central and Eastern Europe. Several faculties of the university are conducting research in the life sciences area. These projects include both direct drug discovery and development activities as well as research aimed at the creation of novel technologies with significant commercial potential. The present case study is based on a series of examples illustrating the cooperation between JU and various business entities, both in Poland and globally, which successfully implemented the inventions made at the university. These cases include JU technologies already commercialized and also some of the most promising inventions still awaiting further development in close collaboration with various business partners. The article also describes a few examples of JU world-class research centres and their unique collaboration opportunities with scientific and business entities.

scholarly journals Enhancing students´ engagement, learning and knowledge generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-209
Author(s):  
Agueda Benito ◽  
Shailey Singhal
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Comprehensive University ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Faculty Mentor ◽  
The University ◽  
Present Case Study

The present case study illustrates an example of how universities can develop initiatives that enhance the learning effectiveness of their students and, at the same time, help them become more innovative and generate knowledge that improves research outcomes and contributes to scientific advancement. Research & Innovation in Science and Engineering (RISE) constitutes an initiative implemented by an Indian comprehensive university, through which multidisciplinary teams of students present their project ideas and, if selected, they get the institutional support to develop them: some funds, the university facilities and equipment and, more than anything, the guidance of a dedicated faculty mentor, and the involvement of the industry. The students´ learning experience is totally collaborative, interdisciplinary, applied and experiential, in good alignment with the needs of the present and future labor market. Additionally, the outcomes of the program include research papers, patents and industry partnerships that clearly benefit the institution and all its stakeholders.

scholarly journals FUNCTIONALLY GRADED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: A TEACHING CASE STUDY OF INEX-ADAM

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 245-254
Author(s):  
I. R. Kabir ◽  
G. H. Loh ◽  
E. Pei
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Multidisciplinary Nature ◽  
Product Manufacturing ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Manufacturing Knowledge ◽  
The University ◽  
Industry Professionals

AbstractThe multidisciplinary nature and lack of comprehensive ‘materials-product-manufacturing’ knowledge of Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing (FGAM) require training to support the future Additive Manufacturing experts. INEX-ADAM, an EU funded project is building a transnational platform to promote FGAM. Brunel University London conducted two-day workshop on FGAM at the University of Zagreb in Croatia with academics and industry professionals. The workshop will strengthen the research capabilities to harness the potential of the FGAM and mitigate the constraints to industrial applications.

scholarly journals Route 88: Bike Café: From Planning, to Operations, and Entrepreneurial Finance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackson Tan
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flows ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Entrepreneurial Finance ◽  
Bank Financing ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
Female Entrepreneur ◽  
Burn Rate ◽  
The University

With new micro and small-scale ventures, a founder may know of the risks associated with bank financing. Furthermore, the fact that these small-scale ventures were not eligible for such facilities, as they lacked proof of business concept, dictated that a founder seek alternatives to finance an enterprise. As a result, founders forego bank financing, and instead choose to finance the going concern with funds generated internally. This particular case study examined the beginning six months of a restaurant venture founded by a female Alumnus of the Entrepreneurship Department at the University of Santo Tomas. More specifically, this case investigated how a female entrepreneur assessed market tastes while controlling for costs and monitoring the company cash position. Discourse in this case study revolved about: (1) factors regarding pricing product offerings for a specific market, (2) assessing items that breakeven versus loss leaders, and (3) financing periodic operations with internally generated cash flows, more specifically, anticipating the cash position based on the cash burn rate per period. Analyses placed an emphasis on the cash position of a new venture, as an income statement may only partially explain operations. Hence, the cash position was used to assess the progress of the new venture, rather than solely through the income statement. This case study was developed to communicate the financing needs of newly conceived ventures that an entrepreneur faces upon implementation. As of 2018, the company this case study considered continued to operate.

scholarly journals Route 88: Bike Café: From Planning, to Operations, and Entrepreneurial Finance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackson Tan
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flows ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Entrepreneurial Finance ◽  
Bank Financing ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
Female Entrepreneur ◽  
Burn Rate ◽  
The University

With new micro and small-scale ventures, a founder may know of the risks associated with bank financing. Furthermore, the fact that these small-scale ventures were not eligible for such facilities, as they lacked proof of business concept, dictated that a founder seek alternatives to finance an enterprise. As a result, founders forego bank financing, and instead choose to finance the going concern with funds generated internally. This particular case study examined the beginning six months of a restaurant venture founded by a female Alumnus of the Entrepreneurship Department at the University of Santo Tomas. More specifically, this case investigated how a female entrepreneur assessed market tastes while controlling for costs and monitoring the company cash position. Discourse in this case study revolved about: (1) factors regarding pricing product offerings for a specific market, (2) assessing items that breakeven versus loss leaders, and (3) financing periodic operations with internally generated cash flows, more specifically, anticipating the cash position based on the cash burn rate per period. Analyses placed an emphasis on the cash position of a new venture, as an income statement may only partially explain operations. Hence, the cash position was used to assess the progress of the new venture, rather than solely through the income statement. This case study was developed to communicate the financing needs of newly conceived ventures that an entrepreneur faces upon implementation. As of 2018, the company this case study considered continued to operate.

Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and a Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Somboon Watana, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Meditation Practice ◽  
Master Teachers ◽  
Buddhist Meditation ◽  
Good Deed ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
The Buddha

Thai Buddhist meditation practice tradition has its long history since the Sukhothai Kingdom about 18th B.E., until the present day at 26th B.E. in the Kingdom of Thailand. In history there were many well-known Buddhist meditation master teachers, i.e., SomdejPhraBhudhajaraya (To Bhramarangsi), Phraajarn Mun Puritatto, Luang Phor Sodh Chantasalo, PhramahaChodok Yanasitthi, and Buddhadasabhikkhu, etc. Buddhist meditation practice is generally regarded by Thai Buddhists to be a higher state of doing a good deed than doing a good deed by offering things to Buddhist monks even to the Buddha. Thai Buddhists believe that practicing Buddhist meditation can help them to have mindfulness, peacefulness in their own lives and to finally obtain Nibbana that is the ultimate goal of Buddhism. The present article aims to briefly review history, and movement of Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and to take a case study of students’ Buddhist meditation practice research at the university level as an example of the movement of Buddhist meditation practice tradition in Thailand in the present.

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