Technology Transfer (TT)

THE WORLD OF TECHNOLOGICAL SPINOFFS AT CERN



CERN contributes often practical benefits later in addition to its main activities: playing and learning more about Universe. Accordingly, the research carried out in CERN  is useful for the mankind more or less directly, promoting business and general welfare.

CERN plays an important role in advanced technical development. A skeptical member of the British government asked Michael Faraday once what was the use of his work on electricity. His reply showed great foresight: “One day, Sir, “ he said , “you may tax it.” Many researchers and developers at CERN may say as well today.

But it takes often a lot of time, even 10 – 15 years, to get a spinoff a commercial product. Industry and society are not ready to adopt new spinoffs very rapidly. It is often due to short operation range of business world and inadequate infrastructure of societies. Technology transfer activities develop technology transfer interface (or bridge) between companies and society and research institutes like CERN.

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