Karolinska Institutet (KI), one of
A blueprint for the development plan of the Strategy and Development Office (SDO) at
KI, published on the KI Web site 2 February, includes the creation
of a Corporate Affiliates Network of leading companies for knowledge transfer and
strategic alliances. Through the network KI would guide companies to finding the most
appropriate researchers and technologies.
“We would like to enter into a number of umbrella
agreements with selected companies”, said Maria Anvret, director of the
university’s Strategy
and Development Office, in an interview. “We are now identifying those
companies through industry and market analysis”. At the same time, she said, the office aims
to guide researchers at KI
in finding the best development partners under the most favourable
terms.
SDO was reorganized last year to push for expanded development of
strategic partnerships around the world, and currently has a staff of 14.
Anvret, its director, was formerly with pharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca.
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