KBB - Knowledge for business in border regions

The KBB project has been developed to boost the activities of technology transfer in the region in order to provide the relevant stakeholders with the methodology for training and to pilot projects in companies until they are finished. The project was approved within the first call, which was published in 2008.

The partner consortium is led by Public agency for technology of the Republic of Slovenia (TIA) and consist mainly out of the three groups of partners:

- universities, as creators of knowledge
- associations, as a link towards companies
- public organisations, to ensure the dialogue with the decision-makers

Main activities:

In the first phase of the project two of the Partners consortium will select and train consultants (technology transfer facilitators). They will become an experts and will work closely with technology agencies and institutions who are involved in technology transfer and creating knowledge (academia, RR institutes).

The facilitators will work on pilot cases with (innovative) companies, helping them to identify and implement technical solutions (generated from RR milieu) thus increasing competitive position of companies.

KBB project consortium will also develop B2B contacts in selected fields of operation (sectors): ICT, materials, biotechnology, chemistry, food technology, automotive and also in horizontal sectors such as energy, environment and creative industries.

There will be 5 events organised for companies (sectoral, with mach-making opportunities) and 1 Technology transfer day (automn 2010) to raise awareness on the topic and related innovation approaches.

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