A Cooperation Agreement focusing on the development of innovation was signed by the Technology and Research Foundation (ΙΤΕ) and the BSE association of businesses and industries, yesterday (Thursday, July 7, 2022).
The aim is to deepen cooperation and systematically support the commercial and business exploitation of research results and scientific knowledge.
Strengthening research and development partnerships for more innovation is a critical dimension of the country’s development path. The ITE-BSE agreement consolidates the common will for more and more substantial interconnection and cooperation of research centers, universities and companies, in continuation of the previous initiatives of the BSE. The signing of the agreement took place at the ITE headquarters, in Heraklion, Crete, in the presence of the General Secretary for Research and Innovation, Professor Athanasios Kyriazis.
What the cooperation agreement includes:
Promotion and support of the collaboration between ITE researchers and companies to strengthen research & development and to promote the utilization of research results and scientific know-how.
The support will include opportunities for technology licensing, establishment of technoblasts, as well as the ability to meet specific business needs in research and innovation.
BSE contribution to the project of the gnΩsi Technology Transfer Network – which is coordinated by the PRAXI Network, to accelerate the exploitation of intellectual property, and to develop more collaborations of the 10 Research and University bodies participating in the Network with business and industry.
Organization of bilateral or multilateral networking meetings to strengthen research & development collaborations and/or utilization of research results and scientific know-how, which are produced at ITE. Events can take the form of thematic workshops (BSE Innovation Ready workshops) or other appropriately prepared and personalized meetings between researchers and businesses.
Development of broader initiatives to align applied research with market needs such as, (i) implementation of industrial PhDs or postdocs, (ii) creation of broader business-related industrial research programs, with the reception of PhD and postdoc candidates in companies, and (iii) possibility participation of BSE members in “proof of concept” projects depending on the object and interest.
Organization of communication activities to inform and generate interest among BSE members, members of the research community, as well as the general public on the importance and results of technology transfer and the results of the memorandum’s actions.
After signing the cooperation agreement, Mr President of the Executive Committee of the BSE, Mr. Efthymios O. Vidalis stated: “With the ITE and BSE agreement, the ties of cooperation between companies and researchers are strengthened through practical R&D synergies and the possibilities of commercial exploitation of scientific knowledge are improved. This is a process with mutually positive results, which is also a critical condition for a strong innovation ecosystem which in turn is a pillar of a competitive economy with strong, extroverted, businesses of all sizes and with substantial utilization of our outstanding research potential”.
THE President of ITE, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakissaid: “We are particularly happy, as the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation is going to strengthen the channels of communication between the research and business ecosystem of Greece. It will also give new dynamics to the utilization of the research results produced by the ITE in innovative products and services, bringing multiple benefits for society and the economy. Strategic partnerships, such as this one, strengthen the competitiveness of the Country in the international environment and in the global Knowledge Economy”.
Also present at the signing were the Head of Financial and Administrative Services of the ITE Central Directorate and Director of PRAXI Network, Mr. Panagiotis Karniouras and from SEV Mr. Alexandros Hatzopoulos, General Manager, Maggie Athanasiadis, Director of the Innovation Sector of SEV , Giannos Mitsos, coordinator of the interconnection initiative, Kostas Troulos, Senior Advisor of the Innovation Sector and Amalia Gounela, Senior Advisor, ExportReady, BSE.
Source: Capital
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