Technology Transfer

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IRIS Technology is a leading engineering company in the manufacture and integration of turnkey photonics and artificial intelligence solutions. It provides real-time monitoring solutions with NIR technology, Raman spectroscopy, hyperspectral technology and machine vision for the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, plastics and wood industries, among others. IRIS participates in the European open innovation ecosystem, channelling new knowledge, applications and intellectual property into cutting-edge products and services that push the boundaries of technology for the benefit of our customers.

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The GLANCE Group at POLITO provides expertise in a wide range of characterization techniques and expertise to discuss results and to propose problem-solving solutions to companies and SMEs. Custom hands-on training and short courses are also made available: subjects are directly agreed with companies, research centers and SMEs. Examples of revenant activities are the preparation and characterisation of "custom" glasses, glass-ceramics and their composites, in the form of bulk-, joining-, coating-, porous-, thin films- and fiber-materials. The Group also develops and tests custom joints, new joining technologies, joints for extreme applications and energy production, as well as protective coatings and sealant materials, bioactive glasses, glass-ceramics and composites, as coatings or bulk or porous materials.

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POLITO carries out various technology transfer activities. The most relevant ones combine scientific research, high-quality training, and knowledge sharing. In order to coordinate such activities, POLITO established the Interdepartmental Laboratory for Technology Transfer (LabTT), which combines scientific activity and admin support related to research and innovation to all University Departments. For example, LabTT manages and promotes of the University’s Intellectual Property and patent portfolio; it creates and monitors spin-off companies; it networks with the industrial sector to strengthen collaboration with SMEs and the main local and international actors, as well as with large industrial groups; it helps promoting the University’s technologies and know-how in national and international networks.

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Steinbeis supports people and organizations from the academic and business environment who want to apply their know-how to concrete projects in research, development , consulting and qualification in an entrepreneurial and practical way. Over 2,000 companies have been founded via the Steinbeis platform. The result is a network of more than 5,500 experts in around 1,100 companies who carry out projects with more than 10,000 customers every year. In this way, companies and employees are professionally supported in the development of skills and thus for success in competition.

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In 2018, the French government has tasked CEA with rolling out its unique CEA Tech concept across France. The goal was to make CEA Tech French a go-to organization for technological innovation and make new technologies the industrial economy’s leading growth driver. CEA has “regional technology-transfer platforms” that aim at making French manufacturers more competitive on global markets, using the findings of basic research, and making Key Enabling Technologies (KET) available to a broad range of industries. CEA Tech develops (KET) of interest to all industries and all types and sizes of businesses, from major multinational corporations to SMBs and start-ups. These technologies are protected by patents held by the CEA, the world’s leading filer of international patents.

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The UTBM's Industrial and Commercial Activities Service (SAIC) has a role in promoting industrial and commercial activities. For example, it helps chosing a commercial policy, proposing a pricing policy and managing research contracts, studies, and analyses in connection with the Research section of the UTBM. SAIC's scope of action includes: Research contracts with public partners (Europe, BPI France, FUI, ANR, Communities, etc.), Contracts and agreements of industrial and commercial nature (i.e., contracts for trials, research, studies, analyses, advice and expertise). Partnership research activities make it possible to provide companies with the means and know-how of the UTBM and to professionalize our future engineers and our doctoral students by carrying out concrete development projects.

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The LERMPS team of the ICB laboratory works for its research results and accumulated knowledge to transfer to economic, industrial, and cultural communities. It provides its partners and linked manufacturers with resources and know-how related to industrial services. The team is ISO 9001 certified since 2009 and it includes people dedicated to solving industry problems and developing solutions in surface treatment and additive manufacturing. Much of the research developed within the laboratory is now applied by the industry and has enabled partners to implement, in their manufacturing process, market-relevant innovations. The lab also offers life learning training in thermal projection and additive manufacturing for engineers, technicians, and other operators in related industries.

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The University of Orléans has a shared Grand Campus Partnership and Promotion Service (SPV GC) with the CNRS. Such service supports all campus laboratories in their partnerships (setting up projects, negotiating...) and in promoting their results (intellectual property, patent, creating start-ups...). Project managers guide researchers and laboratories to the most relevant call for projects, help them with procedures for setting up projects (paperwork, financing, intellectual property), and in some aspects related to monitoring of complex projects.

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The CEMHTI Lab (Conditions extrêmes et matériaux : haute temperature et irradiation) aims at understanding the physico-chemical properties of materials under extreme conditions, based on a better description of their structures at the atomic scale, in solid and molten state. It develops international expertise and original tools for in situ analyses, such as: High-resolution and high-temperature spectroscopy, non-contact aerodynamic levitation for molten media, Particle Accelerators and Analysis of Defaults. CEMHTI is also engaged in the development of new materials, like (Vitro)Transparent and Refractory Ceramics and Nanoporous materials for Energy and the Environment. The laboratory engages in academic and industrial partnerships and collaborations at local, national and international level.

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In close collaboration with research units and partner institutions, the University of Bordeaux offers innovative research, training and knowledge transfer programs. These programs are financed with an endowment granted to the University of Bordeaux Initiative of Excellence (IdEx Bordeaux). Funding is further supplemented by partner investments and external resources (ANR or European call for proposals, private funding, etc.). The University of Bordeaux also coordinates other projects under the "Investments for the Future" scheme concerning higher education and research in the Bordeaux area, in synergy with the Clusters of Excellence (LabEx), Facilities of Excellence (EquipEx), University Hospital Institute (IHU) and the Technology Transfer Office (SATT).

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The LCTS lab has a unique research team with diverse and complementary skills to answer the various questions raised by the synthesis of carbon and ceramic composite materials and their use in severe conditions. Its scientific activity is organized around four main themes, corresponding to the main skills of the staff: material development, morphological and structural characterization, behavior tests, virtual modeling and virtual materials. Thanks to its advance equipment and technical skills, the Lab performs services that can bridge between industry and academia. Namely, material development processes, physicochemical characterization, mechanical testing, morphological & structural characterization, digital modeling and simulation of materials and processes.

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CNRS, the French Governmental Research Office, is a key player in innovation, both in France and internationally. Within its mission, CNRS facilitates research results’ applications to benefit society. Scientific collaborations between CNRS’ laboratories and companies involve the joint completion of science programmes producing tangible deliverables. Each year this model generates inventions, technologies, and start-ups that contribute to the wealth of the nation and the EU. This type of collaboration is prevalent in engineering, systems sciences, and chemistry. Through CNRS innovation, its technology transfer subsidiary, the centre has taken a stake in 26 start-ups with high innovation potential. These companies operate in major research fields such as ITC, biology, physics, and chemistry.

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ENEA’s Technological Development Division ensures the Agency’s research results and skills are transferred to the industry and business sector. The Division developed a Knowledge Exchange Strategy with two priority tools: 1) the Knowledge Exchange Program (KEP), an online platform to enhance cooperation between ENEA and the industry; 2) the Proof of Concept Program (PoC), an internal fund for the development low TRL technologies. The Division also provides companies with advanced services, technological solutions, and products; it promotes joint research projects; it protects knowledge and innovation through IP solutions; it proposes agreements for ENEA’s patents use; promotes participation in national and international networks, and provides support for the creation of spin-offs

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For more than a century, the University of Birmingham (UoB) has been pursuing and sharing knowledge through outstanding teaching and world-leading research. In addition, it has a dedicated team managing technology transfer, academic consultancy, spinout companies, IP and business incubation, the UoB Enterprise team. This team provides an end-to-end service for academic innovators, including practical and financial support for proof-of-concept studies and market research, training for academics, incubation services and facilities for hi tech and biomedical startups. Businesses often approach UoB to access the intellectual property, know-how and expertise embedded in its research community, through consultancy with UoB’s academics or collaborative research.

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Fraunhofer-Center HTL bundles the ceramics activities of the Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC. It currently has around 100 employees at its three locations in Bayreuth, Würzburg and Münchberg. More than 4700 m² of high-quality laboratory and pilot plant space with state-of-the-art equipment is available for development projects and R&D services. From the laboratory to production Fraunhofer ISC offers technology transfer services including implementation into the industrial process (for example coating manufacture), Process monitoring and quality assurance, Troubleshooting for existing processes, Continuous dialog on current trends and new ideas. FHF ISC also assists in licensing materials, processes, and applications.

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At IPCF, research activity is intrinsically interdisciplinary and focused on Chemical and Physical topics, as soft matter, disordered systems, interfaces, composites and nanostructured materials, supramolecular architecture and biophysics, complex fluids, and colloids. The IPCF is involved in the design and manufacturing of tailored materials, theoretical models, computational and analytical techniques and in the development of new devices and experimental methodologies. The Institute is active, also as coordinator, in many National and International (including EU) projects and dynamically engaged in the technological transfer of projects’ results. In 2020, the IPCF filed two US patents related to rubber compounds.

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Italian National Research Council (CNR) has a dedicated Technology Transfer Office (TTO), which is espronsible for all the activities related to Technology Transfer (TT). Such activities include protection of research results; IPR management and exploitation; promotion and support for Spin-off creation; marketing and promotion of research results; building partnerships with companies and other institutions (public and/or private). The TTO's expertise covers the protection of new ideas/inventions, prior-art search for patentability, negotiation of licensing agreements and co-funded or commissioned research agreements, support in identifying financing opportunities and commercial partnerships, spin-off tutoring, and all other promotional activities for the exploitation of scientific results.

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The Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering of the University of Pisa (DICI) pursues a strategy of research and responsible innovation in order to bring science and technology and society closer together. The main research fields are: Aerospace engineering, Energy, Safety & Environment, Civil Protection, Logistics and Transportation Systems, Materials Engineering & Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering Infrastructures, Construction, Durability and Cultural Heritage, Process Engineering & Manufacturing, Nuclear Engineering. Beyond education, the Department is also involved in Technology Transfer and is currently hosting eight active Spin-off. Between 2015 and 2020, the DICI also published 27 patents.

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The University of Pisa (UNIPI) has a rich source of innovation within its over 200 labs and 20 departments, which span all areas of science and technology. Since the early 2000s, it started to manage the technology transfer process through a dedicated team composed of experts in intellectual property management and commercialization of research. Till the end of 2021, UNIPI filed 121 Italian patents, of which 87 were granted and 115 international patents, of which 15 US Patents and 89 European patents. It also approved 32 spin-offs, which won 119 awards. UNIPI also participates in various national and international networks related to Technology Transfer. NETVAL, PNICUBE, AIRI, VERTIS SGR SpA, PROGRESS TECH TRANSFER, 360 CAPITAL PARTNERS, EEN, SPARKGLOBAL, SCIENCE BUSINESS, ITALIA CAMP.