The consortium, which aims to accelerate technology and knowledge transfer, is made up of 12 universities, including the Eucor universities (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Freiburg im Breisgau, Haute-Alsace, Basel and Strasbourg), the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau and the TriRhénaTech universities of applied sciences (Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Offenburg, Furtwangen, Lörrach, North-Western Switzerland). It also includes technology transfer players such as Conectus, Grand E-nov+ (the regional innovation agency) and the CCI Alsace Eurométropole. The clearly stated aim is to create a trinational network to facilitate the emergence of start-ups and provide support for businesses, both in terms of employee training and access to Upper Rhine innovations.
The main themes of Knowledge Transfer Upper Rhine2 (KTUR2) are :
- Meet the R&D needs of businesses by
- Facilitating access to innovations resulting from research work
- Facilitating access to cutting-edge technologies (platforms) from research units
- Developing a cross-border continuing training offer
- Develop entrepreneurship and the creation of cross-border start-ups
- Facilitating access to Upper Rhine innovation funding schemes
"The Knowledge Transfer Upper Rhine project enables companies in the region to work more closely with the universities of the Upper Rhine. Together, we can turn the innovation generated by public research in the trinational area into a driving force for economic development." Michel de Mathelin, 1st Vice President and Vice President for Relations with the Socio-Economic World and Technology Development at the University of Strasbourg.
For more information about KTUR: https://innovation-transfer.eu/about/about-the-project
KTUR project: Audrey Leclerc – manager de projet KTUR – Université de Strasbourg / + 33.6 76 44 33 11 / ktur@unistra.fr
University of Strasbourg: Alexandre Tatay – Press officer / +33.6 80 52 01 82 / tatay@unistra.fr
