Dialogs on Knowledge and Technology Transfer 2008
Economists meet TT officers
The objectives of the workshop were the following:
· Establish direct contacts and exchanges between economists active on research on knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) with managers of KTT offices from leading European Universities.
· Provide a better mutual understanding and insights on the complex KTT processes, their implication and role on academic research as well as the economy.
· Improve the quality and the relevance of the KTT operational activities and research in Europe.
· Determine the type of collaboration that can be envisioned between both communities in the future.
The participants were selected on the relevance of their research (economists) and their experience (KTT managers). PhD students were also invited (see annex for the list).
The venue was provided by the Fondation Brocher (www.brocher.ch). It is located near Geneva, on a beautiful site the bank of the lake of Geneva. It provides an excellent opportunity to lead discussions and organize presentations in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere.
Dates of the workshop Start Thursday April 3rd, 9 am and close on Friday April 4th, 2008 at 3:30pm
Contacts Workshop Program
Dr. Laurent Miéville, Office of Technology Transfer, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Prof. Dominique Foray, Chair of Economics and Management of Innovation, EPFL, Switzerland
General organization
Laura Fantini, Office of Technology Transfer, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Program of the workshop
Thursday, April 3th 2008
08:30 Bus leaves hotel Excellior
08:45 - 09:15 Workshop registration, Welcome Coffee
09:15 - 10:00 Introduction, Presentations
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Session 1: Channels of diffusion: should the Universities favor certain paths of knowledge diffusion against others? (Chairs: Aldo Geuna, Jon Wulff Petersen)
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 PhD students project presentations
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 - 17.30 Session 2: TTO affiliation with universities: from the internal service to private companies floated on the stock market (Chairs: David Mowery, Cécile Tharaud)
17.30 - 19:00 Break
17.45 Bus leaves Foundation Brocher to hotel Excellior
19:00 Bus leaves hotel Excellior to Geneva (and stops if necessary at Fondation)
19:45 - 22.00 Dinner on boat from Geneva
22:15 Bus leaves from Geneva to hotel Excellior
Friday, April 4th 2008
08:30 Bus leaves hotel Excellior
09.00 - 10.30 Session 3: Incentive scheme for researchers/TTOs (Reinhilde Veugelers, Jeff Skinner)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 13.00 Session 4: defining TT policies: striking the balance between setting strict rules and processes to comply with the public accountability of Universities and the need to adapt to the flexible approach of doing business of industry ( Francesco Lissoni, Gabriel Clerc)
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.30 Summary session, next steps
16.00 Bus leaves fondation Brocher to airport
List of Participants
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Economists Participants |
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Last Name |
First Name |
Organization |
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Foray |
Dominique |
EPFL , CH |
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Veugelers |
Reinhilde |
KU Leuven , BE |
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Lhuillery |
Stéphane |
EPFL, CH |
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Mowery |
David |
UC Berkeley, USA |
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Lissoni |
Francesco |
University of Bocconi & University of Brescia, IT |
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Geuna |
Aldo |
SPRU, IT |
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Montobbio |
Fabio |
University of Bocconi |
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Llerena |
Patrick |
CNRS Strasbourg |
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PhD Students: |
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Fischbach |
David |
EPFL, CH |
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Gaulé |
Patrick |
EPFL, CH |
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Conti |
AnnaMaria |
EPFL, CH |
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KTT managers Participants |
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Last Name |
First Name |
Organization |
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Miéville |
Laurent |
University of Geneva, CH |
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Skinner |
Jeff |
University College London, UK |
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Van Dun |
Paul |
KU Leuven, BE |
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Clerc |
Gabriel |
EPFL, CH |
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Laigaard |
Karen |
University of Copenhagen, DK |
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Bernard |
Denis |
CERN, CH |
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Tharaud |
Cécile |
INSERM, FR |
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Petersen |
Jon Wulf |
TTO, Dk |
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Van Delft |
Claar-Els |
ASTP General Manager |
Support to this workshop was provided by:
