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National Associations Advisory Committee (NAAC)

The NAAC is one of ASTP’s governing bodies, uniting 34 European National Associations from 28 countries, plus three Global Guests since 2024.

Chaired by ASTP Vice President NAAC, Laura Spinardi, it strengthens Europe’s innovation ecosystem by fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration.

As a European-level representative, the NAAC advocates for knowledge transfer, ensuring its role in innovation is recognized and supported. By promoting cross-border synergies, it helps shape the future of knowledge transfer and innovation.

National Asssociations Locations

  • Austria, Informal Austrian KT Network
  • Belgium, Réseau LIEU
  • Belgium, TTO Flanders
  • Bulgaria, BgTTN
  • Chile, Red de Gestores Tecnológicos de Chile
  • Croatia, Informal Croatian KT Network
  • Czech Republic, Transfera.cz
  • Denmark, Universities Denmark
  • Estonia, Informal Estonian KT Network
  • France, Réseau C.U.R.I.E
  • France, Réseau SATT
  • Germany, Transfer Allianz e.V.
  • Greece, Praxi Network
  • Greece, METEX
  • Hungary, ETTF
  • Iceland, TTO Iceland
  • Ireland, IKTA
  • Italy, Netval
  • Italy, PerfeTTO
  • Lithuania, Informal Lithuanian KT network
  • Luxembourg, KTLux
  • Malta, Informal Maltese KT Network
  • Netherlands, KEEN-NL
  • New Zealand, Kiwinet
  • Norway, FIN
  • Poland, IP Management Poland
  • Poland, PACTT
  • Serbia, Informal Serbian TT Network
  • Serbia, Formal Serbian TT Network
  • Slovenia, SI-TT
  • South Africa, SARIMA
  • Spain, RedOTRI
  • Spain, RedTransfer
  • Sweden, SNITTS
  • Switzerland, SwiTT
  • Turkey, ÜSIMP
  • Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, TTIRA
  • United Kingdom, KEUK

NAAC Resources

Testimonials

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Thank you for such enjoyable inspiring event, great choice of the lecturers!!!

Linda Ondrackova

University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

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Excellent organisation, multifarious activities, great atmosphere… I can't say enough about how well it is tailored to the needs of technology transfer professions.

Tamara Čolić Milosavljević

Centre of Technology Transfer - University of Belgrade, Serbia

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The course exceeded my expectations. We exchanged experiences and learned different options of approaches to existing problems.

Patricia Lima

Instituto Superior Technico, Portugal

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Three days of learning and networking in Dublin at ASTP annual conference. What a great event!!

Sandra Aresta

CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

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The course Software Specific Challenges is a must for every TTO/KTO professional, especially for those working with Social Sciences and Humanities!

Brechtje Vreenegoor

Radboud University, Netherlands