KTTC and TVT have a history of supplying technology transfer services in the Region, both on a national and international scale. These organisations work with client companies on a daily basis, identifying needs and facilitating the transfer of know-how with the objective of enhancing their businesses. DERA is one of the largest research based organisations in the world and is a prime provider of cost effective, impartial, technical and scientific advice, together with extensive trial and test facilities. The organisation is implicitly involved in the discipline of technology transfer by the nature of its core business.
Technology transfer is an important element in innovation within technology dependent firms.
Continuous and well directed effect is needed to support the process. The Region is well supported by the largest concentration of academic and commercial research providers in the UK, feeding many industrial sectors. Kent and Oxford represent two of the recognised biotechnology clusters in the UK encompassing both new innovations in this field and manufacturing. Other concentrations of process industries include food, paper, pharmaceuticals and paint. The M4 corridor is a centre for advanced electronics and software excellence and the Region's engineering capabilities range from heavy engineering through process engineering, materials and surface engineering to highly specialist activities offering a base, for example, for the majority of the World's Formula One motor racing industry.