Training and workshops: From research to business: how to build a successful start-up
Turning research into a thriving business is no easy task. Science-based spin-offs and startups need support mechanisms to embark on an entrepreneurial path and use the intellectual assets as the basis for a successful company.
What structures, programmes and services help them turn ideas into market-ready products and solutions useful for society? As the EU prepares its Startup and Scaleup Strategy, we will learn in this webinar from a panel of practitioners who are supporting researchers in turning their ideas into innovative solutions that deliver for citizens and succeed in global markets.
We will explore effective practices to guide and help science-based spin-offs and start-ups to be launched and grow. Join us to get inspired and take the next step in innovation!
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 8 April 2025
Time: 13:00 - 13:45 (CEST)
Format: Online only
Language: English
Panel Information
The panel will be moderated by András Inotai, Head of Unit for Innovation Policy and Access to Finance / Acting Head of Startups and Scaleups Task Force, at Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission.
Speakers:
- Lotta Partanen, Head of Incubation and Acceleration at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (TBC)
- Klaas Hernamdt, Programme Director at Humanities Venture Lab at University of Amsterdam
- Esteban Pelayo, Director at Parque Cientifico de Alicante
Background
The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission continues a series of online EU Knowledge Valorisation Talks throughout 2025. The Talks tackle policy debates on knowledge valorisation or showcase inspiring practices at national or regional level related to academia-industry collaboration, intellectual asset management, standardisation, social impact of research or citizen engagement.
