Project title: Technology TRAnSfer Office For MAnagement of Research Exploitation results
Acronym: TRASForMARE
CUP : B67G22000780006
Project duration: from 01/07/2023 to 30/06/2025
The TRASForMARE project – Technology TRAnSfer Office For MAnagement of Research Exploitation Results, funded under the PNRR framework, aims to strengthen the technology transfer activities of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN), with the objective of enhancing the valorisation of research results and facilitating their transfer to the productive sector.
The project is part of the development strategy of the Grant and Innovation Office (GIO), aiming to consolidate and expand the Institution’s industrial property portfolio, improve intellectual property protection processes, and intensify interactions with companies and stakeholders. This is pursued through the recruitment of specialised professionals (Knowledge Transfer Managers) and the implementation of structured scouting, promotion, and networking activities.
Main activities
- Scouting activities and support for patenting processes and patent portfolio management
- Promotion and valorisation of research results
- Awareness-raising actions on intellectual property protection
- Support to researchers in the disclosure of potentially protectable research results and/or advisory services for the development of entrepreneurial initiatives
- Participation in training events
- Organisation of meetings aimed at disseminating patent culture and enhancing research results
- Organisation of visits to local SMEs aimed at strengthening and enhancing collaborations between SZN and the business sector, as well as providing a free diagnostic and valorisation service for industrial property titles
The activities carried out have contributed to a progressive strengthening of internal competences and an increasing awareness within the Institution of technology transfer-related issues.
