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TPO - On December 18, in Hanoi, the Center for Knowledge Transfer and Startup Support, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (CSK) held the launching ceremony of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi Startup and Innovation Incubator.

TPO - On December 18, in Hanoi, the Center for Knowledge Transfer and Startup Support, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (CSK) held the launching ceremony of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi Startup and Innovation Incubator.

This is a business model under the CSK Center, with the goal of supporting technology incubation, developing spin-off businesses, and starting businesses right from university.

Speaking at the ceremony, Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) Le Quan congratulated the Center for Knowledge Transfer and Startup Support for realizing the idea and establishing the VNU Startup and Innovation Incubator.

According to him, every scientist and every student needs to develop their own ideas for researching products with the goal of bringing added value, creating value for society, and creating job opportunities for the community.

“To realize these ideas, there needs to be a forum that connects businesses, management experts, scientists and students, with the goal of managing operations, building new businesses and corporations, and bringing research products from the lab to the market. The selected research products need to be closely linked to practice, commercializable and create values ​​for society,” said Professor Le Quan.

He also emphasized that the Startup and Innovation Incubator is also a trusted address where scientists and students share projects and ideas, a bridge to support the spirit of daring to think and do, seizing learning opportunities, building strategies, and bringing scientific products to serve the community.

VNU Director Le Quan also expressed his hope that in the coming time, CSK will seek and support key research topics, invest in and develop projects that can be applied, and connect businesses with scientists to bring knowledge research to market.

Director of the Center for Knowledge Transfer and Startup Support, VNU, Hanoi Truong Ngoc Kiem presented flowers to congratulate Director of the VNU Innovation and Startup Incubator, Tran Phi Long

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the program, Director of the Center for Knowledge Transfer and Startup Support, VNU-Hanoi Truong Ngoc Kiem said: CSK is an important bridge between scientists, students, and businesses, and is also a place where knowledge converges, creating a foundation for that knowledge to be transferred into practice.

“The VNU Hanoi Innovation and Startup Incubator is expected to become a bridge for creative ideas and scientific and technological products of scientists and students to be realized, serving social needs. This is also the result of realizing the ideas of the VNU Hanoi Board of Directors,” Mr. Kiem shared.

As a pioneering university in training high-quality talents, VNU is also a pioneer in innovation, support, and transfer of knowledge products with the goal of bringing research products to the market.

Mr. Tran Phi Long - Director of the VNU Hanoi Innovation and Startup Incubator said that the Incubator will be a bridge between knowledge, technology and business practices, helping creative ideas of scientists and students to be realized into high-value products and services.

“We are committed to providing comprehensive support, from technology incubation, business development, to connecting resources and market opportunities,” Mr. Tran Phi Long affirmed, while calling for close cooperation from businesses, organizations, and investment funds to support creative startup ideas.

The incubator is committed to long-term companionship with scientists and students on their journey to conquer new successes.

One of the special highlights of the event was the launching ceremony and flower presentation to congratulate the spin-off companies of the VNU X-Science 2024 Incubation Program. These are typical projects that have been supported by the VNU Innovation Startup Incubator to develop from the idea stage to the formation of a business model.

These spin-off companies are clear evidence of the effectiveness and importance of innovation incubation programs in turning scientific and technological knowledge into practical values, positively contributing to the country's socio-economic development.

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