Combining best practices, empirical studies and the authors’ own research on technology transfer offices (TTOs), technology transfer, ecosystems and scientists in the principal investigator role, this book presents a business model framework for TTOs. From a practitioner’s perspective the business model framework captures key elements of TTOs’ strategic and operational activities that are needed for effective management and leadership. Moreover, the frameworkaddresses central issues includ...

This is the first study to draw on international research carried out across four EU member states to add to the neglected area of the creative economy of peripheral regions.Economies are dynamic entities and subject to constant flux. Driven by changing tastes, new ways to make and disruptive innovations, new routes of economic development present themselves at ever increasing rates. This study is concerned with the rise of the creative economy. UNCTAD has marked the emergence of t...

A powerful military force under the command of a renegade Nigerian General seizes power in West Africa.This brutal conquest is only a stepping stone. Unchecked, the human cost of his bloody ambition will be catastrophic.With her ship, the stealth destroyer U.S.S. Cunningham, out of action, Commander Amanda Garrett is given command of the military mission to stop the ruthless General in his tracks.But the Sea Fighter Task Force—an untested f...

Heavy caliber cannon fire rips across the harbor of a remote South Atlantic research station.Worse is to come. When Argentinian forces launch a lightning strike against the Antarctic peninsular, only a single US Navy destroyer stands between them and the country's ambition to seize the continent's rich resources for herself.The USS Cunningham is sailing into hostile waters, untested, unsupported and far from home. But as the enemy will soon discove...

'Fire control radars are coming up all along the coast! Multiple sources: gun and SAM systems!'From 20,000 feet, the crew of a US Navy fighter jet sees it all. After decades of simmering tension, the uneasy stand-off between China and Taiwan has erupted into a full-scale civil war. Facing defeat, China threatens a thermonuclear firestorm...Only the U.S.S. Cunningham stands between them and World War Three. Thrown into a deadly cat-and-mouse pursuit...

There was no meaningful resistance. There was no place to hide that couldn't be hunted out. There was no offer of mercy.On a mission to recover a billion-dollar research satellite from the seas north of Australia, Starcatcher and her crew vanished without a trace—victims of a ruthless and calculated attack.Under the command of Captain Amanda Lee Garrett, the US Navy's Seafighter Task Force is dispatched to ensure that it will never happen again.

A violent insurrection erupts in Indonesia as sinister forces plot to take over the country…Indonesia's sea lanes are vital to international cargo carriers and naval power. To see them under the control of the West's enemies would be disastrous.One man could be the key to Indonesia's fate. But he is hiding somewhere among the country's 17,000 islands—and nobody knows where.The US Navy despatches Captain Amanda Garrett. Her orders: to find the man an...

Everyone has hidden desires...Jardel has a structured life, a successful career, and a fine woman beside him. Solange Rivera is everything he wished for, but he's no Prince Charming.Betting it all on her seems to be the answer to all his troubles, but Solange has other plans. When Solange refuses Jardel’s vision for the future, there is nothing left but to prove to her they are meant to be together. By any means necessary. Even if it takes a little help from his fr...

Sometimes you think you know yourself until you realize you’ve only scratched the surface.Mariana Torres Charles is finally ready to fulfill her dream as a bandleader and designer for the up-and-coming carnival band LoveVibe for Miami Carnival. The win would be proof that she can follow through on her goals because in love…the follow through is less than stellar. After a long string of crushed lovers, she is done breaking hearts.When Mason Brathwaite, her forever-f...

Alicia Powell Torres is sick of her joyless career, in a town full of painful memories. She wants to seize life again and she won't get that by staying still. It's time for a big change, and Brooklyn seems like the right place for a fresh start. Gathering her courage, she begins the arduous process of selling her family home and leaving her past behind.But before she can pack everything up, her childhood friend and neighbor Gabo returns to town with sexy smiles, his dinner invites,...

Sal is about her business, her friends, her video games, and some light criminal activity.When the criminal activity lands her in hot water, she goes to her tried and true methods, but they all fail her.Devon is about his art, his physical therapy, his brother’s well-being, and his teaching.When his status in the US is threatened by his tendon injury, he realizes he's going to have to make some hard decisions.His solution? A modern marriage...

2024 Audie Finalist - Young Adult Book Of The Year | Spotify Unforgettable Young Adult Books | Amazon Bestseller - Teen Coming Of Age FictionJames Van Der Beek narrates an unforgettable coming-of-age journey set during a transformational time—high school senior year. Packed with laughter, wonder, beauty, and heartbreak, this poignant audiobook based on a true story is a must-listen for fans of the classic movie Dead Poets Society.S...