Four public-private partnerships were signed via the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI), generating external grants totalling CHF 5 million. The partnerships developed natural methods of pest control in maize and grapevine, as well as weed prevention strategies. In addition, ten patents were filed, seven patents have been approved.
Knowledge and technology transfer
Type | Number |
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Filed patents | 10 |
Licences | 2 |
Start-up companies | 0 |
Prototypes, demonstrators | 0 |
Processes, products | 63 |
CTI projects | 4 |
In addition, young researchers who find a job in the private or public sector after completing their training are an important source of direct knowledge transfer to the private and the public sectors. In this NCCR, 14% of the doctoral students and postdocs found a job outside academia after finishing.