In my opinion, the sooner a project can move away from academia, the better. Today, TTOs (Technology Transfer Offices) at hospitals and research centers don't have this principle in mind. They are more focused on controlling and exploiting themselves the intellectual property or whatever innovation arises in the institution. They don't look at the outside world (VCs, angel investors, incubators...). This is clearly wrong.

Early transfer should be the buzz word nowadays, and TTO's should focus more on how to extract value from initiatives rather than how to control them.