Commercialization of new technologies from PROs & 3rd International Technology Transfer Conference dr. Špela Stres spela.stres@ijs.si Communication and technology transfer KTT

This Conference: 3rd ITTC Organizers: Supporters:

Innovation system? Policy makers and financers Slovenian Government Science and Technology Council Government Office for Growth Policy makers and financers Ministry of Defense Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry of Economy Ministry of Environment Government Office for Local SElf Government and Regional Policy Other ministries Directorate for Science Directorate for Technology Directorate for enterpreneurship and competitiveness Intelectual Property office HRD fund ARRS TIA JAPTI Enterpreneurship fund (SPS) Eco fund Regional fund Implementation institutions Research/IP generation

Evaluation of Knowledge and Technology Transfer CRITERIA Research excellence No. of WoS publications Contract research Per mio EUR Collaborative research Patenting in Slovenia Per patent granted Patenting abroad Licensing and sale of patents (revenues) Per 10k EUR Spin-out companies Per companies formed Spin-out employees Per FTE Spin-out turnover Per 50k EUR Sales of spin-off shares Technology agency of Slovenia, INO09-10: Support invention to innovation transfer MHEST 2009, 2010: Support technology transfer activities in PROs MHEST: Expert group on KTT

TT at NCSU ROLLER COASTER OF PATENTING 200 mio EUR for research per year (~Slovenia?) TT staff: - 5 licensing, 6 technology and market assessments 350 cases/person - 7 relations with industry 200 active researchers at “Technology park” 70 firms at park 2009 7 new spin-offs, 18 already in incubator + 2.4 mio EUR/year ?

TT at CERN SELECTIVE PATENTING FOR PROFIT Patent cases and licenses sold per year. SELECTIVE PATENTING FOR PROFIT 3000 employees (+3x more external co-workers)‏ 2008 budget 675 mio EUR/year, from 20 state members (SLO, JSI member of TT network)‏ CERN TT Office earns 0.3% with licensing (after 4 years)‏

4 Slovene PROs, 2009 TOGETHER Research excellence Contract research Collaborative research Patenting in Slovenia Patenting abroad Licensing/sales of patent rights Spin-off founded Employees in spin-offs Spin-offs turnover Sale of shares Organisations X Y A B TOGETHER

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