Financing options for technology transfer projects, internalisation and opening up research infrastructures & co-creation with external users : 10th TTO CIRCLE plenary meeting, Oxford (UK) 22nd & 23rd June 2017

The European TTO CIRCLE network was established in 2011. It brings together European Public Research Organisations committed to advancing Technology Transfer in Europe and beyond. The TTO CIRCLE has 28 members, which includes the JRC of the European Commission, acting as coordinator and managing its secretariat. The network operates in close collaboration with other Directorates General of the European Commission and with EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations. The TTO CIRCLE organises its activities around annual plenary meetings that offer its members the opportunity to discuss important and strategic technology transfer related issues. More technical meetings are also organised regularly to cover specific technical issues and to provide thought leadership on emerging issues. This report summarises the key conclusions, proceedings and evaluation of the 10th TTO circle plenary meeting held in Oxford (UK) on 22 & 23 June 2017. This meeting was organised by JRC in collaboration with Oxford Innovation University and the main topics were related with internationalisation and technology transfer, technology transfer financing, opening of research infrastructures in cooperation with industry and technology transfer in the creative industries.