Role of a Technology Transfer Platform in Commercialization of Research Results

Creating a technology platform facilitating the process of knowledge and technology transfer is one of the ways to strengthen the ties between the R&D sector and industry.

Technology platform is a tool supporting marketing activities undertaken at research organisations, which enables effective implementation of research results. Concurrently, it also helps one to identify actual market needs and requirements as far as innovative technologies are concerned.

Within the platform, innovative product and process technologies are promoted and effective technology transfer mechanisms and structures are established and assessed. Besides, the platform enables the analysis of potential innovation development directions rooted in the actual market needs and economic trends.

The articles presents good practices in the activity of a technology platform developed at a R&D organisation and gives an overview of successful cooperation with industry enhancing commercialisation of research results.