Toomas Asser, recently appointed for a second term at the helm of the University of Tartu, has big plans for changing how knowledge is translated from lab to market
Parliamentary approval is needed for the change, but it is hoped the move will help get projects from research to market - and give a much needed boost to the country’s start-up scene
They’re vital in translating research to market, but there is no common view of what technology infrastructures are. Christian Ehler MEP tells a Science|Business conference he wants the Commission to agree a definition as the basis of future policy
The technology transfer company will step in to plug the funding gaps and accelerate the commercialisation of research from Imperial, Oxford, Cambridge and UCL.
Management and business performance, rather than innovation, is the main focus for companies collaborating with universities, according to survey of UK businesses.
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