Second webinar of the series, From research and innovation to development: how to plan and execute translational projects in life sciences. This webinar will focus on the process involved with the…
Technology breakthroughs and innovation are widely recognised as powerful engines of economic growth in developed economies. As a result, research carried out in universities has gained increasing attention as a lever to securing a nation’s competitiveness. However, transferring knowledge to the…
Explore the importance of mental health in the Knowledge Transfer sector and how KTOs can lead the way in creating a culture of wellness and support. Join our webinar Breaking the Silence: Mental…
Explore the connection between mental and physical health in this primer by Becca Switzer. Learn about diagnosis, treatment, and how embracing neurodiversity and mental health management can enhance quality of life and creativity.
Join Professor Roberta Guerrina in an online webinar on combining spinouts, consultancy, and policy to maximise SHAPE research impact. Learn from her experience founding EQUAL In-Sight.
In this webinar Sjaak Brinkkemper presents his vision on entrepreneurship in ecosystems: starting a software company is relatively easy, but continuing the enterprise in a solid and sustainable…
First webinar of the series, From research and innovation to development: how to plan and execute translational projects in life sciences, From bench to bedside focuses on the process of creating new…
Drawing on his experience in the UK and in continental Europe, Julian Jantke introduces a unique guided pathway approach, deployed in universities or at a national level, that uses valorisation as a…
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…
Definitions of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) terms used by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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…
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…
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
The ResearchComp tool is designed to help researchers assess and develop their transversal skills. Besides, it supports HEIs and training providers to adapt their training offer to researchers and employers to be aware of the wide set of competencies that are more and more requested from…
Dos and Don’ts of working with Patent Attorneys – How to get the best value for Universities, Research Institutes and Spin-outs.In this webinar, Achim shared a few lessons and important points on…
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…
Michiel Hulsbergen is CEO and founder of DialogueTrainer. In this edition of the Digital Innovation SIG World Lunch, Michiel shared the challenges he has faced setting up and running the company. As…
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.
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.
Quantum computing is one of the next big technologies. Robert Harrison, who is also a Board Member of the European Quantum Industry Consortium, explains how to gain an understanding of the physics…
Speaker, Koen Verhoef, will be discussing conceptual and procedural aspects of providing such data access and will share details on the commercial terms of a number contracts that we have negotiated…
We all want more deals and start-ups, better metrics and more impact. How do we accomplish it, especially on a limited budget?
Enhancing Knowledge Transfer Offices: Addressing Information Needs and Challenges in Reporting to Stakeholders
University College Dublin has racked up a number of firsts, including creating Ireland’s first spinout unicorn, Wayflyer. Tom Flanagan, director of enterprise and commercialisation at the university’s innovation office NovaUCD gives us the insider view on how the ecommerce company was born.
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…
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…
During this inspiring speech, Signe Ratso presented the importance of knowledge management for the development of innovative solutions to overcome current challenges and create new opportunities in…
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…
ASTP's EDI SIG met during the 2023 Annual Conference in Tallinn, Estonia, to discuss how women are the changing face of innovation.
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…
Freddy Guemeni is Head of IP services, University of Manchester Innovation Factory. Freddy has more than 10 years experience in intellectual property management, helping to drive progress and…
How decentralised food systems can leverage innovation ecosystems to achieve paradigm shifts
This Special Interest Group (SIG) helps new professionals navigate the diverse set of opportunities and resources available to them in the K/TT field to successfully support their professional…
Malcolm Bain and Florian Kirschenhofer, two of the coordinators of the DI SIG discuss specific challenges for digital start-ups, including IP identification, protection and licensing models, business…
Yes, we can't. Making sense of the Research Exemption in Patent Law
Forget the guesstimate: a statistics-based approach to royalty structuring and quantifying
Sub-licensing: horror scenarios and how to avoid them.
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…
Session on ‘Intellectual Property and Protection/Licensing thereof in Technology Transfer’ from Denise Mayfield (Dykema) who discusses patenting challenges, strategies and the importance of well…
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.
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 built one successful career as a researcher in Material Science and one in the technology transfer and entrepreneurship space. Now Head of Research and Development with Click and…
In April 2022, ASTP hosted its first international meeting on Strategies for Strengthening Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in KT. Hosted by ASTP Board member, Anji Miller, she was joined by Maxine…
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.
There are many exciting developments to present and we will look towards the future perspectives in and beyond the project. We will also provide useful information if you are interested further about…
How can industry and academic institutions most efficiently collaborate? What solutions can be created to help both parties avoid the perennial pain point of the cumbersome legal documents…
This webinar presented the vision for a competitive Europe under a new set of knowledge valorisation principles and how they can bring a change to the European innovation ecosystem. We also discussed…
In this webinar, Russell Smith shared the three frameworks of enterprise, environment and entropy that now comprise what has become known as the ‘New Standard Model’ for business or “The Three…
The meeting with reflections on the work of the European project ProgressTT, on the key success factors (KSF’s) for technology transfer, and the role of the research institution's management and…
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…
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