David P' Jones, Associate Director

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David P. Jones, Associate Director UBC O
Research Orientation September 2, 2009
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UILO Core Services

• Facilitates collaborative research
• Provides educational programs
• Protects intellectual property
• Assists in prototype development
• Licenses technology
• Creates spin-off companies
• The UILO works in partnership with UBC
  researchers throughout the entire research life
  cycle.

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2007/08 UILO Activity Highlights

• 475.3 million total research budget
• 41.4 million industry sponsored research
• 156 technology disclosures
• 248 patents filed
• 53 patents issued
• 7 new spin-off companies
• 5.8 million in royalties liquidated equity

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UILO and ORS Relationship
ORS
UILO
IndustryGrants, Service Contracts,
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Research
Collaborative Research Agreements Government
Non-Profit Contracts NDAs MTAs Invention
Disclosures, Licensing Spin-OffCompanies
PI Responsibility Ethics Animal Care Clinical
Ethics REB Conflict of InterestTravel Field
Work Conditions
Government Non-Profit Grants CIHR/MSFHR NSERCSS
HRC NCECRC/CFI UBC Internal GrantsDirect NIH
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Sponsored Research Funding
Millions of dollars
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Relevant University Policies

• Policy 85 Scholarly Integrity
• Policy 87 Research
• No secret research
• Appropriate overheads (25 of all costs)
• Policy 88 Patents and Licensing
• Disclosure of new inventions
• Sharing of net proceeds
• Policy 97 Conflict of Interest

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Spectrum of Industry Research Arrangements

• Unrestricted Grant-in Aid
• Collaborative Research Agreements (CRA)
• Service Contracts
• Space and Equipment Rental
• Non-disclosure Agreements (NDA)
• Material Transfer Agreements (MTA)
• Sponsored Initiated Clinical Trials
• Investigators Initiated Clinical Trials
• Consulting Agreements

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Sponsored Research Highlights

• ALL sponsored research projects (grants,
  collaborative research, service agreements) are
  subject to overhead of 25
• Overheads will be automatically deducted by RTA
  as funds received
• Discuss potential sponsored research projects
  with Unit Head as early as possible
• Call the UILO as early as possible

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BC Provincial Agreements

• Universities in BC have negotiated a master MOU
  with the Province
• Province recognizes the appropriateness of
  overheads as a bona fide cost of research
• UILO has successfully negotiated budget increases
  to accommodate overhead
• All future proposals to Provincial ministries and
  agencies must include provision of overhead
• http//www.pss.gov.bc.ca/psb/procurement/Universit
  y_Research_Agreements.html

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Overheads with US Government Agencies

• Agreement with US Federal Government agencies
  overhead rates of 37.2
• NIH overhead is 8 NSF overhead is 0
• US State agencies will have differing policies
  regarding eligible overhead rates

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Technology Transfer Process

• Complete invention disclosure and submit to the
  UILO
• UILO undertakes a detailed assessment of
• Literature and prior patent art
• Technology
• Market opportunities
• Prototype development funding
• Marketing and licensing of technologies
• NDAs and MTAs

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UBC Technology Licenses and Assignments

• 302 licenses and assignments
• 45 to BC companies
• 27 to spinoff companies
• 35 to US companies
• Point of Interestgt70 of licenses identified
  through inventor leads

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Spin-Off Companies

• 137 spin-off companies created
• 2,000 jobs created
• gt2 billion raised in private investment

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For More Information

• Stay tuned to ww.uilo.ubc.ca for educational
  workshops seminars
• Also check the VP Research Events Calendar fall
  of 2009
• Sponsored Research Workshop
• Intellectual Property Workshop
• Co-sponsored with College of Graduate Studies
• Supervisor-Student Relationships for Faculty
• Student-Supervisor Relationships for Graduate
  Students

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Contact Information

• David Jones
• Associate Director
• University-Industry Liaison Office
• The University of British Columbia
• 3333 University Way
• Kelowna, BC
• V1V 1V7
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email david.jones_at_uilo.ubc.ca
• Web www.uilo.ubc.ca