Preliminary Exploitation Routes. The main foreground generated by the project may be subject to different types of exploitation. The main types will be academic and research centre exploitation due to the low TRL of technologies, still at conceptual design phase. However, it must be noted that the maturity of most of the models developed within HECARRUS allows for use in the industry as well, since several of the modelling tools have been validated over the last 10-15 years through peer-review exercises with specialists from the EU aviation industry, as well as against experimental data available in the public domain, and other commercially available tools. At this first stage of the project [M6], preliminary exploitation routes are identified by the consortium partners. The main exploitation can be ensured through research, consultancy, training and services in the conceptual design of a commuter aircraft. This is attributed to the fact that two of the participants are coming from the Academia and one participant is a spin-off company that has emerged from a University. The latter is an example of how successful ideas may be facilitated into companies offering products or results. The term ‘product’ may refer to any tangible or intangible output of the action, such as data, knowledge and information whatever their form or nature, whether or not they can be protected. The term ‘result’ as already mentioned, refers to reusable and exploitable entities as such, or elements (knowledge, technology, networks) with potential to contribute for further work, research or innovations. The basic routes for exploitation can be summarized into the following options the potential of which will be examined throughout the project’s duration [5, 6]: Direct exploitation • Use for further research • Developing and selling own products/services • Standardisation activities (new standards/on-going procedures) Indirect exploitation • Spin-off activities • Cooperation agreement/Joint Ventures • Selling IP rights/Selling the (IP based) business • Licensing IP rights (out-licensing) As part of the overall exploitation strategy of the project, relevant activities and deliverables have been foreseen to be performed throughout the project’s duration. These include workshops dedicated to the identification of the potential exploitation routes and which will ensure that the exploitation potential of the project remains at the highest levels for the consortium participants. Relevant activities also include the business...
