Diverse, as a partner in the European project GT4T (Greentech4Transformation), invites you to take part in an interactive online session exploring how higher education institutions can turn research results into practical solutions that benefit society and the economy.
How can universities help researchers bring their ideas beyond academia? What partnerships, resources, and support structures are needed to make this happen?
This session will explore these questions through real-life examples from Lower Austria, highlighting how universities, technology transfer organisations, and regional partners work together to support researchers, strengthen knowledge transfer, and turn research into meaningful impact.
Participants will hear from tecnet equity, the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten (USTP), and the E³UDRES² European University Alliance. Their experiences will offer practical insights into how collaboration across regional innovation ecosystems can help research ideas move closer to real-world application.
The session will also provide an opportunity to exchange experiences, discuss common challenges, and explore good practices with colleagues from across the European research and higher education community.
Who should attend?
This session is particularly relevant for professionals working in:
- Research and innovation support
- Knowledge and technology transfer
- Entrepreneurship and business development
- Higher education and institutional development
- Regional innovation and collaboration
Whether you are looking for new approaches, practical examples, or opportunities to connect with other professionals, this session will help you reflect on how research-based innovation can be better supported within your own organisation.
Programme
13:00 – Welcome and Introduction
13:05 – Research to Value: The Role of tecnet equity
Discover how regional partners support knowledge valorisation and help research achieve greater societal and economic impact.
Including Q&A.
13:45 – USTP & E³UDRES²: Connecting Innovation and Regional Development
Explore experiences from a university of applied sciences and a European University Alliance, with a focus on connecting research, innovation, and regional development.
Including Q&A.
14:15 – Interactive Discussion
Share experiences, discuss challenges, and exchange good practices with fellow participants.
15:10 – Closing Remarks
Meet the speakers
Our speakers bring together expertise in technology transfer, higher education, and regional innovation, offering complementary perspectives on how research can create value beyond academia.
Sophie Egger – Technology Transfer Manager, tecnet equity
Sophie Egger will share practical insights into how researchers and innovators can develop promising ideas into solutions with economic and societal value.
With a background in biomedical engineering and product development, Egger works at tecnet equity, supporting researchers and innovators in turning their ideas into real-world impact.
Leo Capari – Technology Transfer Manager, tecnet equity
Leo Capari will explore how scientific discoveries can be connected with market opportunities and how researchers can navigate the path from research to practical application.
With a background in biology and innovation management, Capari brings experience across academia, technology assessment, and science-policy advisory projects. At tecnet equity, he supports researchers and innovators in translating scientific discoveries into market applications.
Gabi Permoser – Head of the Center for Research and Cooperation, University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten; Managing Director, E³UDRES² European University Alliance
Gabi Permoser will bring an institutional and European alliance perspective to the discussion, focusing on how strategic partnerships can help research achieve meaningful impact.
As Head of the Center for Research and Cooperation at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten and Managing Director of the E³UDRES² European University Alliance, her work focuses on strategic cooperation, project development, and knowledge and technology transfer at national and international levels.
About the GT4T project
This inspirational session is organised as part of GT4T (Greentech4Transformation) by Windesheim University of Applied Sciences.
The session brings together perspectives and experiences from across the European innovation and higher education community to encourage collaboration and explore new ways of turning research into practical solutions.
Join the session
Take this opportunity to learn from real-world experiences, exchange ideas with colleagues, and discover new approaches to supporting research-based innovation.
Date: 4 November, 13.00 – 15.15 CET
Format: Online
Registration: https://edu.nl/9bbh6
Register now and join the conversation!
