Transfer of knowledge between university and economy - No. 56 from 22. June 2011

June 22, 2011, Nr. 56

University of Stuttgart organises subproject of EURIS

A public Research Platform shall facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technologies between small and medium sized enterprises and universities all over Europe. The University of Stuttgart and the Economic Development in the Stuttgart Region initiated an alliance with three more European regions and its regional Economic Development institutions to work this platform out. On June, 13th the kick-off-meeting in Łodz/Poland initiated the 1,5 year project Open Research Platform (ORP) with the University of Stuttgart as lead partner. The European Regional Development Fund provides the overall subsidies for the project of EURO 580,000 in the framework of the EURIS-project European Collaborative and Open Regional Innovation Strategies and the INTERREG IVc-programme.
 

The public research platform shall facilitate the first contact between enterprises and the research institutions of the university. The platform forms the virtual frame for a market place of ideas for enterprises and students with entrepreneurial ambitions. The Computer Department of the University of Stuttgart will develop and modify the hardware for the Research Platform according to the needs and interests of the involved enterprises and institutes. The pilot test for this project already starts in 2011 with small and medium sized enterprises of Stuttgart region and institutes of the University of Stuttgart to optimise the application. The University of Stuttgart advances the transfer of knowledge and technology in Stuttgart region with this cutting-edge approach. The Open Research Platform disseminates scientific results to advance the economic development of Stuttgart region and gives the chance for local small and medium sized enterprises to contact the research institutions of the University for specific scientific advise.
The European approach furthermore allows the international distribution and change of ideas between the four regions involved in this project. Those are next to Stuttgart region the region Navarra in Spain, represented by the
Universidad Pública de Navarra, the Transdanubian region, represented by the Széchenyi Istvan University in Györ (Hungary), and the region Łodz in Poland, with three representatives, the University of Łodz, the Medical University of Łodz and the Technical University of Łodz. A final Conference in Stuttgart in autumn 2012 will present the Open Research Platform to the public.

For further information please contact Dr. Ulrich Eggert, Department Research and Technology transfer, Tel. 0049 711 685 -82276, e-mail: ulrich.eggert@verwaltung.uni-stuttgart.de.
 

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