Innovation intermediaries are organisations that act as agents or brokers within the innovation process, connecting multiple actors, resources and perspectives. As boundary-spanning institutions, they translate high-level visions into practical action by linking stakeholders from the quadruple helix—policymakers, industry (particularly SMEs), universities, research organisations and civil society—with bottom-up experimentation across regional innovation ecosystems. Their central importance lies in their capacity to articulate transformative goals, align actors across sectors and governance levels, and foster experimentation, reflexivity and broad participation. The rise of challenge-driven innovation places new demands on these organisations. Intermediaries are increasingly expected to operate as system stewards capable of orchestrating complex, multi-actor processes and embedding societal challenges into regional development pathways. Fulfilling this expanded role—what can be described as the evolution toward intermediary 3.0—requires long-term mandates, stable funding frameworks and formal recognition within mission governance structures.
Moderators: Policy Learning Platform management team, Marc Pattinson and Arnault Morisson
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Brechtje Vreenegoor
Radboud Universteit, Netherlands
There was ample opportunity to learn from colleagues through the workshop sessions or more formally through speakers either sharing their years of experience or their state of the art research. Well worth attending.
John Gleeson
University of Limerick, Ireland
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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Cecile Henrich-Burkhardt
Technical University of Munich, Germany
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
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