The activities of technology transfer (TT) at the Stazione Zoologica are focused on development of patents enabling the exploitation and transfer of knowledge (ToK) and its application in ameliorating environmental protection and the quality of human life. At the SZN the TT activities contribute to the promotion of economic, social and cultural advancements.
The Stazione Zoologica has launched a policy of development and promotion of its intangible assets by strengthening the activities of assessment, marketing, and protection of intellectual property rights of inventions and results achieved in the framework of research and development projects, internal or funded by public or private institutions or by companies.
The main activities are:
- Management and licensing of patents;
- Promotion of research results by participating and/or hosting spin-off companies;
- Promotion of industrial partnerships to exploit the research and analysis expertise;
- Promotion of industrial partnerships to exploit the results of research activities;
- Mediation between scientific, business and institutional interests.
