The purpose of the project carried out by the Faculty of Organization and Management researchers in cooperation with the Marshal Office in Łódź is to identify good practice in reinforcing the potential for the commercialization of research institutes in the łódzkie voivodship and to valorize knowledge at the level of the region.
In the study, knowledge valorization is conceptualized in the broadest sense as the process of creating social and economic value from knowledge by connecting different areas and sectors and transforming data, expertise, and research findings into sustainable knowledge-based products, services, solutions, and policies to benefit the public, as per Council Recommendation (EU) 2022/2415 of December 2, 2022.
This October, prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk and dr inż. Iwona Staniec visited Ireland's foremost universities, seeking good practice in knowledge valorization.
A meeting with Mr Ronan Cunningham, Director of DCU Invent, and dr Peter Olwell at Dublin City University helped the researchers to realize the merits of encouraging knowledge valorization efforts, particularly those geared towards researchers. Also discussed was mapping of research offerings.
The meetings at the Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland's most renowned and the oldest university, addressed the need to build researchers' awareness and incentivize them to create valorizable knowledge and technologies. The OiZet researchers met with Chris Kelly, Senior Business Development Manager, and the team responsible for partnering with industry and the local community to valorize knowledge that will empower stakeholders across the ecosystem to benefit from the innovative solutions that have been developed at Trinity College over the years.
Next, the TUL delegates visited the Rubicon Center at Munster Technological University in Cork. Talking with Josette O'Mullane, the Innovation and Enterprise Office manager, and Kyra Dunne, project manager, allowed them to identify tools for efficient assessment of the impact of research on the development of the region.
Another meeting took place at the University of Limerick (UL), where discussions were focused on the relevance of interdisciplinary research, the purposes of knowledge valorization and the role of women in that process. The TUL researchers met with Paul Dillon, Director of the Technology Transfer Office, dr Margaret Lawlor, Case Manager, and Katrina Bradley, Business Engagement Manager, who all emphasized that their primary mission is to commercialize knowledge not only for the benefit of UL and business but also the communities in the region.
The representatives of the Irish universities highlighted the importance of Enterprise Ireland national program in the successful development of the knowledge valorization process, as well as the commitment and collaboration of the leadership of different faculties in the course of knowledge transfer and value creation for the ecosystem in the region.
The results of the study will be presented during a seminar scheduled to take place in the Faculty of Organization and Management on December 5.
Opisy zdjęć
DCU – At the information board. From left: DCU Director Ronan Cunninghan, prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, dr Peter Olwell, and dr inż. Iwona Staniec
Trinity College - prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska and dr inż. Iwona Staniec
Munster - Josette O’Mullane accompanied by the Innovation and Enterprise Office staff and TUL researchers
University of Limerick – from left: prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, dr Margaret Lawlor, Katrina Bradley, prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, Director Paulem Dillon, and dr inż. Iwona Staniec
Photos: private collection