It was a great pleasure to present joint research with Kaushik Sengupta, Myriam Gamberoni, and Maureen McKelvey at the R&D Management Conference 2026, hosted by the University of Manchester. Our study examines how intermediary organizations such as technology transfer offices (TTOs) support the establishment and development of university–industry collaborations in virtual and international settings. The core message of our study is that the most effective TTOs are those that help make academia–industry collaborations increasingly self-sustaining while gradually reducing the need for their own involvement.
