<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The statutory mission of a university, in addition to the creation of scientific knowledge and education, lies in the cooperation with the economic sector through the transfer of knowledge and technology. The effectiveness of this process directly affects the affluence of any given State’s economy. Owing to the new amendments to the Act on Higher Education, many barriers that hinder commercialisation of knowledge in Poland have been brought down. Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń sets an excellent example in this respect having established a special purpose entity, which has already managed to set up thirteen spin-off companies in just 18 months.</p></abstract>

The statutory mission of a university, in addition to the creation of scientific knowledge and education, lies in the cooperation with the economic sector through the transfer of knowledge and technology. The effectiveness of this process directly affects the affluence of any given State’s economy. Owing to the new amendments to the Act on Higher Education, many barriers that hinder commercialisation of knowledge in Poland have been brought down. Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń sets an excellent example in this respect having established a special purpose entity, which has already managed to set up thirteen spin-off companies in just 18 months.

Results of the commercialisation of scientific research in the light of experience gained at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Centre for Technology Transfer

Centre for Technology Transfer Nicolaus Copernicus University sp. z o.o. [Ltd.]

Bionitec Sp. z o.o. [Ltd.], 87-100 Toruń, Poland

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The statutory mission of a university, in addition to the creation of scientific knowledge and education, lies in the cooperation with the economic sector...

Results of the commercialisation of scientific research in the light of experience gained at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Centre for Technology Transfer

Publicado en línea: 20 may 2016

Páginas: 37 - 40

Recibido: 05 jul 2015

Aceptado: 15 sept 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0005

Palabras clave
commercialisation, spin-off companies, technology transfer, Nicolaus Copernicus University

© 2016 Paweł Matlakiewicz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Results of the commercialisation of scientific research in the light of experience gained at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Centre for Technology Transfer

Publicado en línea: 20 may 2016

Páginas: 37 - 40

Recibido: 05 jul 2015

Aceptado: 15 sept 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0005

Palabras clavecommercialisation, spin-off companies, technology transfer, Nicolaus Copernicus University

© 2016 Paweł Matlakiewicz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
commercialisation, spin-off companies, technology transfer, Nicolaus Copernicus University