University of Porto TTO publishes best practice manual

University of Porto Innovation (UPIN), the knowledge transfer office of the University of Porto, Portugal, has produced a manual entitled “Best practices in the transfer of sustainable technologies to industry.” The manual focuses on best-in-class practices underlying tech transfer from universities to industry, featuring explanations from top innovation experts on how their initiatives contribute to effective knowledge transfer. This manual includes contributions from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Austin through UTEN Portugal, and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft institutes, as well as independent experts, companies, and institutions involved in tech transfer. The publication aims to raise awareness among a broad set of stakeholders — private companies, science and technology organizations, and public bodies — about knowledge transfer activities and to encourage them to take up some of the best practices with a view to supporting more sustainable development. The bilingual manual is only available in electronic format on UPIN’s website.

Source:  The University Technology Enterprise Network