Cluster Innovation & Transfer: From Knowledge to Impact

Cluster Innovation & Transfer: From Knowledge to Impact

How does research generate societal and economic value?
How can innovation be transferred responsibly to society and markets?

In this cluster, we support the journey from scientific knowledge to application and practice, strengthen collaboration between academia and industry, and foster innovation through strategic, legal, and ethical expertise.

Keywords: Innovation Transfer, Knowledge Transfer, Commercialization, Start-ups & Spin-offs, Intellectual Property, Academia–Industry Collaboration, Social Innovation
TRUST Partner: Trier University of Applied Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, University College London

TRUST Coffee Breaks: Networking and Knowledge Transfer
The TRUST Coffee Breaks provide a platform for transfer officers and network members. Short impulses and best-practice pitches enable exchange on innovation management, cooperation, intellectual property, social impact, and European transfer projects. The aim is to share knowledge, create synergies, and develop sustainable transfer structures.

TRUST Knowledge Innovation Graph
The digital Knowledge Innovation Graph visualizes expertise, projects, and transfer activities while connecting stakeholders across the TRUST network. This enables new collaborations, more efficient use of shared resources, and a stronger European innovation and transfer ecosystem.