1. technische universität dortmund r Transfer Office at TU Dortmund: Impacts and Potentials

2. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund List of Content  University at a glance  Task areas of the Transfer Office  Strenghts and Weaknesses

3. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund At a Glance  Founded 1968  22,000 students  16 Faculties in the Science Fields  Natural Sciences and Mathematics  Engineering Sciences and Computer Science  Planning, Building and Economic Sciences  Humanities, Culture Studies and Social Sciences  200 Mill € Annual Budget  40 Mill, € Third-Party Funds p,a,

4. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Task areas of the Transfer Office  Support for exploitation of know-how and research results  Cooperation with companies  Exploitation management of inventions  Business start-ups, support for spin-offs  Networks

5. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Organisation Transfer RECTORATE RectorChancellorProrectors TT OFFICE Staff unit ADMINISTRATION Department 1Department 2Department 3Department 4 Budget and Research Affairs AKADEMIA Mathematics & Natural Sciences Technology & Engineering Sciences Planning Science, Building, Economics Social Sciences & Humanities

6. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Aims  Raising awareness and creating an entrepreneurship culture  Qualification of potential business founders at the university  Supporting business start-ups as an instrument of research exploitation and regional development Entrepreneurship Promotion

7. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund G DUR Network  Integration of important regional players, manageable size:  TU Dortmund  University of Applied Sciences of Dortmund  Five regional technology centres coordinated by TechnologieZentrumDortmund GmbH  The City of Dortmund and the “start2grow“- start-up competitions Entrepreneurship Promotion

8. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Entrepreneurship Promotion

9. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Instruments of G DUR Network  Teaching courses Entrepreneurship - Chair for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the TU Dortmund  Teaching course cultural entrepreneurship  Start-up coach at the Transfer Office as adviser  Pre-Incubator-Center (PINC) in the innovation centers of the region  Contests Entrepreneurship Promotion III

10. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Entrepreneurship Promotion Results  70 university spin-offs since October 2002  390 consultations for members of the university  Over 600 students attended the study course “Entrepreneurship“

11. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Entrepreneurship Promotion Strenghts Strong network Structured study course offer Deficits Study courses oriented on Economic sciences Number of new businesses too small Project funded activities – lack of continuity

12. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Entrepreneurship Promotion Aims for the future Extension of study offers to the Engineering Faculties Realization of more financila independancy (i.e. foundation)

13. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund  Central acitivities by PROvendis GmbH as a universities owned service-provider  Evaluation of inventions  Patenting  Exploitation  Decentral acitivities at university level  Creation of a patent culture  Information activities  Development of proceedings, rules and regulations The NRW concept of patents and exploitation of patents

14. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Aims  Generating revenues through licensing and sales  Gaining R&D contracts and acquiring additional third party means  Strategic contacts to companies  IPR based university spin-offs IPR at TU Dortmund I

15. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Instruments  Information on  One-on-one talks with scientists  Talks on faculty-level  Intensive courses und workshops   Decision-making process:  Efficiency of decision-making: patent commission advises, Prorector decides  Patenting strategy: PCT application for patentable inventions IPR at TU Dortmund II

16. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Results 20052006200720082009 Invention disclosures1521192225 Patent applications710101114 Revenues in k€01.56,557,830 IPR at TU Dortmund III

17. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund  Lack of coherency in work – distributed responsibilities inside university  Small workforce in transfer but high expectations (internal and external)  Relations management to companies Transfer Office - Weaknesses

18. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund  Well integrated in an active region (entrepreneurship promotion, regional networks)  Strong in acquiring funds / Project development  Developed structures in IPR-management and entrepreneurship promotion Transfer Office - Strengths

19. Name Autor | Ort und Datum technische universität dortmund Thank you for your attention TU Dortmund University Transfer Office Fritz Krieger 44221 Dortmund Germany Fone +49 231 755 2494 E-Mail:fritz.krieger@tu-dortmund.de