What Is Your Patent Actually Worth? You filed the patent. You paid the fees. You have the certificate. Now a potential investor asks: "What is it worth?" Most researchers and founders go quiet at this point. Not because the technology i... 17 Apr 2026
INNOVACEF X: When Entrepreneurship Meets Academia The X Concurso INNOVACEF de Emprendimiento e Intraemprendimiento Científico, jointly organised by CEF.- UDIMA and the Colegio de Economistas de Madrid, celebrated its tenth edition this April with an ... 13 Apr 2026
Why Research Visibility Is the First Step in Technology Transfer Strong research and protected intellectual assets create the foundation for meaningful innovation. Yet the path from scientific achievement to real-world application often depends on something more pr... 30 Mar 2026
The OECD Just Confirmed What We Already Knew: Europe Has a Startup Funding Problem and It's Fixable A new working paper from the OECD, one of the most authoritative voices on global economic policy, has just published one of the most comprehensive analyses of startup ecosystems ever assembled. Track... 18 Mar 2026
Technology Transfer in Biotechnology Biotechnology is everywhere: in vaccines that prevent diseases, in drought-resistant crops, in biodegradable bioplastics, and even in the daily detergents we use. But how does a scientific idea transi... 5 Mar 2026
Transforming Innovation into Real Results: KnowTransfer at the Service of Businesses In today's world, innovation is not a luxury: it is a key strategy for growth and business competitiveness. Companies that know how to leverage their ideas, research, and emerging technologies manage ... 26 Jan 2026
🔍 ATTENTION INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES IN SPAIN! 🔍 ATTENTION INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES! Changes to regulations affecting two key incentives (research staff and economic interest groupings). The correct combination of incentives for research staff and Ec... 8 Jan 2026
Societal Readiness Levels (SRL), the new 'must have' to access European Grants In a previous post, we detailed the use of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) as a guide to measure the maturity of a given technology. https://knowtransfer.com/blog/effective-technology-transfer-1/a-... 11 Dec 2025
Beyond the Numbers: The Art and Science of Valuing an Early-Stage Tech Startup Valuing a young tech startup is arguably one of the most complex and nuanced challenges within the investment landscape. Unlike their established corporate counterparts, these fledgling companies oper... 26 Nov 2025
A Guide to Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs): From Concept to Commercialisation [Click on the icon on the left, to download the TRL Comparison Table (PDF) ].Acomprehensive view of TRLs, RDI, definitions and adaptation to phama, hardware, software and machine learning projects. In... 19 Oct 2025
Patents to Profits: How IP is becoming the new Growth Currency 🚀 From Patents to Profits: How Intellectual Property Is Becoming the New Currency for Growth For years, patents were seen as legal shields—defensive assets gathering dust in filing cabinets. But today... 15 Sep 2025
216-Hour Milestone: World’s First 6-Gene Pig Lung Xenotransplant in Human Opens Door to Rejection-Free Organ Banks The recent report of a case of a genetically engineered six-gene-edited pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation into a 39-year-old brain-dead male human recipient following a brain hemorrhage, has demon... 1 Sep 2025