1. 1K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Spin-offs & Technology Transfer from HEP research Some impressions from DESY and elsewhere CERN Council Strategy Group Preparatory Group Meeting 4 Monday 16 January 2006 Presentation by Karsten Wurr - DESY

2. 2K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Motivations & Expectations Internal Motivations explore the frontiers of knowledge have the required academic freedom combine the best „brains“ for science get the needed machines and instruments for research free access to all know-how and technologies External Expectations answer basic research questions = deliver new knowledge justify costs – or save expenses handle all assets (incl. intellectual property) in a professional way deliver solutions to technical problems qualify highly skilled professionals increase gross national product … pay reasonable wages  Funding  Employees  Industry  Intellectual Property

3. 3K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Other criteria to evaluate Spin-offs By recipient – who gains something from HEP? Science Industry Employees Politics / Governments Society / Regions People / Consumers Not chosen here, because it would afford an approach much too broad

4. 4K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Other criteria to evaluate Spin-offs By field of science or branch – where input from HEP is important existing fields strongly influenced by HEP mechanical engineeringUHV-vacuum electrical engineering electronics RFsuperconductivity cryogenicscontrols and instrumentaton, data storage… existing fields originating from HEP accelerator technologiesparticle sources super-fluid He-coolingsynchrotron radiation internet… emerging fields originating from HEP FELgrid computing e-science… Not chosen here, because it would be too detailed to lead anywhere.

5. 5K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Different kinds of Spin-offs Know-how & Technology Transfer Industrial Cooperation & Service Skilled people General Impacts By service – which is delivered Chosen here, because it - matches common statistics and key figure systems - complies with usual organisation of markets and enterprises - opens opportunities for concrete actions

6. 6K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Know-how & Technology Transfer Identification and handling of inventions by scientists lab management TT-unit Protection of intellectual property through patents: utility, novelty, and nonobviousness copyrights: creation of new written or drawn work trade marks: uniqueness Transmission of know-how and technologies via publications, workshops and conferences … teaching (summer schools, university lectures …) licenses startups confidential cooperations procurement (industrial learning by this)

7. 7K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Know-how & Technology Transfer Deficits inventions often published before they are checked for patentability no automatic look on opportunities for „other uses“ (entrepreneurship) underrated incentive mechanism for employees conditions for protecting / licensing inventions differ much among labs missing clearness in use of protection means lacking overall strategy and man-power for TT know-how relation to industry is largely a „black box“ no guarantee for inventing lab to gain from exploitation of an invention

8. 8K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Know-how & Technology Transfer Recommendations Find better measures to timely identify serendipitous inventions Use income from know-how transfer to motivate employees Gather information on best TT practice from all labs and disseminate them Agree on standards for use of protection means Reach a consensus for transmission and exploitation of know-how Involve industry in long term planning through e.g. industry fora Reflect if knowledge management systems might be useful

9. 9K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Industrial Cooperation & Service advice by scientists on request from industry borrowing of test specimens or standards to industry use of labs‘ (test) facilities by industry production of prototypes by or for industry developments via procurement contracts by industry cost evaluation for large scale projects joint research contracts with industry …

10. 10K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Industrial Cooperation & Service Recommendations discuss requirements and conditions for cooperations with industry gather best practice examples on cooperations (and procurement) collect and publish possible services to industry evaluate internal effort in industrial relations properly take transparent market prices for services reserve a percentage of the labs‘ resources for external requests Deficits unclear or unfavorable access to know-how and exploitation rights price for industrial use of facilities often not oriented at market prices labs‘ experts are often too „booked up“ with internal work lacking central contacts for service brokering serendipitious findings are often stopped by a „prototyping gap“

11. 11K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Skilled People Industry (technological learning in companies) Public learning Scientists (Physics, Informatics…) Almost40% of the Nobel Prices in Physics of the past 50 years

12. 12K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Skilled People Deficits - data on scientists lacking or quite old (OPAL: last update 2000) - industrial learning effects on industry only partially understood - no constant monitoring and publishing of the „education impact“ Recommendations - regular evaluation of HEP-personnel‘s CV after HEP research (follow up into 1st job, record, provide statistics) - consider initiation of institutional Alumni Programmes - regular examination of industrial learning effects - include „education impact“ in reporting to funding agencies

13. 13K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 General Impacts Technical impacts extending the limits for technical equipment and applications strong demand for new technologies, e.g. information technologies (www, grid computing, e-science,…) Business impacts labs as marketing reference for industry knowledge build-up at companies through lab contracts development of new products as outcome of lab contracts labs pay full cost for demanding products and their development Socio-economic impacts jobs, taxes etc. for the region/nation of each centre development „open access“ to information

14. 14K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 General Impacts Deficits - general impacts are„felt“ – but not really understood or quantified - general impacts is not well known to public and politics Recommendations - collect these different impacts - evaluate and quantify the general impacts if possible - report regularly and publicly on these impacts - include „general impacts“ in reporting to funding agencies - reflect the possibilities to certify „trusted suppliers“

15. 15K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 General recommendations  Do not focus on short-term technological demands but find institutionalised ways to exploit serendipitous findings  Close and institutionalised TT cooperation, at least in Europe  Collect and disseminate best practice examples  Concerted and collaborative action in the application of emerging technologies with other sciences  Strengthen the relationship to industry  Make sure to ask and to be asked the right questions about HEP spin-offs

16. 16K. Wurr, DESY-TTPG-SG-CERN Council 16.01.2006 Thank you for your attention!