Innovation support in academia

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Innovation support in academia

Starting and running a startup requires skills that go far beyond those one researcher is being taught in formal academic programmes. Running any business requires a good working knowledge of financial management. Other skills include marketing, communication, negotiation, delegating work, leadership, time management and many others.

Learn about the entrepreneurship education and skills, find out about the academic programs, learning resources, tools and best practices.

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Which competencies do you need to provide effective services to startups?

Scientific startup entrepreneurship requires diverse skills and challenges which can be addressed by a range of services, to be provided to R1-R4 researchers..

What do Technology Transfer Offices do?

Seeking, registering, and patenting IP and managing the commercialisation of the research discoveries are supported by the Technology Transfer Offices (TTO)..

How to assess technology transfer in your organisation?

The University Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Index is based on data collected by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) via the Annual Licensing Activity Survey..

How do IPR offices in universities work?

IPR offices in universities encourage their employees, colleagues and students to develop and recognise intellectual property; they undertake to disseminate works developed by their employees and students, while making all reasonable efforts to respect the intellectual property rights of third parties..

Successful university support for startups

To be successful in the world of entrepreneurship, researchers, teachers, students, and universities need to enter a competitive and growth mindset..

Best practices

Examples of good practices in innovation support in academia

Find below some examples and testimonials of good practices of research organizations in support to innovative sci entrepreneurs.

Universities can host successful acceleration programmes

The Technion DRIVE Accelerator is a 9-month funding and acceleration programme in Israel, for pre-seed and seed companies, with a focus on deep technology...

How to reach the best level in knowledge transfer?

According to the University Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Index, the best US university in knowledge transfer in 2017 was the University of Utah...

Support in the early stages of the product conceptualisation

The Ideation (Tnufa) programme is intended for fledgling entrepreneurs who are interested in formulating and advancing an innovative technological concept to the initial R&D stage, in preparation for Proof of Concept (POC) and/or construction of an initial prototype..

Facilitating the transition from basic to applied research

Bina (Bridge. Innovate. Nurture. Advance) is a newly created scientific applied research unit, at the Weizmann Institute of Science with a mission to create an ecosystem of applicative research in which basic, fundamental research ideas and technologies are identified, nurtured, and developed into applied projects..

How technology transfer works in Israel

Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd. is one example of technology transfer in Israel. Yeda is the commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science..

Innovation and entrepreneurial laboratories

The Service Innovation Lab (SIL) of the innovative and entrepreneurial University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons performs education and applied research in various disciplines contributing to the development of innovations, knowledge, and solutions for society..

The EC is funding ambitious incubator and accelerator programmes

If you have very ambitious goals, the European Commission may be the partner that can help you build successful incubator and accelerator programmes..

Join the national platforms and programmes

Join the national platforms and programmes for the development of the innovation ecosystem..