Conference on Technology Clinics

TEKES hosted a conference on Technology Transfer and Technology Clinics at 8-9 May 2003.

The aim of the conference was to examine the methods and policies used in Technology Transfer in Europe and in Finland. The focus was on how SMEs can get the latest know-how and technology from universities, research centres, high tech companies, and technology intermediary organisations.

TEKES was selected to organise the conference do to the development of a Technology Clinics service in the last years and is considered to be one of the best institutes in the development of the technique.

Finish experts analysed the clinics variations and applications and in the second day the network members discussed on possible joint actions.

The main themes of the conference, on which the papers were focused, were:

• Technology transfer methodologies applied in European regions: Concepts, projects, results.
• The technology clinic concept: applications in Finland.
• The role of technology provider: co-ordinator or matchmaker between technology developer and SME.
• The future of technology transfer: Trend and new concepts.

The conference included four plenary sessions with 17 papers presented. The papers presented were the following This site provides the presentations both in the normal Powerpoint format ( sign) and in web powerpoint ( sign). We suggest users with slow but constant connection to select the second option. It downloads the presentation slider per slide):

Session 1: Technology Clinics In Finland

• Technology Clinics, by Juha Suuronen, Tekes
  Presentation PowerPoint (1,66 MB)    web format
• Technology Clinic's Coordination Case, by Matti Leivo, MET-Federation of Finnish Metal, Engineering and Electrotechnical Industries
  Presentation PowerPoint (2,1 MB)    web format

Session2: Technology Clinic's Service Provider's Case

• Noise and Vibration Clinic by Ari Saarinen, VTT
  Presentation PowerPoint (2,7 MB)    web format
• Simulation Clinic by Heikki Aalto, Delfoi
  Presentation PowerPoint (2,7 MB)    web format

Session 3: Technology Clinic's SME Customer Case

• Surface Treatment Clinic by Goran Antila, PikoTeknik
  Presentation PowerPoint (1,12 MB)    web format
• Noise and Vibration Clinic by Martti Kinnunen, Nirafon

Session 4: Technology Transfer in EU Region

• The French framework of the support to the technological development of the SME, Pierre Bourgogne, France
  Presentation PowerPoint (266 KB)    web format
• "Tecnology Transfer Policies and measures in the region of Central Macedonia", URENIO Reseach unit and Thessaloniki Technology Park, Greece
  Presentation PowerPoint (2 MB)    web format
• Various types of clinic methodologies, Jarmila Davies, Know-how Wales, U.K.
  Presentation PowerPoint (2,7 MB)    web format
• VERITE and perspectives of inter-regional co-operation networks in the field of technology transfer, Mireille and Michel Lacave, France
  Presentation PowerPoint (2,7 MB)    web format
• Experience of Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre - CITT Craiova, Dorian Delureanu, Romania
  Presentation PowerPoint (1,65 MB)    web format

Conferences

• Benchmarking
  6-7 June 2002, Stuttgart
  Conference web site (STEINBEIS)
• IMTs and Product development
  17-18 October 2002, Mantova
  Conference web site (Mantova)
• Supply Chain Management
  20-21 February 2003, Cardif

Conference web site (CMI)
• Technology Clinics, Technology Transfer
  8-9 May 2003
  Call for Papers
  Conference web site (TEKES)
• Business Intelligence
  16-17 October 2003, Vitoria
  Conference web site (LEIA)