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General informationAlthough the P&B Foundation had been active in the field of technology transfer since it was founded in 1991, the Technology Transfer Centre (TTC) was founded as a separate unit in January 1997, in a recognition of a growing role which the technology transfer plays in the development of Polish economy. Its activities constitute a direct continuation of the results of the Technology Acquisition Scheme - Phare Project No. PL 9209/03.-03.1 which had been performed by the Foundation jointly with the DTI and CNA Veneto in 1996-97. The Foundation has been responsible for the design and computer implementation of the Technology Investment Tool. The present activity of the Technology Transfer Centre consists mainly in advising Polish innovative companies. We maintain also a commercial database of innovations and innovative companies. The TTC is implementing the Foundation's University - industry co-operation programme. With their great scientific and industrial potentials, the Małopolska and Upper Silesia regions, which are the Foundation´s main areas of influence, are both the most suitable parts of Poland for implementing of new technologies, thus also for the technology transfer support and promotion. From 1991 to 1999 "Progress & Business" Foundation and its fully owned subsidiary, "P&B Incubator" Ltd. realised several projects that concerned a consulting support for high-tech enterprises from these regions, helping them to implement innovative technologies and clean technologies for environment protection. The TTC of the Foundation co-operates with numerous foreign institutions, such as Segal Quince Wicksteed Ltd., Cambridge, Danish Technological Institute, CNA Veneto, ESSOR France, TNO. "P&B Incubator" promoted a number of high-tech firms, including the CDN plc., a leading Polish producer of accounting and business control software, Neurosoft Ltd. - the first Polish producer of multimedia software, Elsta - a highly successful industrial automatics manufacturer, ZDANiA Ltd. - an implementation site for sophisticated measurement, equipment, AMSOFT Consulting Ltd. - a local software company which developed one of the world most successful financial exchange rate prediction tools, and others. Moreover, the TTC has been involved in several SME - dedicated projects, regularly organised workshops and seminars on technology transfer. |
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