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The role of European universities in patenting and innovation | A study of academic inventions at the EPO

Technology breakthroughs and innovation are widely recognised as powerful engines of economic growth in developed economies. As a result, research carried out in universities has gained increasing attention as a lever to securing a nation’s competitiveness. However, transferring knowledge to the market often remains a challenge for universities, whose primary missions are related to education and academic research.

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• KT Policy
• Licensing
• Metrics
• Research and Development
• Surveys

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Executive Data Report 2023 | FY2021

This report contains data of 674 KTOs from 21 European countries. It includes 97 aggregated KTO datasets from one National Association and 577 datasets from responding KTOs. The aggregated data was included in the summary overview and excluded from the detailed analysis in the remainder of the report to avoid biases.

• Europe
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• KT Policy
• Licensing
• Metrics
• Research and Development
• Surveys

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Tea with ASTP: Preparing inventors for commercialisation

We all want more deals and start-ups, better metrics and more impact. How do we accomplish it, especially on a limited budget?

• Entrepreneurship
• Impact
• Metrics
• Webinars

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Executive Data Report 2022 | FY2020

We are pleased to present the Annual Survey Executive Data Report with the data provided by respondents for Financial Year (FY) 2020. This report draws on data from 565 Knowledge Transfer Offices (KTOs) across 24 countries.

• Europe
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• KT Policy
• Licensing
• Metrics
• Research and Development
• Surveys

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ASTP-EU Forum #4 | Fall 2022

The fourth successful ASTP EU Forum, heard from Deputy Head of Unit for Valorisation Policies and IPR at the European Commission, will be joined by members of the Community of Practice to update on EU knowledge valorisation policies and related Code of Conduct on smart use of IP.

• Europe
• Impact
• Metrics
• Research and Development

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Towards a European–wide set of harmonised indicators

This report has been prepared by an Expert Group on Knowledge Transfer Metrics appointed by the Competence Centre on Technology Transfer of the EC's Joint Research Centre in partnership with ASTP.

• Europe
• Impact
• KT Policy
• Metrics
• Research and Development

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Women’s participation in inventive activity

The annual gathering of information about KT activities across Europe grows in visibility, the issue of defining and understanding KT metrics and their harmonisation also grows in significance.

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• KT Policy
• Metrics
• Research and Development
• Surveys

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KT Metrics Report 2021 | FY 2019

The annual gathering of information about KT activities across Europe grows in visibility, the issue of defining and understanding KT metrics and their harmonisation also grows in significance.

• Europe
• Impact
• KT Policy
• Licensing
• Metrics
• Research and Development
• Surveys

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Handbook for Strategic City-University co-operation

This new handbook offers insights, best practices and advice for leaders in cities and universities that want to go beyond “ad hoc” projects and take the next step towards a strategic and sustainable partnership. It identifies promising avenues, but also barriers and pitfalls and how to avoid them.

• Alliance Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Impact
• Metrics
• Surveys

Toolbox

Towards a reform of the research assessment system

From March to November 2021, the European Commission consulted European and international stakeholders on how to facilitate and speed up reform so that the quality, performance and impact of research and researchers are assessed on the basis of more appropriate criteria and processes.

• Business Strategies
• Legal
• Metrics
• Research and Development

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Tea with ASTP: Findings and discussion on ASTP COVID-19 survey

This webinar studied the finding of the ASTP COVID-19 survey findings as well as personal testimonies from survey respondents who shared both the on-going struggles of working during the pandemic and the best practices they have developed to continue to function during various restrictions.

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• KT Policy
• Metrics
• Surveys

Advocacy

Knowledge Technology Transfer: Defining the Profession

ASTP, AUTM, KCA and PraxisAuril have proposed a definition of the profession and discussed it with ATTP. It is our ambition that further development of this should be managed through the custodianship of ATTP.

• Aimed at: Academic leaders at research centres, TTO & KTO Directors

• Consulting
• Metrics