Prof. Gheorghe Manolea

Romania - University of Craiova – Center for Innovation and Technologic Transfer

Experience of Innovation and Technology Transfer Center – CITT Craiova

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Prof. Gheorghe Manolea

EXPERIENCE OF INNOVATION AND EXPERIENCE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER

CITT CRAIOVACITT CRAIOVA

• Introduction• Economic Context • Geographical Context • Educational Context• Objectives of CITT• Research Management• Management of selecting research projects• Human resources management• Approaching Intellectual Property • Examples of products

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Economic ContextEconomic Context

• In the past – Dolj county with well developed heavy industry– Electro technical : electrical engines, electrical locomotive

– Automobile and electric cars

– Metallic constructions

– Materials for civil constructions

– Airplanes

– Food industry: sugar,oil

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Economic Context (2)Economic Context (2)

• Present days– A lot of big companies are closed or have dramatically

reduced their activity

– The companies set up after 1990 - commerce with food products, general or industrial imported products

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Economic Context (3)Economic Context (3)

– There is a regular increase of SME’s ( up to 100 employees) focused on production,

– Examples : – MODA ALISS - Clothes

– AVI – Pools, composite materials

– CELCO - Materials for civil constructions

– POPECI - Metallic constructions

– HELCO - Alimentary installations

– INDA - Electrical and electronics equipments

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Geographic ContextGeographic Context

• Neighboring countries with economical and political problems

• Neighboring counties not developed and with one major industry before 1990 (e.g. mining)

• Blocking Danube traffic for many years

• Small distance to Bucharest – the skilled youth migrates from Craiova

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Educational ContextEducational Context

– Complex university with 18.000 students

– Medicine University with 4.000 students

– Own TV station –TELEUNIVERSITARIA

– Well developed Internet Network

– Involvement in European programs TEMPUS, SOCRATES, LEONARDO, PC5, INTAS

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Educational Context (2) Educational Context (2)

• Adapting the technical faculties to the market demands– The number of candidates

for technical faculties decreased in 1990-1995

– The communication methods with companies have been improved

• Management courses

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INNOVATIONINNOVATION

Since 1992 it functions the Innovation and Technological Transfer Center -implementation of new products and transferring new technologies

Objectives CITT

– Products that represent new technical solutions are realized and launched in the market

– Young technological companies incubation

– Inventors guidance in order to obtain a patent

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RESEARCH MANAGEMENTRESEARCH MANAGEMENT• Market study regarding the necessity of a product

• Identification of a potential manufacturer or a potential deliverer of the product

• Research• Design - realization of the technical documentation in

order to obtain a good product

• Prototype realization• Homologation - quality tests

• Implementation - transferring the product to a company in order to begin a serial manufacturing

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HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

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Approaching IP – Regional Center Approaching IP – Regional Center for promoting Industrial Propertyfor promoting Industrial Property

• Industrial Property courses at technical faculties (28 ore course, 28 ore applications)

• Part of the students who take the IP course are making practical applications at CITT

• Stimulating the participation to Inventions Exhibitions: Romania, Geneva, Bruxelles

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Approaching IP – Regional Center Approaching IP – Regional Center for promoting Industrial Property for promoting Industrial Property Promoting industrial property through:• Direct contacts with companies by means of

their professional associations• Information on University website and on CITT

website • Permanent columns in Engineering Universe -

bimonthly publication of AGIR• Regular programs at TELEUNIVERSITARIA• Short, attractive articles in the local press

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Product example 1 – ACVARProduct example 1 – ACVARHISTORYHISTORY

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Product example 2 – DUNA 2000Product example 2 – DUNA 2000

• EVOLUTION OF TARGETID CUSTOMERS

• INITIAL PHASE – END USER– PLAY GROUNDS

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Product example 2 – DUNA 2000Product example 2 – DUNA 2000

• EVOLUTION OF TARGETID CUSTOMERS

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Product example 2 – DUNA 2000Product example 2 – DUNA 2000

• EVOLUTION OF TARGETID CUSTOMERS

• DEVLOPING PHASE – BIG COMERCIAL AREAS– ENGINE DIESEL– ENIGINE ELECTRICAL

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Product example 3 – MICRONProduct example 3 – MICRON

• BASIC PRODUCT – MICRON

• Derivative products• MICROAS • AUTOCOMP• PROCOMANDID- didactic applications• CROMON – machine-tools applications• MONIPRES- press automation

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Product example 3 – MICRONProduct example 3 – MICRON

• MICROAS

for lift automation

Prof. Gheorghe Manolea

Product example 3 – MICRONProduct example 3 – MICRON

• AUTOCOMP

for automation electrical drive -compressed air

Prof. Gheorghe Manolea

Thank You ! Thank You !

Romania - University of Craiova – Center for Innovation and Technologic Transfer

E-mail : ghmanolea@em.ucv.ro

Webpage : http://em.ucv.ro/cercetare/ciitt