Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems (2026.3) · From lab to market: Strengthening the role of Technology Transfer Offices in bringing knowledge to the market

Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: • Increased commercialisation of academic research results, by facilitating access for industry, startups and scaleups to the intellectual assets of academic research; • Strengthened collaboration between industry and academia, reflected in an increased number of technology transfer deals and joint R&D projects resulting in market-ready innovations; • Introduced more startup friendly intellectual asset…

Academic knowledge producing organisations (universities, research and higher education institutions and RTOs) are acting as innovation engines by fuelling startups and industries with new knowledge, technologies and skilled individuals. This potential can be nurtured with efficient intellectual management strategies and effective Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs). However, Europe's potential of research valorisation is underutilised.Currently, it is challenging for…