OVERVIEW OF CERN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STRATEGY AND ACCELERATOR-RELATED ACTIVITIES

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is actively engaged in identifying technologies developed for its accelerator complex that could be profitably used by partner research organizations or commercial companies in applications with potentially high socio-economic impact beyond pure fundamental physics research. In the first part of the paper, an overview of CERN current strategy in the field of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management will be presented, with details on the most effective models, implementation tools and processes created by the Knowledge Transfer Group to achieve satisfactory dissemination and development of the knowledge generated within the Organization. In the second part, CERN’s currently available technology portfolio will be described with a focus on cases originating from the Accelerator and Technology Sector. A selection of promising on-going projects embracing a variety of technology fields and application areas will be detailed to showcase technical challenges and possible benefits of initiatives driven by (but not limited to) the needs of CERN scientific programme.