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The Organization

Science-to-Business | the Hive is a public-benefit, non-profit organisation, established in 2023 as a Greek civil non-profit company, with the purpose of bridging the gap between Science and Business, by facilitating the transfer and integration of scientific expertise & science-based innovation into the business world for the benefit of society.​

We bring together 18 partners and we are exclusively dedicated to actively supporting and promoting the connection between science and the market through practical, hands-on action, with the ultimate aim of strengthening innovation.​

Through our work we strengthen and facilitate the valorisation of scientific knowledge in the business environment and we support technology transfer & knowledge transfer from research organisations to businesses and other organisations, as well as between businesses and organisations.

The Team

Our team comprises of seasoned professionals from a range of diverse fields, including:

  • technology transfer,

  • R&D,

  • engineering,

  • law,

  • economics,

  • business development,

  • finance,

  • marketing & communications,

  • human resources development,

  • linguistics, and

  • EU-funded project management.

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The Method

In our capacity-building activities, ​We apply a distinctive field-tested methodology specifically developed for the field of innovation development. It is based on an action-oriented approach.

The methodology is based on three core elements:

1. Hands-on practice and learning by doing.
Capacity building is grounded in practical application and, wherever possible, in the direct implementation of learning within real-life work and innovation contexts.

2. Collaborative design.
We activate colalboration and we use co-creation as a means of learning, practising and developing solutions. Participants are therefore not merely recipients of knowledge but active contributors to the design and development process.

3. Practical tools and templates.
We develop and use tools that support situation assessment, risk analysis and decision-making, as well as practical templates for documents, agreements, presentations and other recurring innovation and technology-transfer activities.

The methodology has been developed by our partners with professional backgrounds in consulting, human resources and organisational development, and business acceleration, drawing upon their experience in both the market and research environments in Greece and internationally.Among the partners contributing to the methodology is our institutional partner AELIA,, which has systematised the methodology and applies it in practice.

This methodoloty has been rigorously tested in real-world settings We continuously develop and refine the methodology by systematising practices, developing new tools and adapting its approach to the particular needs of researchers, research organisations and technology transfer professionals.

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The Activity

To fulfil our mission we are active in

  1. capacity building and acceleration for innovation development;

  2. the development of practical materials and tools;

  3. awareness raising, communication and visibility activities;

  4. curated networking;

  5. institutional contributions and public positioning on matters related to technology transfer and innovation.

Capacity Building & Acceleration Programs: We design and deliver capacity-building and/or innovation acceleration programmes combining consulting, training, hands-on practice and networking. It also provides stand-alone capacity-building activities, including advisory sessions, training or hands-on workshops and networking meetings.

Broader Initiatives for all Stakeholders of the Innovation Ecosystem: designing and implementing broader, open-ended initiatives that operate as an umbrella for multiple programmes and activities. Each initiative focuses either on supporting specific innovation ecosystem stakeholders, on pursuing particular innovation-development objectives, or on a combination of both.

Within these initiatives, Sci2BusH periodically implements capacity-building and acceleration programmes as well as stand-alone activities involving consulting, training, hands-on practice, awareness raising, visibility and networking.

 

The Tools and Practical Resources

Applying our methodology, we systematically design and develop:

  1. assessment and decision-making tools;

  2. templates; and

  3. practical guides, methodologies and new practices

across our fields of activity.

The tools developed are made publicly available through Knowledge & Information Repositories created within our programmes and initiatives.

Through these repositories and its social media channels, we also share proposals for new practices and practical information and educational material on technology transfer and innovation development.

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