Sofia University

Scientific Research Department of the Sofia University (NIS-SU)

Bul. Tsar Osvoboditel 15, 1504 Sofia Center, Sofia, Bulgaria

www.uni-sofia.bg

nis-su.eu

 

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is represented by the Scientific Research Centre with a technology transfer office.

The Scientific Research Centre is the department providing administrative, financial, accounting and information support to research and project activities performed on a contract basis.

Projects are funded by the National Science Fund (30%), EU programmes (25%) and industry (45%).

A structure of the Scientific Research Centre is the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) acting as an interface between research and industry, and stimulating creation of spin-offs and development of the entrepreneurial spirit among the researchers.

The TTO is member of the CERN HEPTech Network.

Activities of the Scientific Research Centre with TTO

  • Provides administrative and financial services of projects;
  • Performs project financial management and reporting;
  • Provides support in project proposal development;
  • Provides information about funding opportunities;
  • Supports Technology Transfer;
  • Provides consultancy in IPR issues;
  • Performs training in commercialization of research results;
  • Maintains web sites and data bases about projects and results;
  • Produces electronic monthly newsletter, on-line journal of academic research publications, Yearbook of research project results, and promotional materials;
  • Serves as a National Industry Liaison Office of CERN;
  • Participates in international research and technology transfer networks.

Publications:

  • Electronic monthly newsletter (grants, funding sources, events, scientific publications);
  • Highlights of Research at Sofia University (biannual of selected research projects);
  • Sofia University Research Excellence (dedicated to 125th anniversary of Sofia University);
  • Research at Sofia University (dedicated to 125th anniversary of Sofia University).

Contacts:

BOJIL DOBREV
Director of the Scientific Research Centre
bojild[at]yahoo.de
ELEONORA GETSOVA
Head of the Information and Project Unit of the SRC
elor_66[at]abv.bg