Knowledge and Technology Transfer at the CEI UAM+CSIC

Economic Environment

Highly developed, well communicated and dynamic surroundings About SMEs Close to Barajas airport, IFEMA exhibition center and Chamartín train station At the center of six highly developed cities with about inhabitants plus Madrid city Near several large company parks and clusters: Campo de las Naciones-Ifema-Manoteras; Distrito C-Las Tablas (Madrid) Moraleja, Arroyo de la Vega, Valdelacasa (Alcobendas-SS Reyes) Parque Tecnológico de Madrid (Tres Cantos) Ciudades de la Biotecnología (Tres Cantos) and del Conocimiento (Colmenar)

The CEI UAM+CSIC Transference Channel Channel Agents UAM+CSIC research groups UAM +CSIC TTOs UAM’s Centro de Iniciativas Emprendedoras (CIADE) Parque Científico de Madrid (PCM) Asociación para el Fomento de la Innovación en Madrid Norte (InNorMadrid) Business Associations: AICA (Alcobendas), ACENOMA (S. Sebastián de los Reyes), ASEYACOVI (Colmenar Viejo), FEMAN (Tres Cantos) More than 30 Company Chairs

InNorMadrid Background More than seven 7 years of constant collaboration between business association and TTO- UAM under different agreements PCM with UAM’s surrounding city halls in networking, business meetings, technology supply – demand connection Current status April 2010: Formal constitution December 2010: Set up and opening of the innovation office InNorMadrid’s feasibility study and strategic plan approved by the Board of Directors Already signed agreements with 3 companies to develop R&D projects in collaboration with UAM

Technology Transfer Offices Goal: to enhance CEI’s knowledge and technology transfer Actions/tools: Knowledge Management. Research contracts with companies. Legal protection of research results Patent commercialization. Exploitation rights licenses UAM+CSIC spin-off (and, more generally, Campus start-up) creation, nurturing and mentoring Key factor: high quality research basis Mid and long term strategic targets Need to exploit new tools: Ley de la Ciencia, sexenios campo 0

New Ways For Technology Transfer Classical interaction: CEI’s knowledge business needs Classical approach: Collaborative research, protection of results Marketing: exploitation licenses New tools to achieve greater interaction: Strategic alliances Creation of new TBEs, Agrupaciones de Interés Económico (AIE), Limited Societies Transference to the public sector, Foundations (public entitites under private law)

Centro de Iniciativas Emprendedoras Mission: To foster entrepreneurial culture and activity at CEI UAM+CSIC To guide and help students and researchers in their new startup projects To assist the University in the creation of its spinoffs To monitor and accompain new startups in their first years Some Indicators: Total Entrepreneurs Assisted: 825 Ideas valued: 298 Business Plans Started/Completed: 133/101 Businesses Created:56

PCM: Business Development Non-profit foundation created in 2001 with the aim of fostering R&D and knowledge transfer from the Universities and other Public Research Institutions to society, converting innovative ideas into competitive businesses and encouraging entrepreneurship. Company origins

PCM: Advanced R & D Services Molecular Interactions Genomics Proteomics Industrial Bio- transformations Material Microanalysis Technology Platforms

Indicators Total Patents UAM+CSIC16+47(4)28+40 (11)18+39 (5)168 (20) PCT UAM+CSIC14+29 (9)5+36 (2)14+29(8)108(19) Licences7+14 (1.17M)4+6 (0.44M)10+4 (0.34 M)45 (1.95M) Contract Income (M) CEI Spinoffs New Spinoffs New Startups UAM+CSIC

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