Community

National Associations Advisory Council (NAAC)

The NAAC is one of ASTP’s governing bodies, uniting 33 European National Associations from 28 countries, plus three Global Guests since 2024. Chaired by ASTP Vice President NAAC, Laura Spinardi, it strengthens Europe’s innovation ecosystem by fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration.

As a European-level representative, the NAAC advocates for knowledge transfer, ensuring its role in innovation is recognized and supported. By promoting cross-border synergies, it helps shape the future of knowledge transfer and innovation.

National Asssociations Locations

  • Austria, Informal Austrian KT Network
  • Belgium, Réseau Lieu
  • Belgium, TTO Flanders
  • Bulgaria, BgTTN
  • Croatia, Informal Croatian KT Network
  • Czech Republic, Transfera.cz
  • Denmark, Universities Denmark
  • Estonia, Informal Estonian KT Network
  • France, Réseau C.U.R.I.E
  • France, Réseau SATT
  • Germany, Transfer Allianz e.V.
  • Greece, Praxi Network
  • Hungary, ETTF
  • Iceland, TTO Iceland
  • Ireland, IKTA
  • Italy, Netval
  • Lithuania, Informal Lithuanian KT network
  • Luxembourg, KTLux
  • Malta, Informal Maltese KT Network
  • Norway, FIN
  • Poland, IP Management Poland
  • Poland, PACTT
  • Portugal, Informal Portuguese KT Network
  • Serbia, Informal TT Network
  • Serbia, Formal Serbian TT Network
  • Slovenia, SI-TT
  • Spain, RedOTRI
  • Spain, RedTransfer
  • Sweden, SNITTS
  • Switzerland, SwiTT
  • The Netherlands, Informal Dutch KT Network
  • Turkey, ÜSIMP
  • Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, TTIRA
  • United Kingdom, KEUK

NAAC Events

2025 Sarima Conference

2025 Sarima Conference

02 September 2025

You are welcome to join the 2025 Sarima Conference from September 2-5 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

NAAC Resources

Link
Read
09 Apr 2025

NAAC Report Released: A Comprehensive Expansion of the White Paper

The National Advisory Assessment Council (NAAC) is pleased to announce the publication of its latest comprehensive report, an in-depth expansion of the previously released white paper. This newly published document provides a thorough examination of key industry challenges, policy recommendations,…
Free Resource
PDF
Read
10 Dec 2024

ASTP White Paper | Enhancing Spin-Offs in Europe

Explore ASTP's White Paper, endorsed by NAAC, “Catalysing Change: Exploring trends and strategies to enhance the spin-off process in Europe”. Learn strategies for innovation, knowledge transfer, and robust support systems to enhance research institutes' impact on competitiveness and development.
Free Resource
PDF
Read
20 Apr 2020

White Paper | Embedding KTOs in Horizon Europe

The 2020 white paper Embedding Knowledge Transfer Offices in Horizon Europe Projects, published by ASTP's National Associations Advisory Committee, advocates integrating KTOs into EU-funded projects. It highlights their role in fostering innovation, improving industry-academia collaboration, and…
Free Resource

Testimonials

testimonial

The event had something to offer all members of the TT community from entry level to mid-career and beyond.

John Gleeson

University of Limerick, Ireland

testimonial

Perfect balance of learning and networking.

Smiljka Vikic-Topic

University of Zagreb, Croatia

testimonial

It was great to experience the uncomplicated and fruitful exchange with colleagues from all over Europe, as well as the positive professional spirit of this conference.

Franck Döbrich

Universitat des Saarlandes WuT GmbH, Germany

testimonial

ASTP corroborates the strong need for profound insights and exchanges on practices, instruments and competencies that cut across functional, organisational, institutional, sectorial and geographic boundaries.

Koenraad Debackere

KU Leuven, Belgium

testimonial

There was ample opportunity to learn from colleagues through the workshop sessions or more formally through speakers either sharing their years of experience or their state of the art research. Well worth attending.

John Gleeson

University of Limerick, Ireland