Background
Academic and scientific excellence notwithstanding, scientists and academics are challenged with an increasing demand for transfer, exploitation and commercialization of research results. Hence, enabling young researchers to commercialize their ideas either by licensing or selling them for industrial use – or by starting up an own enterprise – becomes more and more important. The challenges comprise legal issues including intellectual property rights, but also aspects of marketing, visualization, communication and the selling of ideas and research findings.
Target Audience
Doctoral students and junior scientists interested in entrepreneurial thinking and acting.
Objectives
- Survey of basic approaches to research valorization
- Development of entrepreneurial skills
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