Knowledge and Transfer Workshop Taking Place in Bulgaria's Borovets

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From August, 31st to September, 2nd 2015 at the Euphoria Club Hotel in Borovets was held a workshop on "Knowledge and Technology Transfer " organized by the Institute of Solid State Physics (ISSP) with the assistance of the Joint Innovation Centre (JIC) at the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

The aim of the workshop was to improve the innovation potential of ISSP by providing practical knowledge about the protection of intellectual property rights, funding and transforming scientific ideas into business projects. Over forty young scientists of ISSP attended the lectures of prominent experts in the field of nanotechnology from England, Belgium, the Netherlands and Bulgaria.

The seminar was opened by the Director of ISSP Acad. Alexander Petrov. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Education and Science prof. Nikolay Denkov who greeted the participants and wished them fruitful work.

Director of the "Science" directorate at the Ministry of Education and Science,  Zlatina Karova introduced the conditions for participation in the Operational Programme "Science and Education for Smart Growth" (SESG) to the young scientists. Sigrid Gillis, a lawyer and intellectual property expert at IMEC (Interuniversity Micro Electronics Centre), Leuven - Belgium, presented tools for protection of intellectual property rights in the light of technological transfer.

Elena Andonova, IsisEnterprise consultant to the University of Oxford - England, explained the process of transfer of knowledge and technologies in Oxford. Dr. Diana Mihaylova, CEO of the spin-off company "PlasimoWorks" at the Technological University of Eindhoven (TU / E), shared her experience on the way from research to real business.

Radka Yaneva, a patent specialist and industrial...

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