Dr. M. Hassan Shafazand

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Technology Transfer
Dr. M. Hassan Shafazand IISTech shafazand_at_shari
f.edu
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Awareness Hierarchy
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Wisdom
Knowledge
Information
Data
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The Knowledge Hierarchy
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Practical Knowledge

• Providing Practical Knowledge
• Creating,
• managing
• and
• transferring
• knowledge Technology

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Knowledge Conversion
Knowledge Conversion
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Transfer of expertise, know-how,

• industry
• academia
• public institutions
• the society

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Technology process

• Technology processor/resource
• User or transferee
• Transfer mechanism
• Terms and conditions of the transfer

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The Innovation Chain
Access to Commercialisation
Support Product Development
Generating USPs
Identifying Core Competencies
Building the Innovation Platform
Providing RD Management Tools
RD Policies Strategy
Generating Know-how
Transferring Technology
Transferring Know-how
Productisation
Business Creation
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Technology Transfer Result
Need to Close the Gap
Universities
RD Institutes
Market Industry Commerce Business
Market Industry Commerce Business
RD Projects
Technology Bridge
Education/Research
Sales
Basic Research Techn. Applications Commercia
l Prototypes Products Algorithms/
Systems Early Prototypes
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Transfer of RD
Universities
RD Institutes
Market Industry Commerce Business
Direct Sales
Spin-off
Licensing
...
RD Projects
Technology Bridge
Sales
Education/Research
Basic Research Techn. Applications Commercia
l Prototypes Products Algorithms/System
s Early Prototypes
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Innovative Structure as a result of Integrated
Process Management
Financing Networks
Carriers of Ideas
Participation
Seed- funding
Universities
Ideas
Qualified Proposals
Organization Moderation Monitoring
Private Institutes
Venture Capital
INI-GraphicsNet Foundation
Companies
Information
Information
Information Consulting Intermediation
Corporate Finance
Informal Capital Formal Capital
Private Inventors
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Technology Transfer Channels
Collaborations with Universities Collaborations
with Industry Collaborations with Institutions
Software licensing
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Technology Transfer Channels
1 Software Licensing Via Collaboration Agreements
1 Software Licensing Via open source
2 Collaborations with Industry openlab framework
2 Collaborations with Industry Other industry projects
3 Collaborations with Institution funded collaborative projects
3 Collaborations with Institution publicly-funded projects
3 Collaborations with Institution Bilateral collaborations with institutions
4 Outreach Activities Schools
4 Outreach Activities Conferences, publications
4 Outreach Activities Other outreach events
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Technology Transfer Goals

• Leader in research and education in technology,
  entrepreneurship and innovation.
• To be the program of choice for scientists and
  students interested in entrepreneurship and
  innovation.
• Develop services that equip scientists and
  students with the skills and knowledge to be
  successful in new-venture creation and corporate
  venturing.
• Opportunity to nurture an entrepreneurial
  environment.
• To be an integral part of the technology
  community, providing training, conferences, and
  broad-based activities in technology
  entrepreneurship and innovation.
• To build partnerships with businesses, venture
  capital firms, entrepreneurs and other programs
  to ensure a world-class learning experience its
  environment.

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Added Value
Generating Technologies
Early Stage Marketing
Prepare Go or No Decisions Provide
Support For Patenting Identify Partners
Understand Needs
Inst.
Experts
Generate Oppotunities
Adequate Competencies
Strategies Incubation Marketing
Build Relationship with Partners Help
Prepare Business Models Deal-flow
Preparation Provide Start-up Support (BA, VC,
etc.)
Provide Support for Negotiations Develop
attractive Sales Message Monitor Transfer Results
Investment
Venturing
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Main Point

• The channels for Technology Transfer are based on
• collaborations with external partners

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Structure
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Layers
Products Services New Knowledge
Knowledge Network
Knowledge resources
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Excellence Knowledge Network
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Social Networks
people
who knows who
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Knowledge Networks
people
who knows what?
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Cognitive Knowledge Networks

• Who knows who knows what?
• Example I need to know more about topic X. Who
  in my extended (direct or indirect) network can
  tell me more about topic X?

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