Facing the facts: best practices of science-based technology transfer

The Association of European science and technology transfer professionals (ASTP) hosts its second annual conference on 31 May and 1 June 2001 in Munich, Germany. The conference is entitled 'Facing the facts: best practices of science-based technology transfer'.

Plenary and parallel sessions led by experienced speakers will cover a wide range of subjects including a recent ASTP survey on facts and figures of European technology transfer. The conference will highlight the most recent developments to date and every day problems in university-industry technology transfer, for example internal organisation, patent law, the specific and innovative complexities of strategic alliances and the valuation of ICT- and Biotech-technologies.

Key themes of the event are:

- Technology transfer in different European countries as well as in the USA;
- Surveying technology transfer in Europe and the USA;
- Perspectives of university seed and venture capital funds;
- Supra university techtransfer;
- Valuation of technology: ICT and bio-technology;
- University patent law: comparisons and differences within Europe;
- Strategic alliances with universities;
- Internal organisation of university technology transfer;
- Social program, including a visit to 'Bavaria Valley'.

The event hopes to attract around 150 people related to technology transfer within Europe and Israel.
Digital information about ASTP can be found at:

http://www.astp.net(opens in new window)

For detailed information on the second annual conference, including registration form please visit:

http://www.science-alliance.nl/english/munchen2001.htm(opens in new window)

For further information please contact:

ASTP
Koninginnegracht 22
2514 AB Den Haag
The Netherlands
Tel. +31-70-3926374
Fax +31-70-3926375
E-mail: E-mail: secretary@astp.net