Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Douglas Thompson Minsk, 27 th May 2015 douglasthompson@spi.pt Technology Transfer and Commercialisation 1 05/06/2015 1
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation 01. Technology Transfer 02. Valley of the death and Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 03. Commercialisation 04. Approaches to tackle the research – business gap 05. The role of Government 2
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation 01 . Technology Transfer 3
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Definition 4
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Definition Technology Transfer (TT) is the process of transferring: Technologies Skills Knowledge Methods of manufacturing Samples of manufacturing (prototype, demonstrator, sample products) Facilities 5 Source: Wikipedia
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Aims and Ways AIMS: Valorisation of R&D results and intellectual assets Increase accessibility of technology developments to a wider range of users Development and exploitation- including commercial – into new products, services & applications Increase competitiveness WAYS: From Academia (technology donor) to Industry (technology receiver) Among different industrial sectors 6 Source: Innovation Policy Platform
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Mechanism Technology transfer from Donor to Receiver may occur directly or through public or private technology brokers/agencies et c. The transfer may be originated by: Technology push (from the research side) or Market pull (from the industry side) 7
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Mechanism Steps for the Technology Donor Preliminary evaluation of the originality Market and Technical Assessment Decisions: proceed with a technology defer decision if the IP shows not proceed with a transfer / commercialisation promise but the assessments technology transfer project indicate the need for further project work by the researcher(s) IP protection 8
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Mechanism Steps for the Technology Receiver Evaluation of Business Opportunity Industry / Company business need Technology Readiness Market Innovation costs, including marketing Identification of Suitable Business Strategy IPR Agreement with Technology Donor 9
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Mechanism Steps for the Technology Broker Access Access to industries and generate product innovations Acquisition Acquiring new knowledge helps to understand with the existing technologies Storage Storing specific knowledge, maintaining and refreshing that knowledge Retrieval Bringing stored knowledge of potentially valuable technological solutions 10 10 Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_brokering
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: International Scope International Technology Transfer encompasses the transfer of technologies and technology cooperation among countries: 1 2 Between developed countries, developing countries and Amongst developed countries countries with economies in transition 3 4 Amongst countries Amongst developing countries with economies in transition 11 11
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Recipients Suppliers Technology transfer results Buyers Owners from actions taken by various stakeholders, including: Users Developers 12 12
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Stakeholders Involved Stakeholder group Members Technology producers Independent inventors; researchers in universities; state laboratories; private laboratories Technology consumers Private sector manufacturers, government agencies; intellectual property brokers Product producers Private sector manufacturers; distributors; value- added retailers Product consumers End-users; professional service providers Resource providers Government agencies; inter-governmental institutions and donors; financial sector; technology transfer intermediaries 13 13
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Stakeholders involved 14 14
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Networks and Partnerships In the process of technology transfer partnerships and networks of various stakeholders are also often involved and may depend on the coordination of multiple organizations, such as: • Networks of information service providers • Networks of business consultants • Networks of financial firms • Partnerships among stakeholders 15 15
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Interactions between Research and Industry – New Trends • Industry - Open Innovation Approach – Companies are developing open innovation approaches to R&D – combining in-house and external resources – Treating public research as a strategic source • Academic Community – Seeking Additional Sources of Funding – Institutions are taking a more proactive role in generating a financial return from research results. – Treating industry and the market as a potential funding sources. 16 16
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology transfer and commercialisation do not evolve naturally and linearly from research and the discovery of scientific solutions. In the early days of transfer and commercialisation, the process was considered to be a linear progression: 17 17
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Today, however, it is understood the process is highly Non-Linear 18 18
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Channels (Types) Hiring students and researchers from universities & PROs Commercialisation 19 19
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Channels (Providers) TT Channels Government Private (Public Sector Sector) 20 20
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Channels (Government) Government assistance programmes Common Government Government direct (Public sector) channels Public channels investment include : Education and training 21 21
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Channels (Private Sector) Cooperative research Direct purchases Licensing arrangements Foreign direct Trade investment Co-production Joint ventures agreements PRIVATE SECTOR CHANNELS CAN BE HIGHLY INFLUENCED BY GOVERNMENT POLICIES 22 22
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Channels (Private Sector) The private sector channels need special emphasis as they are regarded as the more essential channels for technology transfer . Companies have an interest in external exploitation of their technology (i.e. Technology transfer). Companies may perform intra-firm technology transfer (within the same company) and inter-firm technology transfer (between different companies). 23 23
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Motivations and Barriers The rate of transfer of technology is influenced by: Barriers Motivations that against induce more rapid transfer of adoption technology 24 24
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Values Institute Image/Reputation Solve real world problems Attract creative researchers Create public benefit Build closer ties to industry Local economy development Access to R&D resources & partnerships Jobs creation Incentives for creative people 25 25
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Motivations and Barriers Firms are motivated to acquire technologies due to the potential for: • Cost reductions (e.g. Production costs) and/or increase in revenue • Increased technical capabilities or quality reductions that cannot be achieved on their own • Higher perceived status of "international level" technologies • Access to managerial and marketing expertise, and sources of capital • Greater access to export markets • Access to new distribution networks 26 26
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Motivations and Barriers Universities are motivated to engage in tech transfer: • To strengthen and establish research partnerships with industry – Contract research and collaborative R&D grants – Patents and licensing may have a faciltating/signalling role • To support entrepreneurship • To create technological standards and disseminate technology • In-ward tech transfer: learning from industry • To retain research teams and excellence through control of key technologies • And last: It is motivating to have extra income 27 27
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation Technology Transfer: Motivations and Barriers Possible barriers include: • Lack of human capital • Lack of absorptive capacity • Lack of connectedness • Lack of trust • Lack of prior experience with partnerships • Lack of integrated policy and support 28 28
Tech Transfer and Commercialisation 02 . Valley of the death and Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 29 29
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