Innovation Centers in Poland - Portal Innowacji
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Technology Transfer Center of the University of Łódź<br />
address:<br />
ul. Matejki 22/26, 90-237 Łódź<br />
tel./fax: +48 (42) 635 49 87/86/+48 (42) 635 49 88<br />
e-mail/website:<br />
ctt@uni.lodz.pl/www.ctt.uni.lodz.pl<br />
created: 2003<br />
area: 200 m 2<br />
chief executive:<br />
Dariusz Trzmielak<br />
contact:<br />
Dariusz Trzmielak<br />
technology<br />
transfer centers<br />
Plans are <strong>in</strong> place to start licens<strong>in</strong>g<br />
new technologies with<strong>in</strong> five years and<br />
to <strong>in</strong>clude 30 companies <strong>in</strong> the expanded<br />
Technology Incubator of the University<br />
of Łódź.<br />
Image: Agnieszka Tazbir<br />
The mission of the Technology Transfer Center of the University of Łódź is to coord<strong>in</strong>ate<br />
<strong>in</strong>novative activities <strong>in</strong> the scientific and bus<strong>in</strong>ess communities as well as <strong>in</strong> the public<br />
sphere, on both a domestic and <strong>in</strong>ternational scale, by provid<strong>in</strong>g consult<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
educational services and conduct<strong>in</strong>g scientific research activities. The Center aids <strong>in</strong> the<br />
transfer and commercialization of scientific achievements and new technologies. It also<br />
runs the Academic Incubator for Technology and Innovative Enterprises. The best of the<br />
<strong>in</strong>cubated firms can ga<strong>in</strong> access to venture capital funds.<br />
The center has been awarded the title of “Regional Leader <strong>in</strong> <strong>Innovation</strong> and<br />
Development” <strong>in</strong> the “Domestic Leaders <strong>in</strong> <strong>Innovation</strong> and Development” competition<br />
– regional edition 2010, Łódzkie Prov<strong>in</strong>ce. The Postgraduate Studies <strong>in</strong> Technology<br />
Commercialization, organized <strong>in</strong> 2004 under license from the University of Texas at<br />
Aust<strong>in</strong> (USA), were recognized <strong>in</strong> 2010 by the Polish chapter of the Fund<strong>in</strong>g and Science<br />
competition <strong>in</strong> the category “Support for the competence development of research<br />
workers”. The Center is the only Polish organization represented <strong>in</strong> the University of Texas<br />
at Aust<strong>in</strong> Fellows Network.<br />
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