Commercialization and Spin-off Support
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
The “Commercialization and Spin-off Support” interactive workshop is a unique event designed as a practical workshop for researchers, students, entrepreneurs, and investors. We are organizing it as part of the international project: “V4 for Innovation: Knowledge Transfer Cooperation of V4 Countries.”
The main topics of the event are methods for assessing the technological and business maturity of innovations, as well as available forms of support for spin-off companies.
About the project
The “V4 for Innovation: Knowledge Transfer Cooperation of V4 Countries” project is being implemented jointly by four technology transfer centers: SZTE TTC (Hungary – project leader), CTT UG – University of Gdańsk (Poland), Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic), and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (Slovakia).
The project aims to jointly develop solutions that will make it possible to increase the innovation potential in the V4 region. We are also seeking answers to questions on how to address the most significant challenges limiting this potential: bridging the digital divide, encouraging talented researchers to engage in the domestic market, and supporting the practical application of research results.
About the workshop
The workshop at the University of Gdańsk will take the form of speed mentoring and workshop sessions based on the renowned Swedish KTH Innovation Readiness Level™ model. The program includes intensive meetings with experts and collaborative work on developing a comprehensive strategy <<from idea to market entry>>.
Three working groups will be led by invited experts. By working on real-world case studies, participants will formulate a set of practices and questions to facilitate the application of international standards for assessing the technological and business maturity of innovations. This will enable them to better prepare research results and inventions for the commercialization stage.
A valuable complement to the workshops are lectures by invited experts on spin-off companies, an analysis of the sources of their market success, and available financing options.
The event is organized under the patronage of
Partners
When?
May 14, 2026
Where?
Main Library of the University of Gdańsk, Welcome Centre
Who is it for?
Researchers working on innovations PhD students and undergraduates Entrepreneurs Investors
Programme
8:00 AM – 9:00
Registration
Director of Technology Transfer Office
University of Gdańsk
Keynote speech
Hard Science, Harder Markets: Deep Tech Lessons from the Frontier
Marcin Pawłowski, International Centre for Theory of Quantum Technology, Assoc. Prof.
University of Gdańsk
Sylwia Bryła,
Justyna Szybska-Lewandowska
Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Jarosław Chojecki,
Innovation Development Expert
MERITO Innovation Centre, Warsaw
Coffee break
Working group with experts from V4 countries
The session will take place at 3 thematic stations:
- Business Development
area: Business + Customer
- Product Development
area: Technology + Intellectual Property Rights
- Resource Management
area: Funding + Team.
The workshop will result in a set of practices/questions that participants can apply to their own processes
Bulcsu Gödri
Head of Business Development
Technology Transfer Company
Szeged University (SZTE TTC), Hungary
Dušan Rostáš, PhD
Head of Technology Transfer Centre, Technology and Innovation Park UPJŠ
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (TIP UPJŠ) Slovakia
Josef Sláma
Business Development Coordinator, Brno University of Technology (BUT), Czech Republic
Moderator:
Jarosław Chojecki, Innovation Development Expert
Summary, recommendations, and next steps
Bulcsu Gödri, SZTE TTC, Hungary
Dušan Rostáš, PhD, TIP UPJŠ Slovakia
Josef Sláma, BUT, Czech Republic
Lunch
Speakers & Experts
Sylwia Bryła
Sylwia Bryła
Jarosław Chojecki
Jarosław Chojecki
Bulcsu Gödri
Bulcsu Gödri
Katarzyna Gronowska
Katarzyna Gronowska
Marcin Pawłowski
Marcin Pawłowski
Dušan Rostáš
Dušan Rostáš
Josef Sláma
Josef Sláma
Justyna Szybska-Lewandowska
Justyna Szybska-Lewandowska
Main Library of the University of Gdańsk, Welcome Centre,
street Wita Stwosza 53 80-308 Gdańsk
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration
CTT UG
University of Gdańsk
Introduction
The Importance of Commercialization and Supporting Spin-off Companies +
CTT UG
University of Gdańsk
Opening address
“Lessons from market successes” – challenges and solutions in the process of creating spin-off companies.
Dr. Marcin Pawłowski, Prof. UG
University of Gdańsk
Martyna Rompa,
Sylwia Bryła,
Justyna Szybska
Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Province
Expert:
Jarosław Chojecki
Coffee break
Working group: 3 stations with experts from V4 countries
The session will take place at 3 thematic stations:
- Business Development
(area: Business + Customer),
- Product Development
(area: Technology + Intellectual Property Rights),
- Resource Management
(area: Funding + Team).
Bucu Godri
SZTE TTC (Hungary)
(Slovakia)
(Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Jarosław Chojecki
Summary, recommendations, and next steps
Bucu Godri
SZTE TTC (Hungary)
Xxx Xxxx
(Slovakia)
Xxx Xxxx
(Czech Republic)
Moderator:
Jarosław Chojecki
Speakers & Experts
Sylwia Bryła
Department of Economic Development, Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Province
KATARZYNA GRONOWSKA
Director of the Technology Transfer Office
UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK
Martyna Rompa
Head of the Economic Transformation Unit, Economic Development Department, Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Province
Justyna Szybska-Lewandowska
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit, Economic Development Department, Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Province
Event partners
