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The UKRI Glossary of EDI Terms provides clear definitions of key terms related to equality, diversity, and inclusion. It supports a shared understanding within the research and innovation community, fostering inclusive practices and communication by clarifying complex concepts and terminology in…

The 2024 EPO study analyses trends in water-related innovation for provision and protection, highlighting Europe's leadership, with Spain excelling. Though historically industry-led, universities and public research organisations are advancing. Innovation is growing but must accelerate to meet…

On 11th and 12th June 2024, the VIADUCT project partners and stakeholders gathered in Tampere, Finland, for the third Interregional Project Meeting and Site Visit.

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.

On Wednesday, 22 May, and Thursday, 23 May, the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Special Interest Group (SSHA SIG) held two impactful workshops at the ASTP Annual Conference in Seville, Spain.

Knowledge transfer offices are uniquely positioned to play a pivotal role in augmenting change in order to make the innovation ecosystem more inclusive and equitable. But as a knowledge transfer office, what can you do concretely to incorporate equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your…

On Wednesday, 22 May, the Digital Innovation Special Interest Group (DI SIG) held an interactive workshop as part of the ASTP Annual Conference in Seville, Spain. The workshop, led by DI SIG coordinators Malcolm, Sigmar, Annemieke, Christoph, and Florian, saw an impressive attendance of over 100…

On the initiative of Legal SIG members from ETH Zurich, ASTP members interested in reviving the Legal SIG met during ASTP’s Annual Conference in Seville in May 2024.

In the current landscape of knowledge transfer, traditional methods are enduring a significant shift. As innovators, content creators and owners (researchers, engineers, artists, technical developers, etc.) seek to extract value from their intellectual assets in innovative ways, projects like…

Receive mentoring from industry experts in big pharma, academia and healthcare as you learn to identify healthcare needs, build a dynamic team, create a business model, and pitch your ideas like a pro.

Opened by departing President, Christophe Haunold, members were updated on the challenges and successes of the past year.

Have you tested a practice which is transforming knowledge and research results into practical solutions creating societal and/or economic value?

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) approves its entry into 3 spin-offs driven by the implementation of a new technology transfer procedure

Who is responsible for managing technology transfer?

The Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) alliance, which is one of the European University Alliances, has developed a common YUFE vision text for a more demand-driven approach to Knowledge Valorisation (KV).

Support the Biomedical Special Interest Group by contributing to their survey.

Take Part in Research Management Roadmap survey ?for the chance to share your opinions on the research?management profession.

Lifelong ASTP friends Ascenion has agreed to sell portfolio company Cardior Pharmaceuticals to Novo Nordisk

Do you have the drive and vision to help ASTP further develop as the best members association for KTOs across Europe?

New Codes of Practice for industry-academia co-creation and citizen engagement for knowledge valorisation

This March (2024), members of the ASTP team participated in the second ambassadors meeting of European project RM Roadmap Project.

Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Knowledge Valorisation

The first European law on industrial property, the so-called Patent Statute, was approved in Venice in 1474 and will celebrate its 550 years on 19 March 2024.

Tech transfer experts launch new company to further the education and empowerment of university IP managers

Call for Licensing Professionals to join Consultation Group in an EU project?

The European Commission’s DG Research and Innovation hosted the stakeholder event “Making research results work for society”

On 20th November ASTP hosted the sixth edition of the ASTP-EU Forum, which saw the participation of 100+ professionals across Europe to discuss the latest developments in policies that affect knowledge and technology transfer community.

Boosting Productivity and Output Quality of Knowledge Workers through AI Tools

INNOV-8-2-CREATE fosters collaboration among innovation stakeholders, delivering a transnational, transdisciplinary, pre-accelerator programme. The programme enables new entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to be trained and supported on their innovation journey.

Apply to become an RM Roadmap Thematic Ambassador | Deadline 13/12/23

ASTP European Annual Survey is open and we are collecting data on Knowledge Transfer activities and outputs.

On November 9th, the partners of the KT Soft Skills Erasmus+ project met online to discuss the results of the Validation of the KTSoftSkills Investigation Report.

Take the survey to help RM Roadmap get a comprehensive picture of the current situation of Research Managers (RMs) across Europe.

Art Bos, Head of Business Development and Knowledge Transfer at Erasmus University Rotterdam has been appointed as the President-elect by his fellow ASTP Board members. Art has been a member of the ASTP Board since May 2023.

The merger will enable academia and industry to benefit from one destination to start new partnerships

ASTP Member, Paul Van Dun, chats to 4iP Councils podcast series IP Stories

The European Patent Office (EPO) has introduced a Unitary Patent dashboard, providing real-time data that confirms the growing confidence in the new patent system.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has introduced a Unitary Patent dashboard, providing real-time data that confirms the growing confidence in the new patent system.

Engage on the new EARMA online co-creation space. Free conference registration.

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.

On June 29th, 2023, the KT SoftSkills partners gathered in Leiden, the Netherlands, for their highly anticipated second face-to-face project meeting. This meeting aimed to strategize and chart the course for the upcoming six months of the project, marking a crucial phase in its development.

Academia and Industry: Introduction to Tech Transfer and Industrial Collaborations

On May 24-26 2023, ASTP Annual Conference Joint Action for Global Impact took place in Tallinn, Estonia.

Alongside with the new knowledge valorisation paradigm, the EC has launched the Mutual Learning Exercise on Knowledge Valorisation.

ASTP has launched the idea to revitalise an initiative that was developed in the year 2000 in collaboration with EUA, EARTO and EIRMA, namely a Handbook on Responsible Partnering.

ASTP has been accepted as member of the Coalition that has been recently established to work on the reform of research assessment in order to recognize the diverse outputs, practices and activities that maximize the quality and impact of research.

In the context of EU competition policy, the European Commission launched a consultation to gather evidence on the functioning of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TT-BER) and the Technology Transfer Guidelines.

The award targets young KT professionals (at HE and/or research organizations) under the age of 30 who can demonstrate an interest in self-improvement and honing their KT skills.

The European Commission must ensure that fairness applies to both EIC beneficiaries and EIC inventors and that these returns are in line with state aid rules and competition law.

The Horizon Europe-funded RM Roadmap project has appointed 120 national ambassadors to help design the future of the research management profession across the European Research Area and beyond.

On 4 July in Valencia, Avelino Corma Canós was recognised for his work on synthetic catalysts to improve chemical reactions.His inventions are used today in the energy, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries among others.

In early June 2023, VIADUCT project partners and invited local stakeholders, met in Timisoara (Romania), the European Capital of Culture 2023, for the 1st Inter-Regional Thematic Workshop (IRTW), 2nd Inter Regional Study Visit (IRSV) and 2nd Steering Committee (SC).

KTSoftSkills is a three-year project, co-funded by the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Union. It aims to remove barriers between HEIs and external partners, by supporting and improving their mutual understanding and negotiation processes.

António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO), and Christophe Haunold, President of the Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Enjoy this Executive Data Report of ASTP KT Metrics 2022, on the European Knowledge landscape, Financial Year 2020

An initial attempt to KT Metrics harmonisation—Researchers from University of Cambridge, Radboud University, and the University of Bristol have launched a new research project to study the different emerging roles of KTOs/TTOs in Europe and their impact on KT performance.

European Inventor Award 2023 finalists

From 22-23 March 2023, the consortium partners working together on the Interreg Europe project, VIADUCT, met to kick-off the project at the University of Zaragoza, Spain.

Innovation stays strong: patent applications in Europe continue to grow in 2022

RM Roadmap - “Creating Framework Conditions for Research Management to Strengthen the European Research Area”

On 4th May 2023 ASTP will host the fifth edition of the ASTP-EU Forum.

Communities on industry-academia collaboration and citizen engagement have recently launched

The first two codes of practice implementing the new Guiding Principles for Knowledge Valorisation are now published.

Following the recent launch of ASTP’s Special Interest Group on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), we are happy to further announce our support and commitment in creating an inclusive environment to the diverse KE/KT community.

In May this year ASTP will head to Estonias capital Tallinn. We have had awesome sponsorship to help make it a success.

Everyone wants to be “open”! However, in the sphere of research, innovation and exploitation, there is often confusion, conflation and misunderstanding of these terms, as well as the relationship between openness, IP rights, and commercial use.

In preparation for the composition of the ASTP Board starting May 2023, we invite expressions of interest.

The EU Knowledge Valorisation Week runs from 25 April to 28 April 2023

Join the new EDI Special Interest Group (SIG)

ASTP European Annual Survey is open and we are collecting data on Knowledge Transfer activities and outputs.

Codes of practice on the management of intellectual assets and on standardisation published.

To support the implementation of the recently adopted Guiding principles for knowledge valorization, the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation) is inviting stakeholders with an interest in industry-academia collaboration and citizen engagement to join new communities to co-create two…

ASTP alongside seven other European institutions are announced as the team behind ERA Shuttle, a Horizon Europe programme for supporting career development for innovators and cross-sectoral collaboration.

Since staring in 2021, FIT-4-NMP has achieved both strategic and targeted results. Most importantly, 42 proposals involving talented newcomers have been supported with up to 15 of them successfully evaluated and selected for funding.

Apply to present at this years Annual Conference. Share your ideas, thoughts, or projects with Europes largest KT audience.

Two of ASTPs loyal sponsors have combined into a single entity offering consulting and services companies for Tech Transfer and Intellectual Property Management

This SSHA SIG meeting will drill down into how to make social entrepreneurship an attractive impact pathway for academics,

2022 was a remarkable a year for EU matters concerning knowledge and technology transfer. The most recent EU policies and initiatives are opening up new opportunities but also posing challenges to our profession.