Across Europe, strategies and tools have been developed to transform research results into societal and economic benefits. The Repository includes practices, 'learning from experience' examples and relevant policies. All information is provided by the stakeholders themselves who remain responsible for accuracy and veracity of the content.
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Best Practices
The Idea Generation Program
The Idea Generation Program, an initiative of the UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Research Park, fosters entrepreneurial spirit and innovation across all scientific areas.
The GILL Hub: Advancing Gender Responsive Smart Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The GILL Hub is a European knowledge and engagement platform supporting the uptake and replication of gender-responsive innovation practices.
Enabling Circular Economy practices through standardisation of repair and recycling for electronics
A best practice demonstrating how research results can be translated into concrete standardisation outputs to support the implementation of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR). By developing targeted pre-standards for printed board
Integrating standards into business through micro-credentials
A university micro-credential has been developed to provide professionals and students with practical skills for integrating technical standards into business strategies focused on sustainability and digital transformation. The training responds to growing
Spinoff EUROPA conference: connecting academic teams with investors
Spinoff EUROPA accelerates the journey from deep tech research to scalable ventures. It connects top-tier spinoffs with investors, industry, and academia, showcasing breakthrough innovations in AI, MedTech, CleanTech, and beyond. The program catalyzes
SHAPE Readiness Level Framework for commercialisation of social sciences, humanities and arts research
The SHAPE Readiness Level Framework is specifically designed for social sciences, humanities, and arts research and the increasingly established commercialisation landscape.
Living Labs Harmonization Framework and Mapping Canvas: a scalable approach to collaborative Open Innovation
The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) is the international, non-profit, independent association of certified Living Labs. It plays a key role in developing and implementing methodologies and tools for open innovation ecosystems integrating real-life
Knowledge transfer network for Accessibility Innovation
AccessCat Network is a Knowledge Transfer network gathering 20 research groups across Catalan universities and 76 affiliated entities with one goal: to bridge the gap between academia, industry and society and become a flagship initiative on accessibility
ESA Technology Brokers: Triggering cross-sectoral technology transfer
To increase knowledge valorisation, the European Space Agency (ESA) has established a network of Technology Brokers across the EU that facilitates the transfer of space technologies to non-space industries and vice versa.
AfriConEU’s Networking Academy and Toolkit
The AfriConEU project strengthened digital innovation ecosystems in Africa and Europe by connecting Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) and empowering them to drive local digital transformation and foster entrepreneurship.