Presentation of CERT-TTT-M WIPI Annual Forum 2008– Cardiff Antoine DINTRICH- IEEPI

The “European Institute for Enterprise and Intellectual Property”  Created in 2004 by the French Ministry of Industry and INPI (French NPO) in order to provide training sessions on the economic and strategic issues of intellectual property (IP).  Promote "intellectual property awareness" within companies, focusing on SME / SMI.  Develops and organizes training sessions on the offensive aspects of IP and innovation  Is implicated in different European projects aiming at the development of IP awareness toward SMEs.

CERT-TTT-M… means Certified Transnational Technology Transfer Manager project within the FP6 programme of the EU Based on key assumptions of European IPR experts :  Lack of TT skilled people  No registered TT profession  No TT education / training programme recognised all over Europe 2

CERT-TTT-M… …addresses to the findings of CREST IPR expert group Lack of holistic/integrated TT education programs Lack of trans-national/international attitude of education No sufficient assessment of TT-skills possible (comparable) No clear TT career structure / no accreditation for TT professionals No sufficient benchmarks on education TT programmes in EU-27 (comparable) 3

CERT-TTM… To build up a blue-print education programme that possibly : Professionalizes TT on a trans-national level Covers all phases of the TT process Meets the need for an official recognized course Supports MS policy-makers Standardizes the skill-set of TT profession in Europe Is based on surveys on demand and supply 4

CERT-TTT-M at a glance 11 partners of 7 Member States, 5 PROs, 7 policy makers (also CREST participants) Advisory Panel: IPR/TT relevant organisations Budget: € 1,3 Mio. 6 workpackages Duration: 24 months ( ) 5

CERT-TTT-M Partner 6 11 Participants from 7 Countries Austria: AWS – MCI Belgium / Flanders: IWT France: IEEPI – MESR Italy: ASTER – ERPDA Latvia: LIDA Netherlands: EZ – RSM Sweden: VINNOVA

Advisory panel 7 7 Members European Patent Academy LES France LESI ProTon Europe Societas Rudolphina The Institute of Knowledge Transfer ASTP & PRAXIS

CERT-TTT-M: Big Picture Steering Commitee Inventarisa- tion of Requirements WP1 Survey of existing programmes WP2 Building up educational & organisational frame WP3 Providing for Mutual Recognition WP4 Dissemination & Transfer Training Award WP5 Advisory Panel (European Patent Academy, LES, ProTon, Societas Rudolphina, ASTP …) Project Co- ordination Financial Management WP6 8 The Policy Makers

1) Online Survey (1) Sample: 561 European technology transfer professionals Key skills ranked: Communication Commercial Awareness (negotiation,KL of IPR, KL of Licensing, networking) New Business Development Industry Specific Expertise 9

1) Online Survey (2) Key training‘ interests ranked: Most Interest: New Business Development Knowledge on IPR & Licensing Negotiation Second most interest: Commercial awareness Communication Networking Least interest: Industry specific expertise 10

1) Online Survey (3) Interest: Between 37% and 52% of respondents would be interested to receive training on at least one skill 83% indicated that their organization would be interested to receive training on at least one skill Market Size and Fee: Technology Transfer Professionals in Europe are interested in participating in such a training Average tuition fee: 1800 Euros Certification: 73% indicated that it is important to receive a European-wide recognized certification 11

2) Study on European TT Education Programmes & Benchmarking (1) Sample: 161 courses in 19 EU countries Skill rating by the existing TT education programmes: 1)New Business Development 2)Commercial Awareness 3)Knowledge of IPR and Licensing 4)Networking 5)Industry Specific Expertise 6)Communication 7)Negotiation 12

2) Study on European TT Education Programmes & Benchmarking (2) Duration  Very large scope (3 days to 3 semesters) Fee  Between 770€ (Workshop) and 8900€ (Master executive programme) Certification  Only Master programme Participant number  Average 25 persons 13

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (1) Elaboration of the first scenarios of the training program Identification of the different target groups the training program can to be addressed Analyse of each possible scenario Definition of the ultimate target group Specification of the educational framework  As primary target group : people with working experience in or outside the field 14

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (2) Structure for the curriculum contains 3 consecutive levels: Executive level 2. Advanced, intermediate level 1. Basic requirements Module 1 Module 2 … Module 1 Module 2 … Module 1 Module 2 … Each level will be composed of different modules and each level will be completed after having passed required exams.  Technology Transfer Professional (TTP)  Senior Technology Transfer Professional (STTP)  Executive Technology Transfer Professional (ETTP)

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (3) The six different skills that were defined are: 1.Managing Communication, Information an networking 2.Understanding IPR & Licensing 3.Commercial Activities and Markets 4.New Business Development 5.Negotiating 6.Project management 14

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (4) Expected duration of the curriculum: 14 Skills \ Levels1. Basic2. Advanced3. ExecutiveTotal Managing Communication, Information an networking 3 – 4 days 1 – 2 days7 – 10 days Understanding IPR & Licensing 2 days 1 – 2 days5 – 6 days Commercial Activities and Markets 2 days 1 – 2 days5 – 6 days New Business Development2 days 1 – 2 days5 – 6 days Negotiating2 days 1 – 2 days5 – 6 days Project management2 days 1 – 2 days5 – 6 days Total13 – 14 days 6 – 12 days32 – 40 days

Next steps : Identification of European training institutions interested in implementing the course (September 2008) Commitment of at least 5 institutions in 5 different countries to implement the training course (October – December 2008) Providing for Mutual Recognition aiming at an accreditation on a Europe-wide basis (October 2008 – January 2009) 16

Project co-ordination: Gasteiger Georg European Commission Project Officer: Jan Larosse Contacts

Thank you for your attention… Antoine DINTRICH 18