Koen Huybrechts - Creating spin-offs from imec's high-tech R&D

Sports Tech Research Podcast

Imec is an R&D hub for nano- and digital technologies in Flanders (Belgium). The institute is linked to the 5 universities in the region and is well known on an international level when it comes to high-tech R&D and commercializations. In the framework of sports technology innovation, we were wondering how the organization is facilitating entrepreneurship and spin-off creation, and what can be learned from it in the context of sports related tech transfer activities. Koen Huybrechts is leading the venture development team at imec. In this episode, we talked about which type of activities they organize to facilitate venture creation, the success factors and pitfalls in those projects and the role of entrepreneurship in bringing high-tech R&D to the market. Happy listening!