Launch of the KTUR² project
10 June 2025
May 20, 2025
The launch of the KTUR² project took place on May 20, 2025 at the 360 Grand-Est trade fair at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès in Strasbourg. The day kicked off with a consortium meeting bringing together 15 partners for a series of highlights focusing on cross-border innovation. This was followed by the Industrial Advisory Board, which discussed the project's strategic vision.
The morning ended with the KTUR project launch conference, during which eight speakers took turns to talk about the project. The conference was moderated by Michel DE MATHELIN, Senior Vice-President and Vice-President Strategy and Innovation at the University of Strasbourg. He introduced Alice FRETON, Startup Program Manager at the University of Basel, who came to share a concrete example of a successful collaboration in technology transfer.
KTUR and its workstreams were then presented.
The conference closed with a speech by Michiel SCHEFFER, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the European Innovation Council (EIC), who shared the project's strategic orientations. A total of 120 people attended the KTUR² project launch conference.
The launch day continued with the Associated Partners Forum, a networking cocktail organized around islands corresponding to the four strategic axes of KTUR².
The day ended with the Communication Circle, bringing together members of the communication working group. KIT, RPTU and HKA presented their communication orientations.