In this session, Bastiaan van der Zeeuw explores how innovations like apps, data platforms, and interactive technologies can translate SSH insights into scalable, socially valuable solutions. The discussion will also cover practical aspects—such as business models, IP considerations, and institutional support—for driving impact beyond commercial returns.
In this Spin-off SIG webinar, Edmundo R. Sánchez Guajardo, Jack Coory, and Maite Ibern Gomez discuss how early business validation and due diligence can de-risk spin-out creation and support stronger commercial outcomes.
In this SHAPE Spotlight session, Raoul Haschke, Head of hei_INNOVATION at Heidelberg University, shares the university’s evolving approach to entrepreneurship and transfer. Rather than limiting responsibility to a single faculty member or department, Heidelberg is developing a university-wide, interdisciplinary platform. This interactive 45-minute session explores the challenges, goals, and potential of fostering collaboration across all disciplines — and invites participants to share their own insights.
Nadina Grosios outlines the regulatory path from academic drug discovery to market, highlighting key studies and concepts that support clinical trial submissions, funding access, and partnership building.
Technology Transfer Office staff face growing pressure to show that their work creates impact beyond financial returns from licensing deals. There is a stronger focus on generating value from the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and on promoting collaboration that delivers societal benefit. Many IP rights remain underused, with untapped global potential. The EU-funded Horizon Europe initiatives—Impact Licensing Initiative and IMPACT3-IP—develop tools, training, and business models to support broader and more global impact. This session explores these initiatives and how they contribute to professional development for practitioners and their clients.
This exclusive session features insights from the Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) Manager at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands. It offers a direct-from-the-source perspective on effectively running a Knowledge/Technology Transfer Office, with a spotlight on integrating AI tools in a professional environment. The discussion explores how to redefine the balance between AI and human expertise in knowledge exchange.
We are shifting from a purely economic focus to one that includes societal impact, raising challenges in how we measure and manage knowledge and technology transfer. This session explores knowledge flows within innovation ecosystems, moving beyond individual actors to examine how knowledge moves, evolves, and creates value. Through theory and real-world cases—like student incubators and non-traditional impact research—we consider new ways to understand and track impact beyond financial metrics.
Philippe Tschopp explored how aligning manufacturing design with regulatory and clinical strategy enhances the development of oral solid drug products. He focused on GMP, GLP, and TPP as key components for ensuring quality, safety, and scalability.
In this session, Sven Fiedl explores how start-ups and university spin-offs can build successful ventures using open source business models. From dual licensing and open core to cloud-based and community-driven approaches, learn how to combine the right licensing strategy with a sustainable business model. The talk also addresses the challenges academic institutions face when commercialising open source research.
Licensing university innovation can be challenging, even for experienced KE professionals. In this webinar, two industry experts share common pitfalls and practical advice, followed by a live Q&A to help participants improve deal-making and build stronger partnerships.
Join Rick Bonants for an insightful one-hour webinar where he shares lessons learned from launching multiple spin-offs at TU Delft. Drawing on real-world experience, Rick will explore effective strategies and best practices for identifying high-potential spin-off projects.
What does knowledge transfer look like in the humanities—and why does it matter? In this session, Miriam Fussangel showcases how researchers at the University of Cologne are applying cultural, historical, and social knowledge beyond academia. Discover how interdisciplinary collaboration, creative partnerships, and the innovative Transferscout concept are bridging the gap between research and society.
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