Approaches to and methods for evaluating new technologies in Technology Transfer Offices: How long is a piece of string?

摘要

This report contains a summary of the discussions held and the presentations made at the 2016 Technology Transfer Office Circle (TTO Circle) workshop on the "Evaluation of intangibles and novel technologies: Art or Science?", organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).The workshop took place in Brussels on the 22nd November 2016 and is the 3rd event organised in the framework of the TTO Circle workshops for the promotion of best practices in technology transfer. These annual workshops are held to present and discuss different approaches to technology transfer and compare different strategies for commercialisation of Intellectual Property (IP).