The European Commission invites knowledge transfer and innovation professionals to participate in the online validation workshop Creating Venture Builder Roles at Universities and Research Organisations on 14 October 2026.
The workshop forms part of a European Commission initiative to support the development of venture builder roles within universities, research and technology organisations (RTOs), and research infrastructures. It provides an opportunity for participants to contribute to discussions on how these roles can strengthen research commercialisation and support the translation of research results into impact.
Registration is open for online participation. A limited number of places are available for in-person attendance in Brussels.
Date: 14 October 2026
Format: Online (with limited onsite participation in Brussels)
Registration: EUSurvey - Survey
Great networking, new knowledge and inspiration!
Jonas Rimbäck
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
The course exceeded my expectations. We exchanged experiences and learned different options of approaches to existing problems.
Patricia Lima
Instituto Superior Technico, Portugal
Starting or changing any procedure at a TTO/Institution is challenging and I could not think of anything better than learning with the best.
Ricardo Castro
Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain
Organisation and speakers were great, so enthusiastic about their work and very good at transferring their knowledge.
Sarka Bartova
Research Centre Rez, Czech Republic
The software training filled in the many blanks and brought my 'fractioned' knowledge in a structured way. Very useful!
Ilse Sienaert
KU Leuven R&D, Belgium
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