TUD exchange platform for CRC & Clusters of Excellence
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Report in the yearbook 2009
Science to business
Transfer of knowledge during conferences
The aim of the “Technology Transfer Processes” project was to develop a platform for specific target group transfer processes between the Techische Universität Dresden and representatives of economic, regulatory, and political entities.
Within the Collaborative Research Centre 528 (Sonderforschungsbereich 528), “Textile Reinforcements for Structural Strenghtening and Repair”, the goal was to provide an opportunity by which fundamental research results can be exemplified for practical use while simultaneously maintaining on-going, concurrent project research grounded in the demands of practise.
The strategy behind this technology transfer should serve as a template for other large fundamental research projects at Technische Universität Dresden, particularly for Collaborative Research Centres and Clusters of Excellence.
Initially, a list of specific goals and suitable objectives (i.e., methods) for reaching these goals was compiled and summarised into a strategic plan as follows:
- Announce and promote textile reinforced concrete (TRC) as a product using widespread marketing and public relations campaigns and techniques;
- Develop the Deutsches Zentrum Textilbeton (German Centre for TRC)or DZT into a professional and consulting centre for textile reinforced concrete with a well established reputation in Germany in the field of TRC;
- Establish strategic partnerships, including a search for construction contractors and product developers, for the initiation of pilot projects;
- Attain proper procedural and product licensings;
- Draw conclusions from the strategic plan that can easily be transferred to other fundamental research projects undertaken, particularly for Collaborative Research Centres and Clusters of Excellence; and
- Create and establish a self-sustaining business unit, DZT.
In summary, it is clear that the better portion of the activities undertaken has proven to be successful during the two-year project term. In spite of the fact that some methods applied were incapable of completely fulfilling expectations, results produced in these situations were less efficient than expected under the given conditions.
The registration of the TUDALIT® by the TUDAG (Technische Unviersität Dresden AG) and the establishment of the trademark association, TUDALIT, with the Technische Universität Dresden and well-known enterprises within the textile and construction industries have served to position textile reinforced concrete as a high-quality brand product.
TUDALIT’s first priority will be to use the product license revenue and its group membership fees to finance the marketing of the product and fostering further development of TRC.
A colloquium was held on the 4th of December, 2009 in which the results and experiences of the transfer project were shown and used as a basis for discussion of transferability. An intense discussion of participants, which included key personnel of other large fundamental research projects, as well as decision-makers from the Technische Universität Dresden, clearly indicated a tremendous demand for such technology transfer projects.