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
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.
Five principles to create highly fundable spinoffs by VTT LaunchPad
VTT has spun off research-based startups for decades and renewed its way of working in 2019 with the VTT LaunchPad in-house business incubator.
UMONS Innovation Network: Bridging Research and Innovation
The UMONS Innovation Network was established by the university of Mons in collaboration with several regional research centres to create a seamless research-to-innovation value chain aligned with the TRL scale.
Use of Generative AI to enhance knowledge transfer
Integrating Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) into a university's Technology Transfer Office (TTO) can significantly enhance the management and commercialisation of intellectual property (IP).
The Biochar CleanTech Innovation Accelerator
The Biochar CleanTech Accelerator is a £1.8m project which has built on existing research facilities at EBRI (Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute) to develop commercial growth opportunities for biochar and related products in collaboration with a
TECSAM innovation and valorisation network in mental health
TECSAM is an innovation and valorisation network in mental health and new technologies, grouping 58 regional research groups in Catalonia (Spain).