Mortar Board Aims to Get Technology Research
Into the Marketplace
By KAREN
KAPLAN, Times Staff Writer
In
an effort to spur the transfer of technology from Southern California
research centers to the private sector, the nonprofit regional technology
alliance Larta will inaugurate a new program today called Mortar Board.
Universities, corporate research centers
and others participating in Mortar Board will gain access to Larta's
entrepreneurial programs and its bimonthly showcases for venture
capitalists. Financial terms for each partnership will be determined
individually.
Mortar Board's first
strategic partner is Rockwell Science Center in Thousand Oaks. The
research center develops technologies for electronics, optics, imaging,
computation and other areas. Rockwell is a Larta sponsor.
"For years now, many people in the
Southland have felt that the technology transfer process has been very
weak," said Victor Hwang, chief operating officer of Los Angeles-based
Larta. "Mortar Board is a springboard for R&D technologies to get into
the marketplace."
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