ProRETT seminar

How to bring innovative RES and EE research results into the market?
Organiser: EUREC Agency, in the framework of the European Sustainable Energy Week
1 February 2007 in Brussels

EUREC Agency is organising a seminar on “How to transfer innovative RES and EE research results into the market?” in the frame of the European Sustainable Energy Week on 1 February 2007 from 9h30 – 13h at the Charlemagne building in Brussels.

Who should attend?

The event is focused on R&D promoters and researchers, on technology transfer offices, and on anybody involved or interested in the technological innovation chain.

How to participate?

Participation to the event is free. The event is taking place in the prestigious Charlemagne building belonging to the European Commission. In order to clear security barriers, you should register however at the official Commission site at the latest on 22 January.
Please follow the registration instructions and then select our event.

What is the event about?

The value of public funded scientific research to society consists primarily in the development of new or improved technologies, materials, processes and applications that support sustainable growth and create employment in a knowledge-based competitive economy. Yet, society can only benefit from research results if these are transferred from the laboratories to the market as licensed technology or newly created technology-based company.
It has been widely recognised that too few projects initiated under both national as well as EU funded research projects find their way to commercial exploitation. It has also been widely recognised that there exists a lack of communication/information channels between the R&D institutions and financial institutions as providers of financial support for the commercial exploitation of the said results, and industry.
The ProRETT project proposes an innovative and structured methodology for quicker and larger exploitation of existing scientific RTD results in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the form of licensing and spin-off creation in Europe. The event presents the mayor elements of the ProRETT project.

What can you expect?

Get familiar with the barriers to technology transfer in the renewable energy sector. Learn about an innovative and pro-active methodology to close the gap between research and market.
You will learn about the technological innovation process and ways to get involved.
Professionals from innovation consultancies, finance, and research will present concrete case studies of applied technology transfer.

Programme 1 February, 9.30 – 13.00

• Promoting renewable energy technology transfer: background and aims
  (Katharina Krell, Secretary General, EUREC Agency)
• The innovation context for RETs and the core elements of the innovation process
  (Serge Galant, CEO, Technofi)
• Case studies to illustrate technology transfer from laboratory to market
  (Udo Siever, Partner, I.con innovation)
• What information do investors need to assess deals?
  (Uffe Bungaar-Jorgensen, CEO, Mermaid Ventures)
• Financing RET start-ups and licensing deals - The investor’s perspective
  (Sergio Lugaresi, Chief Economist, Capitalia bank and Guus Keder, Partner, Axiom Venture Capital)
• Discussion