In this session, Sven Fiedl explores how start-ups and university spin-offs can build successful ventures using open source business models. From dual licensing and open core to cloud-based and…
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,…
Join Rick Bonants for an insightful one-hour webinar where he shares lessons learned from launching multiple spin-offs at TU Delft. Drawing on real-world experience, Rick will explore effective…
This session explores key regulatory challenges in software development, the impact of the EU Digital Decade regulation, and how companies can develop a strategic regulatory roadmap for effective…
IMPAC3T-IP is an ambitious Coordination and Support Action that aims to develop, pilot and support the sustainable adoption of a scenario based licensing ToolBox through a certified user and trainer programme, for efficient IP licensing for market uptake and societal value creation. This document…
The INNOV-8-2-CREATE project is proud to announce the publication of its comprehensive toolkit, marking the culmination of a dedicated effort to enhance Europe's innovation ecosystem. This milestone represents a key achievement in fostering a more connected, inclusive, and efficient environment for…
The INNOV-8-2-CREATE Toolkit is designed to enable universities, innovation hubs, and stakeholders across Europe to replicate the pre-accelerator programme effectively. In addition to providing step-by-step guidance, templates, and examples, the toolkit ensures the programme's sustainability,…
The Digital Innovations SIG webinar explores software compliance with open-source licensing, focusing on ensuring ownership and avoiding third-party rights conflicts. Discussions include the use,…
Sjaak Brinkkemper discusses entrepreneurship in ecosystems, focusing on the challenges of sustaining software companies. He examines key decisions in software production, including product…
In the 8th World Lunch webinar, hosted by the Digital Innovations SIG, Brechtje Vreenegoor, Manager of KTO at Wageningen University, discusses the servitisation of open-source models. She explores…
Are you a young KT professional, within higher education and/or a research organisation, under 30 years old who can demonstrate an interest in self-improvement and honing their KT skills? Consider applying for this scholarship.
In the 7th World Lunch webinar, hosted by the Digital Innovations SIG, Florian Kirschenhofer presents updates to the Max Planck Society’s licensing model for spin-offs. He discusses its success,…
Relika Williams and Christophe Haunold share their experiences around creating, approving and executing IP management policy for universities. Three different perspectives: from a drafting point of…
The 2024 presentation by Carlo Duprel discusses collaborative research in intellectual property (IP) management. It highlights SnT's partnership model at the University of Luxembourg, which…
Laura Spinardi, Head of Technology Transfer Office, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, discusses the challenges of managing data in digital clinical research: not…
The European Competence Framework for Researchers outlines key skills across seven domains, including cognitive abilities, self-management, and research management. It promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical practices, and societal engagement, aiming to enhance researchers' capabilities…
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Participate in European stakeholder events. Join the first onsite and online event Making Research Results Work for Society on 26 October 2023 in Brussels. Registrations are now open.
ASTP President, Christophe Haunold, chats to Global University Venturings podcast series Talking Tech Transfer.
ASTP stalwart and Board Member, Tom Flanagan, chats to Global University Venturings podcast series Talking Tech Transfer.
Tom Flanagan, director of enterprise and commercialisation at NovaUCD, shares the story behind Wayflyer, Ireland’s first spinout unicorn, in the Talking Tech Transfer podcast. He offers insights into the ecommerce company’s journey and the role of University College Dublin’s innovation office…
ASTP's EDI SIG meets at the 2023 Annual Conference in Tallinn to explore women's pivotal role in shaping innovation. The panel features Megan Aanstoos, Heli Valtna, Nadezda Kongi, and Riin Rebane,…
Freddy Guemeni, Head of IP Services at the University of Manchester Innovation Factory, shares insights at New Professionals SIG #7. With over 10 years of experience in intellectual property…
The New Professionals SIG hosts a session on careers in knowledge transfer, featuring Monique Liddar's insights on intellectual property management, innovation, and laboratory setup. The event…
Malcolm Bain and Florian Kirschenhofer discuss specific challenges for digital start-ups, including IP identification, protection and licensing models, business models, key issues for tech transfer…
The Directors Forum Special Interest Group are meeting in Antwerp, February 2023 to discuss Data Management for KT offices. What works, and has anyone found the Golden Ticket?
In the November 2022 Agrifood SIG, Sarah Luiz and Mohammad El Hajj showcase how innovative plant-based technology and entrepreneurship drive advancements in the food industry, redefining its…
Philip Grother emphasises the power of storytelling in pitching and public speaking. He highlights strategies to craft compelling narratives that balance technical detail with audience engagement,…
The ASTP Digital Innovations SIG discusses challenges in open source software for academic research. Key topics include policy gaps, licensing implications, and balancing openness with…
In the 2022 Tea with ASTP webinar, Alan Bentley and Kevin Leland discuss automating Material Transfer Agreements. They showcase Vanderbilt’s MTAShare platform and Bayer’s Testing4Ag program,…
In the third New Professionals SIG meeting, Dr Salma Ishaq from King’s College London discusses “What is the purpose of knowledge exchange?” The session explores the role, impact, and goals of…
The Towards a Reform of the Research Assessment System report highlights the need for systemic change in assessing research quality and impact. It proposes a European coalition to prioritise qualitative assessment, reduce reliance on metrics like journal impact factors, and promote open science,…
The EUA Innovation Ecosystems report highlights universities’ critical role in Europe’s sustainable and digital transitions. It emphasises collaboration, interdisciplinarity, and innovation capacity, while recommending enhanced funding, governance, and entrepreneurship training to maximise…
In 2021, Mirko Lukács discusses preliminary findings from the Software License Deal Terms Survey in a Digital Innovations SIG webinar. He highlights trends in software licensing practices, addresses…
In 2020, Anja Zimmermann presents licensing strategies. She covers preparing for negotiations, pricing IP, deal structures, and risk mitigation. The session offers practical advice on licensing…
In 2020, Alexander Born presents on addressing non-technical barriers to innovation. He introduces the Deep Market Insight (DMI) method, highlighting its role in early identification of…
In 2020, Allan Báez Morales discusses frugal innovation. He highlights sustainable engineering approaches that prioritise simplicity, cost reduction, and local resources. Through knowledge transfer…
In 2020, Laura Spinardi discusses managing and valorising clinical data. She addresses ethical considerations, GDPR compliance, data agreements, and the role of big data in clinical innovation.…
The Linked Innovation report explores strategies to bridge the gap between research and commercialization in research centres. It identifies common challenges, such as knowledge gaps and misaligned priorities, and provides actionable mechanisms for achieving economic sustainability, fostering…
In 2020, Tom Hockaday addresses university knowledge transfer during the COVID-19 crisis. He highlights KTOs' challenges, strategies for rapid licensing, and collaborations to address pandemic needs.…
In 2020, Alison Campbell explores joint ownership agreements (JOAs). She addresses challenges like timelines, decision-making, and cost sharing. Campbell highlights models for IP management, revenue…
In 2020, Malcolm Bain discusses open-source software licensing. He examines its implications for knowledge transfer, highlighting challenges like compliance, licensing conflicts, and sustainability.…
Art Bos (2017) in his masterclass on delivering the KT/TT function, explores innovation ecosystems, the evolving role of TTOs, and models like the Triple Helix. He highlights key mandates, resource needs, and entrepreneurial strategies, emphasising adaptability, collaboration, and fostering…
Cath Whitaker (2012) outlines practical strategies for technology transfer offices. She emphasises effective market research, identifying applications, engaging stakeholders, and leveraging data-driven insights to support licensing, spin-outs, and investment decisions while addressing market…
Sean Fielding (2011) focuses on effective relationship-building in research and knowledge transfer. He discusses customer relationship management, leveraging networks, and strategic account management, emphasising proactive engagement and tailored approaches to foster partnerships and maximise…
George Fildes (2010) explores financial principles tailored for tech-focused businesses. He addresses funding sources, budgeting, cost management, and investment analysis, emphasising strategic financial planning, cash flow control, and aligning financial decisions with business objectives to…
Robert Marshall (2011) focuses on creating high-performing technology transfer offices. He discusses mission clarity, resource allocation, policy frameworks, marketing, and performance metrics, emphasising strategic alignment and professional development to enhance innovation management and…
Robert Marshall (2011) focuses on team building, motivation, and management within technology transfer offices. He highlights recruitment strategies, performance improvement, mentoring, and fostering strong academic relationships to enhance operational effectiveness and support innovation-driven…
Peter Nissen Jørgensen and Christian Schmock (2011) provide strategies for commercialising inventions. They cover evaluating market potential, partnering, deal negotiation, and valuation. The session emphasises building value propositions, managing relationships, and ensuring agreements align with…
Arnaud Gasnier (2016) introduces a toolkit for knowledge transfer professionals. He emphasises strategic IP management, mapping IP portfolios, and planning exploitation to maximise commercial value, using case studies and practical methodologies to align innovation with market opportunities.
The Responsible Partnering Guidelines (2009), developed by European institutional organisations, outline principles for effective collaboration and knowledge transfer between public research organisations and industry. It emphasises strategic alignment, IP management, mutual benefit, and…
The ResearchInno database: in partnership with Crunchbase, it aggregates 780,000+ companies, 29,000+ investors, 3,100+ programs and 9,900+ institutes in EU and the US
Money has no smell. However, within the market there are different types of venture capitalist, which vary in terms of amount of capital invested per participation, management style and objectives, requirements with respect to the company management team, etc.
Many different aspects determine whether a start-up company is a success. Furthermore, the perception of success depends on the point of view and the particular involvement of the party assessing the success.
Faculty and staff involvement in a start-up company (a newly-formed, privately-held, for-profit company) based on their own research and intellectual property creates opportunities for development and commercialization of inventions.
This presentation provides an overview of the elements to consider while a start-up project moves towards incorporation in order to minimize the risk of failure.
PROvendis has its origins in the innovation consulting firm Zenit GmbH. Founded in 1984, ZENIT is a Public Private Partnership owned by the State of North Rhine- Westphalia, a consortium of banks and an association comprising some 180 enterprises.
Founded in 2001 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the LifeScience Foundation, Ascenion is a technology transfer company focusing on the field of life sciences. It currently serves a total of 23 research institutes and university hospitals all over Germany.
The development of life science technologies typically involve long timelines and stringent regulatory hurdles, which in combination result in a high investment capital need. In contrast, the financial and societal reward can be tremendous in case of success.
The TTO of Polytechnic of Milan is one of the first technology transfer offices established in Italy and is among the founding members of the Netval (TTO Network of the Italian universities).
Many universities have rushed to create technology transfer offices (TTOs) without proper structures, funding or expertise. Disappointed, after four or five years, they give up before the benefits start to flow.
We are all familiar with the traditional “ funnel” model of technology transfer. On paper, this model looks deceptively simple.
As many academic institutions begin a new fiscal year, let’s take a moment to celebrate the end of an era in academic technology transfer (TT).
By definition, it is a practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet.
Entrepreneurship for Physicists: A Practical Guide to Move Ideas from University to Market offers a concise analysis of the key ingredients that enable entrepreneurs to bring added value to their customers.
Seeing the company I founded sell for a huge amount of money while personally making very little from it is, of course, frustrating.
So here is a list we’ve put together to ensure that the most important aspects of license negotiations stay front and center.
Becoming a skilled negotiator is achievable, regardless of personality type.
Gathering and analyzing market data may be at the heart of developing the technology transfer strategy, but its value is not limited to the go/no-go decision and planning how to move forward.
‘Technology Transfer Associate?’ the border agent will typically ask, scanning my landing card. ‘What do you actually do?’ and ‘Does such a job actually exist?’
Technology transfer is an exciting and growing field, but there is naturally a great variety in maturity of operations, both between countries and individual institutions.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vital to the European economy and account for a massive 99% of all businesses in the EU.
Author of this blog, Tom Flanagan is Director of Enterprise and Commercialisation at NovaUCD University College Dublin and a member of ASTP’s Professional Development Committee.
At the Cambridge Postdoc Enterprise Competition grand finale on 27 October the quality of the finalists’ pitches was vital to their chances of success.
In designing new products and services, companies consider licensing technology as a means of getting to market quickly while reducing risk as well as the expenditure associated with the development stage.
Open innovation asserts that a company or organization should make greater use of external ideas in its business and allow its own ideas to go out beyond its own boundaries to others to use in their businesses
Technology licensing is an activity where the owner of a patent (the licensor) allows another party (the licensee) the rights to use, adapt and commercialize that patent in exchange for compensation.
Women remain under-represented in science and business including in the creation and operation of spin-off companies from public research institutions.
Have you ever wondered if you (or your research team) ever invent something that has direct translational value what steps will be necessary to actually bring it out in the market?
ASTP Board member, since 2019, Alessandra Baccigotti examines the 'buzz' around Open Science, Open Access, Open Data, Open Source, Open Innovation
Ever since General Electric built the first industrial lab in 1900, research and development has been a highly secretive affair. Security protocols have been regarded almost as important as scientific ones. Industrial espionage has often been pursued as zealously as the political variety.
Identifying cutting-edge technology is simply the first step of technology scouting. The key to effective tech scouting is to capture the right opportunity at the right time. We assembled a list of five tactics to help you streamline your process.
We know you don’t need convincing about the benefits of industry collaboration, so it’s less a question of if, and rather more about how to find the right partner and negotiate a good deal.
Phyllis Leah Speser explores challenges in technology transfer during market disruption, addressing IP, innovation trends, and socio-political impacts. Presented at the ASTP-Proton Annual Conference,…
Tom Hockaday presents insights into the evolving role of university technology transfer offices, focusing on innovation phases, IP management, and collaboration models. Delivered at the ASTP-Proton…
The Innovation Exchange Amsterdam is a collaborative technology transfer office formed in 2014 with around 40 employees for the AMC, UvA, HvA, VU, VUmc.
UGent TechTransfer is the central Technology Transfer Office (TTO) of Ghent University. It was established in 1998. The UGent TechTransfer has a team of about 30 people with broad industry experience.
The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at SDU was established in 2006 as an internal unit within the university to manage and drive the commercialisation of novel research results.
Cambridge Enterprise was established as an external Technology Transfer Office (TTO) by the University of Cambridge in 2006 to help students and academics form and fund spin-out companies, bring new ideas to market, and transfer university expertise to industry and government.
Cracow University of Economics is a public university of economics in Poland founded 1925 with 20,000 students enrolled. The Science and Economy Project started in October 2008 and ended in the end of 2011.
Established in 1870, RWTH Aachen University is the largest university of technology in Germany. The University’s 9 faculties are composed of 260 institutes. RWTH Aachen has more than 42,000 students registered for 144 course programmes.
VSB Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) was founded 1849. It has an academic staff of 670 and 24.000 enrolled students and is a university specialized in mining, engineering, environmental sciences and nano technology.
Established in 1827, KTH Royal Institute of Technology is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. KTH has more than 18,000 students and about 5,000 employees, including nearly 300 professors.
One of the main challenges faced by Unitectra from the moment of its establishment was to effectively manage the provision of technology commercialization services and proof-of-concept funding to multiple universities, hospitals and research institutions.
Founded in 1989, UCL Business plc is the technology transfer company of University College London and several hospitals of the National Hospital System in the UK and has more than 40 employees.
Copenhagen University Hospital is a conglomerate of several hospitals in the region, together with the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The Hospital has 5 strategic research areas, and a clinical research centre.
The NMBU Technology Transfer (NMBU TTO) was established in 2004 to create value from good ideas and research results from Norwegian Institute of Life Sciences. Unlike many other TTOs in Norway, the TTO at NMBU is an internal unit that belongs to the Research Department.
Linköping University is one of the biggest universities in Sweden with 27,000 students and 3,200 staff, founded in 1975. It provides teaching and research in all major areas.
The Polytechnic University of Valencia is a Spanish University focused on Science and Technology. As a University, it was founded in 1971. Nowadays, it has 40,000 students enrolled and an academic staff of 2,600.
Lund University is the second oldest university in Sweden, founded in 1666. With nearly 50,000 students and a staff of 7,500 it is also the biggest, covering every field of academic research.
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UU Innovation (UUI) is Uppsala University’s technology transfer office with a staff of 27 and founded in 2008. The activities of UU Innovation are largely based on the work of the university´s holding company, UUAB Holding.
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