Engineering Innovation is an overview of the interconnected business and product development techniques needed to nurture the development of raw, emerging technologies into commercially viable products. This book relates Funding Strategies, Business Development, and Product Development to one another as an idea is refined to a validated concept, iteratively developed into a product, then produced for commercialization.

Engineering Innovation also provides an introduction to business strategies and manufacturing techniques on a technical level designed to encourage passionate clinicians, academics, engineers and savvy entrepreneurs.

• Offers a comprehensive overview of the process of bringing new technology to market.
• Identifies a variety of technology management skill sets and management tools.
• Explores concept generation in conjunction with intellectual property development for early-stage companies.
• Explores Quality and Transfer-to-Manufacturing.

• Preface 6
• Contents 8
• List of Figures 15
• About the Authors 19
• Introduction 20
• 1. Starting Out with Due Diligence and Early-Stage Market Research 34
• Part A: The Business Side of Innovation 34
• 2. Validating Your Business Model 53
• 3. Forming a Business Around Your Technology 84
• 4. Laying the Groundwork for a Business Plan and Preparing a Business Plan 102
• 5. Understanding Intellectual Property as It Relates to Your Business 148
• 6. Funding Methods 166
• 7. Launching Your Innovation to Market – Strategy then Implementation 194
• 8. Technology Project Management 228
• Part B: Engineering the Innovation 272