The Interface Entreprises-Université is a multidisciplinary team committed to industry, which is responsible of the Liège University technology transfer (IP protection, licences, spinoff
Profile
The University of Liege is a Community-sponsored university
in
the French-speaking part of Belgium, which offers a complete
range of training at both undergraduate and post-graduate
levels.
The University comprises eight faculties, among others
Medicine,
Veterinary Medicine, Sciences and Applied Sciences
faculties.
The University of Liège counts more than 100 internationally
recognized teams in fundamental and applied research in the
following fields: pharmaceutical, veterinary and environmental
sciences, neurology, biotechnology, microbiology, space and
aeronautical research, astronomy…with more than 1000
researchers in biotechnology field.
Besides its essential missions of teaching and research, the
University of Liège play also a role in the economic and
cultural
development of the Community. Interface Entreprises-
Université,
responsible of the Liège University technology transfer (IP
protection, licencing,…), is the integration axis tool and its
main
role is to encourage cross-fertilisation between research units
and the world of business and industry. The technology
transfer
is managed by an affiliated company Gesval which is fully
part of
Interface Entreprises-Université.
The Interface Entreprises-Université is also responsible for
the
creation of business infrastructure (biotechnology network,
water
network, space network, Liège Science Park) and University
spin-off companies (Eurogentec, Kitozyme, Zentec,…). Six
to
eight companies are created each year; half of them are
biotechnology companies