Good practices in technology transfer: The Science2Society project
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CIT UPC is participating in Science2Society, a European project whose aim is to study good practices in technology transfer between universities, companies and society. It also prepares materials for the involved parties to improve these processes.
Through seven practical cases, the real experiences of scientists and industry professionals are combined with theoretical frameworks, which will then be analysed to identify potential improvements through technologies such as design thinking, re-engineering of processes and change management. Finally, the results will be disseminated in order to achieve the maximum impact and make these good practices available in Europe to all the involved actors
The project, which will end in February 2019, has 18 partners, including large firms, such as FIAT, Atos and CA Technologies, and leading research institutions, such as KU Leuven, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Aalto University and Fraunhofer.
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