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
Knowledge Valorisation through Industry Collaboration – Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs)
The best practice’s main goal is to create skilled and scientific jobs in Portugal to accelerate technology transfer processes and strengthen the links between science, economic activity, and society at large.
”Sciencepreneur®” courses and “ImPact@NOVA” sessions – raising awareness for knowledge valorisation
NOVA University Lisbon has created two types of multidisciplinary trainings that promote a culture of knowledge valorisation at the university by focusing on the various ways researchers can bring greater value to society.
EATRIS’s innovative training workshop & curriculum
The best practice fills a gap in industry-academia collaboration and existing training curricula by providing participants with hands-on skills, theoretical knowledge, and a networking opportunity to building lasting relationships with industry.
The EATRIS public-private innovation hub
The best practice provides an example of a novel and multilateral collaborating model for academia and industry, which facilitates long-term public-private partnerships for the benefit of patients and citizens.
Programs and Actions to support the valorisation of Social Sciences and Humanities projects with high potential for societal impact
The University of Luxembourg (UL) has defined a specific program and set of actions to stimulate and encourage the knowledge transfer of SSH projects and to improve the related support practices and tools.
DINA-ITC: Dynamization and Training on Knowledge Exchange and Transfer
DINA-ITC is a large training programme in Spain that aims to encourage engagement of the academic and research community in processes of knowledge valorisation with and towards various social actors.
Build and Manage an IP Portfolio: Identifying and Evaluating Commercial Potential of Portuguese Higher Education Institutions’ Assets
In a series of workshops, Technology Transfer Offices have learned strategies for collaborating with researchers, conducting market research, monitoring industry developments, leveraging external networks and using internal resources to identify
University Antwerp Spin-off Community
The University Antwerp has set up a Spin-off Community to strengthen business relationships, share experiences, learn from peers and act as a facilitator and initiator for further R&D collaborations between the university and the members of its ecosystem.
Voluntary integration of residences in energy markets
An example of a robust citizen engagement approach, which raises awareness about the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising the energy sector as well as the ways for citizens to actively participate in this effort and enjoy tangible benefits.
Knowledge Transfer through community building and early adopters acquisition approach
FundinBox brings together R&I institutions and potential clients to facilitate technology uptake by target companies while achieving long-term adoption of solutions by the industry actors.