Fueling Innovation

Our Partnership Programme

We are guided by the principle that excellent scientific research can address the most pressing challenges society faces, and support industry in developing solutions. This foundation defines our set-up. We have a partnership model that enables truly collaborative exchanges, allowing us to have access to relevant challenges, real-world data, and systems to test our research results. This approach creates a lively ecosystem that feeds the local talent pool, and supports the local economy.

The Basics

Who are the partners? Public or private entities that have a business challenge without an existing solution.

What is a partnership? A joint investment in a multi-annual research project with concrete outcomes.

Where do partners come from? All around the world but mainly from Luxembourg.

Why partner with SnT? Access to top-notch competence in ICT based on a proven collaboration model with industry.

Ready for Partnership?

Follow this quick checklist to assess whether a collaboration with us is relevant for your organisation:

• Lack of an existing solution for a business challenge

• Capacity to engage in multi-annual joint research

• Willingness to co-invest with SnT

• Looking for an edge over the competition

• Wish to gain access to creative minds and top-notch infrastructure

Delivering on real-world challenges is in the DNA of SnT

José Soares, Partnership Development Officer

In Practice

• Long-term partnerships that solve challenging industry questions

• SnT uses academic research to create a prototype that solves the challenge

• 50/50 Co-investment of both parties in the project

• SnT supports the acquisition of third party research grants

• Joint selection and supervision of project staff

• SnT staff will spend a significant amount of time at partner premises

• Outcome is typically a prototype working in the patners's real environment

Start-up Launch Pad

Our researchers regularly develop exciting new solutions for real-world challenges. That is why we launched the research acceleration programme in 2019, which delivers a structured process to support our aspiring entrepreneurs. Its mission is to encourage scientists to pursue the commercialisation of their innovative ideas.

By following the programme, researchers receive support and guidance about the crucial steps of setting up a business, such as market research, amongst others. This assistance gives researchers the opportunity to develop skill sets that are needed as an entrepreneur, and to eventually launch a sustainable business if possible.

The programme also considers the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights. We support researchers if they need to secure IP through a patent application, or define different licensing models. By monitoring and securing IP from the very beginning we are able to support researchers more effectively, maximising their chances of launching a successful business.

By offering formalised in-house support to researchers SnT underlines its commitment to supporting the local economy by fuelling an innovative business climate. Our spin-offs are now becoming established companies with success stories that we are proud to share •

There are so many great ideas here, but the execution of the commercial transfer is key. The team, the market study and the secured IP are as relevant as the technology itself.

Jacek Plucinski, Technology Transfer Officer