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William E. Hagstrand serves as a Senior Consultant for NorTech and is responsible for driving engagement in cluster opportunities from inception to successful completion. This includes identifying and cultivating potential opportunities for participating organizations and recruiting organizations to the advanced energy cluster.

“Ecosystems that support technology commercialization must be built collaboratively by industry, higher education and government leaders.”

This quote is from the Fifth Report on the Condition of Higher Education in Ohio: Advancing Ohio's Innovation Economy, issued in 2012 by the University System of Ohio Board of Regents. The report underscores challenges that exist for Ohio's higher education institutions, industry and government as catalysts for commercialization and innovation. A major issue, as illustrated in the report, is the “valley of death” that exists between knowledge creation and commercialization.

To read the original article: Closing the commercialization gap in Northeast Ohio - Cleveland Business News - Northeast Ohio and Cleveland - Crain's Cleveland Business