Professor Ignacio Cirac
Professor Ignacio Cirac
Wealth from science: it is people that matter
ICFO director, Prof. Lluis Torner, writes in El País about wealth generation and science
June 15, 2005
‘Viento de cara’ (headwind) is the title of Prof. Lluis Torner article published in the national newspaper El Pais this week. The paper points out the crucial importance of the concept 'training through research', implemented with PhD students in research centers supported by public funding. In Prof. Torner’s opinion, PhD students trained in the most advanced technological and conceptual tools, who join private enterprises after graduation, are a key ingredient to generate wealth out of scientific research. Transferring graduated PhDs to companies and enterprises is presented as the most effective technology transfer method.
ICFO director, Prof. Lluis Torner