DLR Technology Transfer
The AI-Powered
Competence Map for DLR
ROME transforms DLR's distributed expertise into strategic intelligence — making research visible, partnerships actionable, and technology transfer systematic across all six regions.
The Platform
Data Intelligence for Technology Transfer
The DLR possesses outstanding expertise across its institutes, projects, and personnel. ROME makes these strengths strategically actionable — systematically recording technological excellence, semantically linking it, and connecting it to relevant stakeholders.
Topographical Competence Mapping
Know which technology is being researched, who is working on it, and where — across all DLR institutes, departments, and groups.
Semantic Technology Linking
AI-powered semantic relationships connect technologies across institute boundaries, revealing hidden clusters and cross-disciplinary opportunities.
Transfer Potential Indicators
Every technology is scored for transfer readiness — highlighting licensing candidates, startup opportunities, and infrastructure partnerships.
Regional & Organizational Filters
Filter by any of the 6 DLR regions, by institute, department, or group. Regional representatives see only what is relevant to their area.
Capabilities
Everything a Regional Representative Needs
Visualize Technology Clusters
The Transfer Heatmap surfaces departments and groups with the broadest technology clusters across institute boundaries — giving regional representatives a clear overview of areas they may not yet be aware of.
Regional Intelligence
Each of the six DLR regions has a dedicated representative who can filter the map to their area of responsibility — covering 8–12 institutes per region with full organizational depth.
Institute → Department → Group
Navigate from a high-level regional overview down to individual research groups. Every level reveals who is working on what, with direct contact and collaboration pathways.
Structured Data Export
Switch between map and list view for maximum information density. Export structured data as a source of information for the board or for targeted partner outreach.
Proactive Partner Discovery
The AI engine automatically identifies the strongest matches between DLR technologies and industry stakeholders — accelerating decision-making and enabling proactive technology transfer.
Multiple Pathways to Impact
From licensing and spin-off formation to leveraging DLR large-scale infrastructure and contract research — ROME maps available transfer routes for each technology.
Process
From Research to Industrial Value
Data Ingestion
ROME continuously ingests structured and unstructured data from DLR institutes — publications, project databases, patent filings, and internal expertise registers.
AI-Powered Analysis
Natural language processing and knowledge graph technology semantically link technologies, identify clusters, and score each technology's transfer readiness.
Map & Visualize
Results are rendered as an interactive topographical map with heatmap overlays, filterable by region, institute, department, group, and technology field.
Act & Transfer
Regional representatives receive prioritized technology leads with matching industry partners, suggested transfer routes, and direct contact pathways.
The Challenge
No single person can track everything.
A regional representative cannot keep track of every institute, every department, every group, and every individual in their region — nor every field of technology they collectively cover. ROME is built precisely for this challenge: it highlights areas of potential that may not yet have been on the radar, accelerates decision-making, and creates transparency without requiring manual monitoring.
Transfer Routes
Licensing to Industry
ROME identifies technologies with clear IP ownership and industrial applicability, matching them to companies in relevant sectors. Regional representatives can initiate licensing discussions with pre-qualified contacts.