On World Intellectual Property Day 2021, see how intellectual property lies at the core of successful knowledge transfer at CERN

The CERN Knowledge Transfer group has recently been exploring how CERN technology or know-how can help accelerate European quantum ambitions.

AIDAinnova will play a fundamental role in increasing the precision of particle detection for future particle accelerators.

The ADMIRA project uses Timepix-based detectors to help students experiment with particle physics and contributes to transforming STEM education.

First selected project could save lives by providing earlier earthquake alerts

The CERN-codeveloped BioDynaMo technology, in collaboration with Statistics Netherlands will perform large-scale data modelling on socio-economic parameters by creating a digital twin of the Netherlands; this can help policymakers combat social inequities

On 16 December 2020, the Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection (HSE) Unit, in collaboration with the CERN Knowledge Transfer group, successfully held the first HSE-KT Innovation Day.

CARA, CERN-made software modelling the concentration of viruses in enclosed spaces, will inform space-management decisions on the CERN sites

On 15 January 2021, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved, as OSI Certified, the CERN Open Hardware License 2.0, a family of licenses that governs the use, copying, modification and distribution of hardware designs.

Meet Mario Di Castro, leader of the Mechatronics, Robotics and Operations section, in the last of our Knowledge Transfer spotlight series

We meet Jorge Guardia-Valenzuela, Project Associate in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering group, in this issue of our Knowledge Transfer spotlight series

Based on CERN’s experience in large-scale computing, BioDynaMo, an open-source computer simulation software, is now available in the European Open Science Cloud to support fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

From fraud protection to vaccine production, ROOT’s wide-ranging impact is revealed in a conversation with Axel Naumann as part of our Knowledge Transfer spotlight series

Big Science Sweden is developing a Knowledge Transfer Office within Big Science, and is establishing collaboration with the CERN Knowledge Transfer Group. In early November, CERN and Big Science Sweden hosted their first joint event

Intel’s new Myriad 2 chip underwent tests at the SPS accelerator to simulate conditions experienced in space

In September 2020, CERN released its first public Environment Report and included three promising Knowledge Transfer projects with positive application for the environment.

Meet Dr Hélène Mainaud-Durand, Deputy Group Leader of the Survey, Mechatronics and Measurements Group, in this issue of our Knowledge Transfer spotlight series

All five CERN-coordinated projects submitted to the “Horizon 2020” Research Infrastructure calls have been approved for funding, a first for CERN

An open hardware CERN design is helping people with hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic

The third edition of the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme, organised by CERN’s Knowledge Transfer group, comes to a successful end.