Technology Transfer Abroad: Tailoring Transfer to Industries and Markets

¹ California Dairy Research Foundation, 1101 National Drive, Suite B, Sacramento, CA 95834

On a world scale, the dairy food research centers in the US are in their infancy. Recognizing that programming can be accelerated by observing the experiences of well-established research centers, a symposium that focused on the operation and especially the technology transfer mechanisms used at four overseas research centers was held and is now reported. New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands participated through their respective dairy research organizations. These four countries represent distinct modes of operation in both dairy production and manufacturing and were selected to serve as models for dairy research operation in different parts of the US.

Each center balances long-term and short-term research to optimize its overall performance in a constantly changing marketing environment for a long-standing industry. Support is broad-based and includes marketing orders, processors, and government.

Key Words: technology transfer • industries • markets

Submitted on December 26, 1990
Accepted on February 19, 1991