Gernot Faustmann is Knowledge & Technology Transfer Officer with about one decade experience in life science research and deputy head of the Office of Research Management at the University of Graz, Austria. Gernot holds a PhD in biochemistry & molecular biomedicine, is certified Knowledge and Technology Broker, is management board member of the Austrian “Knowledge Transfer Center South” and supports numerous translational research projects in defining the exploitation and funding strategies as well as regarding intellectual property issues. Additionally, he has been involved in numerous initiatives to partner science with industry. In the context of this event, Gernot Faustmann represents the EIC Transition project, PureSurf.