Development of products and services
TalTech supports companies in organizational and product development. We are the first point of contact for companies and public authorities who want to conduct research. We help companies to promote and implement innovation through technology and knowledge transfer. Through cooperation, we take entrepreneurship to a new level.
The university can provide you a suitable solution thanks to its extensive resources, including 130 internationally recognized research groups and over 70 laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Our fields of expertise include engineering, natural sciences, economics, and ICT.
If you are interested in development cooperation, require research services, or are seeking laboratory facilities, please contact us via e-mail at partner@taltech.ee.
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Please specify the reason for your request - whether you are seeking a research partner for your company, want to initiate and fund applied research, are looking for research services to address a production failure, or in need of a specialized measurement lab, etc. Please provide a clear description of the circumstances of your project. Remember to mention the name of the company.
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Interuniversity inquiry portal Adapter
When a company wishes to address a question, search, or proposal to multiple Estonian research institutions simultaneously, the inquiry portal Adapter.ee can be used.
Adapter is a cooperation network of Estonian universities and research and development institutions.
With the help of Adapter, an entrepreneur can quickly contact research institutions who have joined the network to find a collaboration partner, research information, or a laboratory.
ASTRA+ Activity 4
Within the framework of the project “Enhancing TalTech’s Knowledge Transfer Capacity”, TalTech’s knowledge transfer capacity is strengthened through the recruitment of additional staff, the development of support services, the enhancement of the environment necessary for providing knowledge transfer services, and the acquisition of the required tangible assets.
Total funding amount: EUR 3,719,827.35
OBJECTIVES
- To strengthen TalTech’s capacity to provide knowledge transfer services required for the implementation of R&D contracts and the provision of laboratory services.
- To increase the number and volume of R&D cooperation agreements between TalTech and companies as well as public sector organisations.
- To increase funding for R&D projects with a stronger applied focus.
- To develop a new business cooperation model, clarify the roles of TalTech’s different units (Competence Centres, Technology Transfer Office, AIRE Centre, Research Department, institutes and colleges), and adapt the business cooperation management model to ensure effective knowledge transfer.
- To build TalTech’s public image as a key promoter of entrepreneurship in Estonia.
- To involve early-career researchers in knowledge transfer activities, including through parallel training supported by ASTRA+ Activity 2 and other funding instruments available to the university.
- To further develop TalTech’s research infrastructure to support the implementation of R&D contracts and the provision of laboratory services.
EXPECTED RESULTS
- Knowledge transfer coordinating staff have participated in 50 different training courses, conferences or professional network events. Knowledge transfer and business development competences have increased, and service provision has become sustainable.
- The number of companies cooperating with the university has reached 75. R&D contracts have been concluded with companies in the total amount of EUR 9 million and with public sector organisations in the total amount of EUR 9 million.
- Approximately EUR 4 million in development grant funding under ASTRA+ Activity 3 has been leveraged.
- A TalTech knowledge transfer operating model has been developed. The roles of organisational units and the responsibilities of positions within them have been clarified, and knowledge transfer and business development competences have been brought closer to the Competence Centres.
- An annual flagship event has been organised for the network, in addition to which approximately 20 smaller seminar and networking events have been carried out.
- The “Early-Career Researchers Club” has been launched and meets on a regular basis.
- Research infrastructure has been enhanced with the planned 14 additions, and together with the existing infrastructure, laboratory services are sold for a total value of approximately EUR 10 million.