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	Start-ups are not the only way to commercialize technology. Most researchers are not interested in becoming entrepreneurs, but it is still possible to help your idea make an impact, and even gain significant financial rewards, by licensing the technology. Here are some resources to help you navigate the technology transfer landscape at MIT. WEB RESOURCES MIT TLO home page For more information about how technology licensing works at MIT, contact the MIT Technology Licensing Office before negotiating with another entity. http://web.mit.edu/tlo/www/ ARTICLES The Halo Effect and Technology Licensing: The Influence of Institutional Prestige on the Licensing of University Inventions Wesley Sine, Scott Shane and Dante Di Gregorio, 2002 This paper explores the effect of institutional prestige on university technology licensing. Because licensing success positively impacts future invention production, the study concludes that institutional prestige leads to stratification in the creation and distribution of university-generated knowledge. http://bmgt1-notes.umd.edu/faculty/km/papers.nsf Proofs and Prototypes for Sale: The Tale of University Licensing Richard Jensen, Marie Thursby, 1998 Proponents of the Bayh-Dole Act argue that unless universities have the right to license patentable inventions, many results from federally funded research would never be transferred to industry. This survey of U.S. research universities supports this view. http://papers.nber.org/papers/w6698