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inno is an EU-based innovation and technology transfer consultancy practice with its headquarters in Germany and further offices in France and Sweden, employing approx more »

60 staff, and having >20 years experience. Among others, inno set up and runs the leading patent commercialisation agency in Germany for a consortium of 8 research organisations and universities, and is mandated to drive the spin-out activities of a large number of German Research centers and Universities. inno coordinates a large number of FP7 projects and networks and has implemented 500+ innovation-related studies and projects for the European Commission, European, national and regional governments as well as other public and private clients. As an example, on behalf of the Federal German Ministry of Higher Education and Research (BMBF), inno conducts a research project which analyses the impact of patens stemming from basic German research. Ultimately, inno develops conclusions for policy (BMBF) and research. Also, on behalf of BMBF, inno analyse how value can be added to research results from basic research in order to ultimately result in successful innovation and will propose policy recommendations for boosting the valorisation of basic research. Last but not least, inno is a partner of Neuroresque Regions of Knowledge FP7 health project. Finally, inno enjoys privileged access to more than twenty leading Universities and research institutes in Europe (partly including guaranteed first access to invention disclosures). Also, inno has been instrumental in raising a total of some 50 million Euros in research and commercialisation budget for research institutions. « close

IE University is a major part of the IE Higher Education (IE), a leading international group of higher education and research institutions well renowned for its innovative and more »

entrepreneurial character. IE initiated activities in 1973 with IE Business School, which has been regularly ranked among the top business schools in the world. IE University has totally adopted IE's successful model applying the extremely high standards in business education originally developed by IE Business School. These high standards are assumed by a faculty of more than 400 professors who teach students from 88 countries on IE's undergraduate, master, PhD and executive education programs in business administration. Currently, IE students and trainees use innovative online and on site learning formats, including the IE Communities platform where they exchange knowledge and experiences with 40,000 IE graduates that currently hold management positions in some 100 countries. IE holds accreditation by EQUIS (European quality Improvement Systems), AMBA (Association of MBAs) and AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), that internationally recognize the quality of its learning programs. « close

Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) at the Sahlgrenska Academy, former at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, is a university initiative to more »

gather all innovation and growth activities under one roof. IE is a hub for research, education and collaboration in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and intellectual property management. IE is recognized as one of the best institutions of innovation, entrepreneurship and intellectual property management in the world in the field of knowledge-based business, so rated by national as well as international institutions. The increased importance of intellectual asset analysis and property means that the area has to be explored from a number of different perspectives, including management, economics, law and biomedical technology. Due to the integrated nature of intellectual assets, the research is furthermore interdisciplinary and combines a wide range of competencies from other institutions. « close

The School of Knowledge Economy and Management (SKEMA) is a leading European Business School in Innovation. Its faculty and research members focus on more »

developing learning tools and methods to bridge the gap between theory and the practice of innovation management and entrepreneurship. On all its campuses in France, China, and the United States, SKEMA is a partner of the local stakeholders of the ecosystem of innovation. In its innovation management MBA program, SKEMA uses concrete case studies addressing various innovation management areas such as IPR and asset management, ecosystems of innovation, entrepreneurial finance, effectual marketing strategy, formulation of concrete business and exploitation plans, preparation for the launch of successful new start-ups, licensing and knowledge transfers. Moreover, SKEMA Business School hosts its own student incubator, with a deep involvement of academics, entrepreneurs and business angels. « close

engage AG is focussed on IP Asset Management and on launching high tech spin-offs. The key competence of engage AG is creating value from intellectual property; the company more »

has a proven track record in turning research results into valuable business cases. In the field of IP Asset Management, engage AG screens a large number of ideas, technologies and research results in a systematic process and evaluates them from a commercial point of view. By means of a process, which has been developed over several years, those technologies are selected, which are expected to achieve above-average performance in the future. After a protection with industrial property rights, appropriate commercialisation strategies are elaborated and implemented. When launching spin-offs, engage AG takes entrepreneurial responsibility in order to develop a sustainable business model for a newly founded spin-off. engage AG and its staff can be characterised by dealing with and comprehending the different perspectives of the research and entrepreneurial worlds. As a result, engage experts are able to consider and unite both the interests of the researcher and the research institutions as well as the interests of companies and investors in the commercialisation process. Additionally, engage AG is able to revert to a global network of renowned experts in different technology and application fields. In particular, the members of the high-profile Global Advisory Board have excellent contacts. Thus, reliable evaluations and conclusions regarding the state-of-the-art of relevant markets can be made rather timely and decision makers of potential licensees or buyers of property rights can be easily contacted. « close

APRE, the Agency for the Promotion of European Research, is an Italian non-profit private research organisation that provides information, assistance and training to promote more »

participation in European Research and Innovation Programmes. The agency hosts all National Contact Points for the themes of FP7 and has acquired over 20 years experience in support activities of DG RTD and DG Enterprise as partner or coordinator of over 60 European projects co-financed by the European Commission. « close

Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL is an innovation and management consulting company that focuses its activities in the development and implementation of Management Systems. more »

The company is the market leader in Greece (in the respective services) with more than 600 certified clients, practically from all business sectors, incl. the Health sector. On top of it, the company provides hands-on support to start-ups and SMEs (mainly of the ICT, environment and health sectors) in the design and implementation of their R&D and innovation strategies as well as in the implementation of their international networking and/or knowledge transfer activities. Overall, Q-PLAN employs more than 25 highly-skilled personnel and retains an extensive network of innovation experts in EU-27 and in particular in South-Eastern Europe. « close

White Research is a social research enterprise specializing in the healthcare field. White Research mines and interprets hard-to-grasp consumer insights through a more »

combination of modern analytics and marketing research methods: (i) Research design and data collection: (lab/field/online) behavioral experiments, qualitative research (interview/survey design and execution), (ii) advanced analytics: simulation and data mining techniques, quantitative modeling, advanced behavioral measurement, (iii) consumer intelligence: business/exploitation studies, CB/intervention efficiency testing, policy analysis. « close

Europa Media is an independent, non-profit SME based in Budapest, Hungary. Since its establishment in 2003, Europa Media has been working to provide and present more »

dispersed and highly technical information regarding EU policies, funding opportunities and programmes in a streamlined and simplified manner to potential stakeholders in Europe and worldwide. To this end, Europa Media has developed, launched and publicised a variety of information sources and tools including web platforms, publications and events. Europa Media has become well-known and respected as a leading training provider on the Continent. Europa Media has successfully organized more than 100 trainings, developed comprehensive e-courses, e-training services, and other web-based information systems. « close