27.02.09

Removing Intellectual Property Bottlenecks for Commercialization of Life Science Research

Within the framework of the EU FP 7 co-funded project Bridge-BSR, a set of indicators for the assessment of commercially viable public-private collaborative projects in life sciences has been developed. This will improve the possibilities for successful trans-national knowledge transfer in the ScanBalt BioRegion. The indicators targets four main dimensions namely technology, intellectual property, the market situation, and the exploitation of technology transfer options. The indicators have been developed by the Steinbeis-Transfer-Institute for IP Management in collaboration with Steinbeis Team North East.

- With the development of indicators we have taken a major step forward towards bridging life science academic research and SMEs in ScanBalt BioRegion. We will now implement the indicators within e.g. environmental life sciences as this has priority in order to support the development of a strong eco-industrial sector. Overall, this promotes an effective Eco-agenda for the Baltic Sea Region and assist to establish the region as a global frontrunner within a sector, which is likely to boom the coming years, says Frank Graage, Head of Steinbeis Team North East.

Source: Press release, ScanBalt BioRegion, 24.02.09