Mattia Ronchetti’s 2024 presentation at the Biomedical SIG webinar focuses on EU and US regulatory frameworks for medical devices. It explores classification, clinical evaluation, and development…
In a 2024 webinar, Sjaak Brinkkemper discusses entrepreneurship in ecosystems, focusing on the challenges of sustaining software companies. He examines key decisions in software production, including…
In this webinar, Matthias Versele, Executive Director of Drug Discovery at CD3-Cistim, discusses strategies for translational life sciences projects, from novel ideas to regulatory approval. He…
Julian Jantke's 2024 presentation, "Impact-at-Scale Pipeline in SHAPE," explores strategies for valorising research in social sciences, humanities, and related fields. It highlights tools like DLAS…
This webinar provides an accurate yet delightful introduction and discussion of the key IP Rights related to the protection of software innovation. In one hour Maurits Westerik provides insights on…
This EPO study gives insights into trends in innovation in water-related technologies aimed at both the provision of and protection from water.
This report contains data of 674 KTOs from 21 European countries. It includes 97 aggregated KTO datasets from one National Association and 577 datasets from responding KTOs. The aggregated data was included in the summary overview and excluded from the detailed analysis in the remainder of the…
This seminar investigates the importance of these non-financial impacts, such as social, cultural, and environmental contributions. Additionally, it suggests a very simple but still useful…
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.
Brechtje Vreenegoor is manager of the KTO Wageningen University and Research. She discussed ‘servitisation’ of open-source models. Numerous models are being valorised in different ways, but it is…
In this Tea with ASTP Clare Dillon, InnerSource Researcher at the University of Galway, covered where academic OSPOs are located within institutions, their goals and the activities OSPO staff engage…
In this Tea with ASTP, Cornelia Peuser presents the EPO Observatory’s new Deep Tech Finder, a tool that blends the business profiles of around 8,300 investment-ready European start-ups with…
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.
The 7th ASTP- EU Forum continues the dialogue between European knowledge/technology transfer professionals and staff of the European Commission. At this free online event, you shall have the…
A few years ago, the Max Planck Society introduced a partially standardised licensing model for spin-offs. The model includes a 10% stake of Max Planck in the companies and, in some cases, milestone…
In this Tea with ASTP, Relika Williams and Christophe Haunold were joined by other guests to share their experiences around creating, approving and executing IP management policy for universities.…
The SynSICRIS tool supports project planning via an impact pathway and a working plan bar chart. This is combined with continous, project-related monitoring of potential impact. This open source tool…
In this session Carlo Duprel, Head of Technology Transfer Office at SnT, University of Luxembourg, provided an overview on how to setup and execute an impactful strategy of long-term collaborative…
With Laura Spinardi, Head of Technology Transfer Office, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, we discussed the challenges of managing data in digital clinical…
Science and researchers should be at the forefront of solving our most pressing global challenges. Impactful research commercialisation will require educating a new generation of entrepreneurs with a…
Welcome to the new year and the first Tea with ASTP of 2024. As we prepare for the Annual Conference in Seville, Spain this May we will take a look at the KT landscape in Spain and discuss what to…
Overview of actions for the period 2022-2024
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.
The 6th ASTP- EU Forum continues the dialogue between European knowledge/technology transfer professionals and staff of the European Commission. At this free online event, the participants had the…
The Unit for Valorisation policies and IPR shared with us updates on the recently adopted policies and tools as well as the next developments in knowledge valorisation. The ERC presented the results…
The fourth successful ASTP EU Forum, heard from Deputy Head of Unit for Valorisation Policies and IPR at the European Commission, will be joined by members of the Community of Practice to update on…
In this webinar, Mauro Lattuada explored some practical issues about sharing software in Open Source in academia and the role of the TTOs relating to IP valorisation in connection to Open Source.
The merger will enable academia and industry to benefit from one destination to start new partnerships
AI literacy could help us to understand appropriate and inappropriate uses of Generative AI, and to assert the value of human knowledge in the era of AI.
ASTP Member, Paul Van Dun, chats to 4iP Councils podcast series IP Stories
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.
Alongside with the new knowledge valorisation paradigm, the EC has launched the Mutual Learning Exercise on Knowledge Valorisation.
This webinar aims to clarify the differences between “open” practices and policies and to show that openness is not incompatible with IP protection or commercial exploitation. The focus on…
In this intriguing Tea with ASTP, three outstanding female talents, Camilla Carrapatoso, Emily Devonald and Anji Miller, discuss and share their experiences and challenges of working in and with…
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.
During this insightful session, Alastair Banks presented the numerous ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming technology transfer and how KTOs and TTOs should consider using it in their…
Giles Brandon and Vira Filatova present FIT-4-NMP, a Horizon Europe Project.
Responsible and Reproducible Research (R3): Does it really matter? In this talk, Laurent Heirendt gives you a tour d’horizon of R3, highlights its ambitious goals, and demonstratse that R3 matters…
We are pleased to present the Annual Survey Executive Data Report with the data provided by respondents for Financial Year (FY) 2020. This report draws on data from 565 Knowledge Transfer Offices (KTOs) across 24 countries.
In this dynamic session, Corin and Natalie provide valuable insights about fostering collaborations between universities and businesses to drive innovation. Learn about best practices and real-world…
On 4th May 2023 ASTP will host the fifth edition of the ASTP-EU Forum.
Jason Teng, in his 2023 webinar Yes We Can’t: Making Sense of the Research Exemption in Patent Law, analyses European research exemptions. He contrasts national implementations, explores their…
Two of ASTPs loyal sponsors have combined into a single entity offering consulting and services companies for Tech Transfer and Intellectual Property Management
Andrew Tingey, in his 2023 webinar Sub-licensing: Horror Scenarios and How to Avoid Them, explores challenges in sub-licensing agreements. He addresses royalty structures, tiered sub-licensing, and…
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.
2023 is a year with even more activity and diversity of opportunity than ever before
The European Commission’s Directorate for Research & Innovation is organising an awareness raising campaign on knowledge valorisation.
In early December, The Council of the European Union adopted the Recommendation on the guiding principles for knowledge valorisation to increase socioeconomic impact from research and innovation and align policy guidance.
Joint Statement Paper on the Model Grant Agreement’s Intellectual Property Provisions of the European Innovation Council under Horizon Europe
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?
??The aim of this survey is to gain an understanding of the demographic makeup of the technology transfer / knowledge exchange community.
Plastic Omnium organised an Open Innovation Challenge in partnership with SoScience. Its objective was to accelerate innovation leveraging collective intelligence through an open innovation approach.…
Find out how a unique plant-based technology and entrepreneurship hold the key to pushing the boundaries in the food industry.
Philip Grother learned the hard way how to get his message across simply and effectively, whilst raising funds, generating business, and exchanging with colleagues, partners and clients. Philip has…
The annual gathering of information about KT activities across Europe grows in visibility, the issue of defining and understanding KT metrics and their harmonisation also grows in significance.
A new study by the European Patent Office reveals that fewer than 1 in 7 inventors in Europe are women.
This first edition of the Digital Innovations SIG's Online World Lunch discussed Open Science and Open-Source policies of universities. Increasingly result in academic software are published under a…
In this fourth meeting of the New Professionals SIG, Dr Martyn Bottomley, Regional Translation Lead at Cancer Research UK (CRUK) shared his experience and role within the CRUK.
With around one-third of global GHG emissions coming from the food system, transforming food production and consumption is critical to tackling the climate crisis. Against rising pressure from…
Martin Järvekülg, in his 2022 webinar Tea with ASTP: A Personal Journey from Academia to Industry, reflects on bridging academia and industry in Estonia. He discusses challenges in knowledge…
In May 2022, over 160 knowledge transfer professionals from across Europe joined this meeting organised by ASTP's Europe Committee. Key speakers from European institutions to share and update the community on their current knowledge transfer related activities.
Alan Bentley and Kevin Leland, in their 2022 webinar Tea with ASTP: Streamlining MTAs in Research Partnerships, present case studies on automating Material Transfer Agreements. They highlight…
Prof Russell Smith, in his 2021 book The Three Dimensions of Entrepreneurship, introduces the New Standard Model (NSM) for business success. This framework integrates enterprise anatomy,…
The newly established New Professionals Special Interest Group instigated their first meeting in February 2022. This is a recording of their first meeting, with special guest Alessandra Baccigotti…
At the second bi-monthly New Professionals SIG in April 2022, welcomed ASTP Board member Anji Miller to discuss "How to develop your skills and professional contacts"
The third meeting of the New Professional SIG hears from Dr Salma Ishaq from King's College London to discuss: "What is the purpose of tech transfer/knowledge exchange?"
From March to November 2021, the European Commission consulted European and international stakeholders on how to facilitate and speed up reform so that the quality, performance and impact of research and researchers are assessed on the basis of more appropriate criteria and processes.
Many knowledge transfer officers support consortium building for Horizon Europe collaboration projects. This webinar outlines the tools for finding expertise beyond their, and their researchers,…
The intention to create a space for key speakers from European institutions to share and update the community on their current knowledge transfer related activities was realised in the 4-hour meeting, defined by content rich presentations and simulating audience questions.
Hosted by ZonMw, this page provides guidance on how to set these agreements out properly and what to look out for. This information is intended as an aid in establishing (collaboration) agreements; no rights can be derived from this.
The self-assessment tool developed by the BOSS project anticipates all those issues that a student, researcher or entrepreneur will face while transforming an idea to a business opportunity.
In this webinar Jeff Skinner leads an exploration of the vexed issue of Student IP. He focuses on two aspects, the policy itself and how agreements are reached with students. Both elements are…
This Webinar focused on the conduct of mediation, including the online conduct of mediation, with a particular reference to the practical case application of the WIPO Mediation Rules in international…
This webinar cast a light on EPO's technology transfer initiatives and its future plans. The role played by the cooperation with organisations such as ASTP in this context is essential.
Are we also listening to the researchers? Do we really know what they think about our way of working? How do they perceive the information they get from us? Both presenters have been involved in…
We have all been involved in cases regarding inventorship. Some of these situations can be either tricky or can be solved in a more fact-based manner. Research staff often don't know the difference…
Companies operating in the United States encounter numerous legal and regulatory issues arising from doing business in the world’s largest economy. Anticipating and dealing appropriately with those issues can improve markedly the success of those operations. The purposes of this guidebook are to…
The development of new and improved varieties of plants benefits the economy by increasing the marketability of crops and improving rural income and overall economic development.
The ASTP Annual Survey provides an unique view of the European knowledge transfer landscape. We are pleased to share the results of the survey conducted on financial year 2018 data.
Most KTOs work with the spin-out route as a way of commercialising inventions from our research institutions: there are different models and policies in place at different KTOs. Marjan Kraak (Head of…
Released by the EPO and the EUIPO, this study shows that companies which own at least one patent, registered design or trade mark generate on average 20% higher revenues per employee than companies which do not own any of those intellectual property rights (IPRs).
The World Intellectual Property Indicators 2020 report covers 2019 data, predating the human and economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. What this year’s WIPI documents, however, is a strong foundation of IP activity that will serve as a base for new advancements as the pandemic subsides.
Ben Soffer, Head of Corporate Partnerships Kings College London presents on Corporate Partnerships. The MedTech Accelerator will act as a vehicle for the commercialisation of MedTech innovations. The…
The ASTP Annual Survey provides an unique view of the European knowledge transfer landscape. We are pleased to share the results of the survey conducted on financial year 2017 data.
The results provided in this report are based on the largest European dataset so far, offering a valuable insight into knowledge transfer offices, their activities and outputs.
We are pleased to provide our members, contributors and stakeholders with the results of our fiscal year 2015 (FY2015) Survey which provides insights of the FY2015 European Knowledge Transfer landscape.
The ASTP survey is the result of the hard work and commitment of volunteers who have collected and analysed information from an increasing number of universities and research institutions from across all Europe.
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