The second call for Technology Transfer Projects (TTPs), for transferring university-based technology to a partner company having operations in Europe closed on December 31, 2014 with a significant increasing of proposals with respect to the previous call. The great response indicates that there is a broad European market for this very focused and effective form of technology transfer.
A total of 43 proposals were submitted from 12 different European countries. In total, the proposals requested 1.304.000 € TETRACOM funding, complemented by 1.371.000 € matching funding from the respective industry partners.
At the end of the external review process, the ranked proposals were then considered by the TETRACOM Steering Committee, which selected 13 proposals for funding, subject to contractual agreement.