National Associations
- Informal Austrian KT Network, Austria
- Réseau Lieu, Belgium
- TTO Flanders, Belgium
- BgTTN (Bulgarian Technology Transfer Network), Bulgaria
- Informal Croatian KT Network, Croatia
- Transfera.cz, Czech Republic
- Universities Denmark, Denmark
- Informal Estonian KT Network, Estonia
- Réseau C.U.R.I.E, France
- Réseau SATT, France
- Transfer Allianz e.V., Germany
- Praxi Network, Greece
- ETTF (Technology and Knowledge Transfer Forum of Hungarian Universities), Hungary
- TTO Iceland, Iceland
- IKTA (Irish Knowledge Transfer Association), Ireland
- Netval (Italian Network of Technology Transfer Offices of Universities and Public Research Organizations), Italy
- Informal Lithuanian KT network, Lithuania
- KTLux (Knowledge Transfer Luxembourg), Luxembourg
- Informal Maltese KT Network, Malta
- Informal Dutch KT Network, the Netherlands
- FIN (Foreningen for innovasjonsselskaper i Norge), Norway
- IP Management Poland, Poland
- PACTT (Polish Network of Academic Technology Transfer Centres), Poland
- Informal Portuguese KT Network, Portugal
- SI-TT (Association of Technology Transfer Professionals of Slovenia)
- Informal Serbian TT Network, Serbia
- Formal Serbian TT Network, Serbia
- RedOTRI, Spain
- RedTransfer - Asociación de Profesionales de Transferencia, Innovación y Gestión de la Innovación, Spain
- SNITTS (Swedish Network for Innovation and Technology Transfer Support), Sweden
- SwiTT (Swiss Technology Transfer Association), Switzerland
- ÜSIMP (University-Industry Collaboration Centers Platform of Turkey)
- TTIRA (Technology Transfer Inter-Regional Association), Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova
- PraxisAuril, United Kingdom
What is the NAAC?
The National Associations Advisory Committee (NAAC) unites the 33 European National Associations (NAs) and is chaired by the ASTP Vice President NAAC, Laura Spinardi
The NAAC is an effective pipeline between the European level, the regional KTOs and their local ecosystem.
A National Association can be:
- a formal KT Association (institutional or individual memberships), or
- an informal KT association, with the intention to formalise as a National Association
What the NAAC can offer?
Each National Association plays a crucial role in the development of national knowledge transfer activities in their home country. ASTP, as a transnational association, aims at increasing the efficiency of the European innovation system, but will not be able to reach a maximum level without the support of the national associations.
The NAAC facilitates interactions with its members in the following areas:
- EU representation
- The body of knowledge (for example staff exchange, building on TT library, peer review, exchange of case studies)
- Regional capacity building knowledge transfer expertise
- European survey and impact measurement
- Professional development on European and national level, such as training courses
- Capacity Building National Associations (CBNA)
Testimonials
I thought that this was an excellent introduction to the topic of Venture Capital for early-stage tech startups (and the interface with TT). The calibre of the lecturers was excellent. They were all approachable, knowledgeable, and happy to engage with the participants.
The topics covered were broad and pitched at the correct level.
Dr Alastair Cunningham, Spain
Venture Capital TC
This is my first experience of this kind and ASTP was far beyond expectations. I really have no words. I feel much richer in soul and intellect. I wanted and still want to evolve, to learn. Even if I still have to learn, my colleagues and trainers have been exceptional.
Maria Spiridon, Romania
Building KTO for
Left a little piece of my heart in Latvia this past week at the ASTP course for Creating Successful Spin-outs in Riga. I'm grateful to the wonderful ASTP staff for a fantastic programme.
I value these programmes for the knowledge transferred and especially for the connections made. The training days are long and intense, but as they say in Italian, vale la pena. We emerge with a better understanding and appreciation for the work we do, which in turn helps us to be more active, engaged, and generous within our respective ecosystems.
Arendt Speser, Italy
CSS
Many thanks to ASTP for bringing your wonderful training events to Riga! I learnt a lot about early-stage technologies and their transfer via Spin-outs. It was lovely to meet friends and colleagues from previous ASTP events.
We discussed how the knowledge transfer processes are organised at our institutions and about the team effort that goes in to supporting academic inventions together with researchers.
Anna Stikane
Latvia
It has been three intense training days and an insightful experience of learning and connecting with knowledge transfer professionals across Europe.
Thank you for providing us with such a high-quality training experience on Spin-outs!
Faye Orfanou, Greece