Title: Building patent exchange and the Nordic Regional Technology Transfer Network Dr' Gert Balling, Speci
1Building patent exchange and the Nordic Regional
Technology Transfer NetworkDr. Gert Balling,
Special Advisor, Secretary General of the
National Network for Technology Transfer, Denmark.
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2The Nordic Countries
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- 1. Denmark
- 2. Norway
- 3. Sweden
- 4. Finland
- 5. Island
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3Nordic Characteristics
- Smaller homogeneous societies (Population 5-9
million) - A relatively large part of the public have
university degrees - Universities are public institutions
- Universities are spread out all over the
countries - University education is free of charge
- Universities takes part in the political agenda
regarding regional economic development. - Universities follow the globalisation challenge
expanding the focus on research and teaching to
embrace generic, academic innovations and
exploitation of cooperation with industry as well.
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4WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007
- 1. Switzerland
- 2. Finland
- 3. Sweden
- 4. Denmark
- 5. Singapore
- 6. US
- 7. Japan
- 8. Germany
- 9. Netherlands
- 10. UK
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5Sweden- University TTO
- The Karolinska Institute
- The biggest techtrans unit in the Nordic
Countries. 20-25 people, holding company for
equity og start-up companies and two development
funds. More than 200 mio. VC. - Chalmers Technical University
- Lund University
- The Royal Technical University
- University of Uppsala
- University of Gothenburg
- University of Linköping
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6Sweden- Professors privillege
- Many universities have their own TT Units
- University researchers have the rights to their
own inventions inventor can therefore choose
between several commercialisation routes.
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7Sweden- Lund University, innovation system
players
Industrifonden etc
Teknoseed
Lumitec
LUAB Utvecklingsbidrag
Teknopol
Ideon
LU Innovation
Growth
Ideon Innovation
Affärsänglar
Company established at the markets.
Development
CONNECT
TBS Villkorslån
Company grows and adjusts according to market
contact.
VentureHubs
Start
Research and education
Spin out start of commercialization
Process
Education
Innovation Skåne
Project
VentureCup
VentureLab
Project test, development etc.
Research
Idea
Business dvpt.
Financing
Incubators
Ideas
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8Finland- Towards university ownership and
inventor compensation
- 1967. Act on the Right in Employee Inventions
(doesnt count in the university professors) - 2005. Amendment of the University Act.
(Universities shall interact with surrounding
society and promote societal impact) - 2006. Act on the Right in Employee Inventions
(University does not have the right to
researchers and professors inventions, but
rights can be transferred through contracts) - 2007. Removal of Researchers exemption
(compensation based on net income 50 to
inventor, 30 to university unit, 20 to
university)
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9Denmark- Towards university ownership and
inventor compensation
- Danish Bayh-Dole Act (L347) of June 1999 focuses
on the increasing co-operation between research
institutions and businesses to make new knowledge
and competence available to Danish society.
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10Denmark- Towards university ownership and
inventor compensation
Split 33 Inventor Institute Institution
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11Denmark- The National Network for Technology
Transfer
- The National Network for Technology Transfer is
an alliance between 14 public research
institutions (all patent active research
institutions in Denmark). Established 2005. - The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and
Innovation is co-funding the Network together
with the member institutions - Based on patenting and commercialization of
research results from public research
institutions - Competence developing events (1 a week)
- Website www.techtrans.dk, patent exchange
www.patentbors.dk - Visibility towards industry (branding/PR, think
tanks, joint events, book series etc.) - Expanding international contacts
- Contribute to the commercialization survey
(closely monitored since 2000. No anonymity on
performance) - Represented at the board of ASTP and ProTon
Europe (two of the three large European
Technology Transfer organisations).
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12Denmark- Public Research Commercialization
Survey, 2005/2006
- 2000 Start
- 2005 a break through in commercial results
- 281 invention disclosures, 87 patent
applications, 81 agreements licensing or
assigning IPR, 95 active licences, 13 new spin
outs. - 2006 Increase in income more income than
expenses - 368 invention disclosures, 108 patent
applications, 115 agreements licensing or
assigning IPR, 103 active licences, 16 new spin
outs.
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13Denmark- Public Research Commercialization
Survey. - agreements licensing or assigning
IPR - Spin outs
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14Comparative analysis of commercialization of
public research results (based on latest
available statistics)
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15Denmark- The Danish Patent Exchange 2006 -
Background and objectives
- Denmark consists of many smaller and middle-sized
public research institutions organized under the
National Network of Technology Transfer. - Wish to increase the effectiveness of the TT
sales process - Wish to aid industry in finding the technologies
it needs - The service was to be linked to the internet
platform of www.techtrans.dk (one-stop-shop-Denmar
k) and base the patent exchange on an
internet-based infrastructure
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16Denmark- The Danish Patent Exchange 2006 -
Platform Issues
- Important to present inventions in a way
non-specialists can understand - Easy-to-use tool - based on customer needs and
using categories from the earlier patent
consortia that users were familiar with - Produce test site and test-subsites
- Big usability test with different segments of the
primary user groups to be sure that the final
result matched the expectations of the actual
user - The platform was to secure an easy quality
control on update and searchability
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17Denmark- techtrans.dk
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23Demark- The Danish Patent Exchange 2006 -
Attention
- 3 examples on how to get attention to the patent
exchange - Presence of the Secretariat at important
conferences and market places giving business
cards away and promoting the system with a live
audience - Automatic generation of data base information to
other platforms like Flintbox - Cooperation with big matchmakers like RTI,
Competitive Technologies, IRC etc. based on the
patent exchange
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24Nordic TT Network- Background
- Many different actors and approaches to
incubation processes in the Nordic countries - Relatively little collaboration among the
regional innovation systems - Lack of information flow between Nordic TT
offices - Standing start in new technology and market areas
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25Nordic TT Network- Specific Objectives
- To develop a network between Nordic TT actors for
enhancing performance of individual regional
innovation systems - To bring the Nordic TT community closer together
by forming a Nordic regional TT forum - To base the Nordic Regional TT Network on an
e-based infrastructure - To cross-fertilize the regional innovation
environment
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26Nordic TT Network- Manchester Universitys
Knowledge Pool system.
Figure made by Mark Thompson, Manchester
University
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27Nordic TT Network- Benefits for Business Partners
- Regional Technology Transfer units and innovation
actors - Connecting peers
- Bring TT community closer together
- Simple way of searching for IP
- Technology corporates and technology
Brokers/Scouts - Simple way of searching for IP
- Science Park Business Development/tenant support
people - Connecting tenants with TTO projects
- Helping tenants seeking new IP
- Innovation Relay Centre people
- Helping client SMEs identify specific IP
- Patent agents
- Adding value to clients
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28Contact details
- The national Network for Technology Transfer,
Denmark - Secretary General Gert Balling
- Phone 45 4525 1115
- E-mail gba_at_adm.dtu.dk
- Web www.techtrans.dkwww.patentbors.dk
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