Knowledge and Technology Transfer within Helmholtz Association

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The transfer of knowledge and technology within the Helmholtz Association is managed by the individual research centres. They work on many different topics with practical applications and produce complex technologies whose development demands a great deal of patience and requires a large amount of equipment – for example within the fields of energy research, nanotechnology and biotechnology. The “transfer points” in the Helmholtz Centres play a key role here as they act as interfaces between science and industry. They help to bridge cultural divides between the sectors and smooth the path towards commercial use.

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Hermann newsletter - technology transfer

The latest research results, new developments in research policy, staff profiles, special events and background information: our monthly Hermann newsletter gives you all the news from the Helmholtz Association and its research centres. Staff and journalists alike can take advantage of this service to stay up to date on all the latest developments. 

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Knowledge and technology transfer within the Helmholtz Association takes various forms, such as “outward transfers” (e.g. a Helmholtz Centre scientist going to work in a commercial enterprise), political consultancy, the dissemination of socially relevant findings (e.g. in published studies or at events), and collaborative projects and licensing agreements with companies. The association has a successful track record of transferring research findings into commercial applications. Impressive figures attest to the success of knowledge transfer into companies, license agreements and spin-offs, but there are also numerous examples that illustrate the success of the work being done by scientists and transfer experts at the Helmholtz Centres.

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The Helmholtz Association has created a number of comprehensive funding programmes and instruments to support knowledge and technology transfer in its centres. These mainly cover measures to help commercialise research findings (via the new Helmholtz Validation Fund) and to support spin-offs (via Helmholtz Enterprise and the HEFplus management support scheme). Since April 2011, the Shared Services initiative has offered support to several transfer points.

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Standardisation has a considerable impact on our ability to innovate and, in view of how it influences patenting, significantly affects how research findings are applied and the market entry options for new technologies. 

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