Тechnology transfer and knowledge transfer are important for companies in the HPC/HPDA/AI sector that would like to commercialize their technological developments and industrial property objects to the business in order to gain economic viability and generate profit.
In theory and practice, there is no single definition that describes the concept of “technology transfer”. Technology transfer is a comprehensive process involving different stages and generally refers to the transfer of the results of scientific and technological research, together with associated skills and procedures, to business and to wider society, with the aim of commercializing the technology. This transfer can take place from universities, scientific organisations to society and private businesses.
The methodology for technology transfer includes:
- Different steps of the knowledge transfer process such as identifying information, collecting and organizing information, sharing the accumulated knowledge, adapting and using the knowledge, and creating new knowledge
- The main barriers that may arise for companies in the HPC/HPDA/AI sector when implementing technology transfer, together with examples from the international practice of successful technology transfer.
- The nature and role of the Technology Transfer Office in the technology transfer process. The Technology Transfer Centre is the most appropriate place where science and business find their intersection. It is here that special attention and trust in scientific work and its fundamental role in society, institutions, and business should be given. The transfer of knowledge and innovation from a research organization to the private sector requires the establishment of a Technology Transfer Office (TTO).
- The process of technology transfer involving several stages such as discovering the technology, evaluating it, taking steps to protect the technological development as an object of industrial property, marketing the product, negotiating with third parties, licensing the object of industrial property, and commercializing the technology.
- Main technology transfer methods that are found in practice and can be used by companies operating in the HPC/HPDA/AI field – a licensing agreement, know-how contracts, joint ventures agreements, franchising contracts and etc.