Researchers in universities and other HEIs generate new knowledge through diverse research activities. However, much of the new knowledge and technologies produced through research and development at universities remain shelved and unexploited for the benefit of society at large. As a result, new knowledge and technology are rarely commercialised into products and/or services for the market. While this is a global phenomenon, this knowledge and technology transfer gap between research and the commercialisation of research results is wider in developing contexts like Africa. It has been demonstrated that converting new knowledge into products and services through spin-offs and research-based start-up collaboration is reciprocal.
To promote this research-based entrepreneurship, researchers and research students need to be supported to develop their science in a way that can lead to real-world impact and be able to transform their research outcomes into viable business enterprises.
The training seeks to enhance and promote the business orientation and capacities of researchers (PhDs, university lecturers, professors and researchers staff) and entrepreneurs to harness the business potential of their research results, thereby helping them develop competitive products and services for the market.
For more information, please contact: (PhD, Leipzig University)
