PTTI Portuguese Technology Transfer Initiative
Workshop de preparação da Ministerial da ESA de 2012
Lisbon, 09.10.12
Carlos Cerqueira, PTTI’s Director
Non-space markets
Space technologies
PTTI’s Goal
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Strenghtening the Portuguese
space industry competitiveness’ by
supporting and facilitating the
transfer of space technologies to
non-space markets
Partners
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National Technology Transfer Network Initiative in Portugal
Created in 1991 by the
University of Coimbra
Promotes innovation and
technology transfer between
academia and business.
Instituto Pedro Nunes
Instituto Pedro Nunes
R&TD INCUBATION
TRAINING
15 YEARS OF INCUBATION (1996-2012)
Total Firms > 180
Spin-offs U. Coimbra > 65%
Survival Rate > 80%
Turnover (2011) > 75 M €
Export > 35%
Direct Employment Qualification > 1700
PTTI’s
Main Axis
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Open Calls
and
Technology Transfer
Open Calls
Feasibility Studies (FS)
Report on the technical and commercial
application of a space technology in a non-
space market
Open Calls
Demonstrators (Dem)
Testing the technological feasibility of using
a certain space technology in a specific non-
space market
Open Calls
2 separate calls
for FS and Dem
Open Calls
Budget and grant
50% of the costs
Max 30k grant per project
60k Project receives 30k
Open Calls
Budget and grant
Total Budget for FS and DEM: 224.983 €
6 FS / Dem
Open Calls
Who can apply? Entities of the 2011 FCT Space Catalogue
Entities developing space technologies
Entities developing non-space applications
based on ESA’s space technology and on
ESA’s data collection
Eligible Costs
Personnel, subcontracting, equipment,
access to data, travelling, indirect costs
.
Open Calls
6 Month projects
Open Calls
How to apply?
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Calls Publication
Oct, 2012
Evaluation 1
Dec, 2012
Evaluation 2
Mar, 2013
Evaluation 3
June, 2013
Calls’ Calendar
1. The current development status of the space
technology and the applicant competencies
2. The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) status
3. The novelty technology/competencies and
competitive advantage against comparable IPR
Evaluation Criteria
4. Non-space market(s) attractiveness
5. The potential benefits of the novelty technology
/ competencies for the non-space market(s)
Evaluation Criteria
6. The capacity of the applicant entity and staff
7. The project cost effectiveness
8. The overall feasibility of the project
Evaluation Criteria
Open Calls
and
Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer
Mapping new
transferable space
technologies, screening
the market needs to
match supply/demand
and to mediate potential
business contacts
Do call us!
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Invention
& Innovation
Thank you!
Instituto Pedro Nunes Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, PORTUGAL
Tel. + 351 239 700 300 – Fax. + 351 239 700 301
URL: www.ipn.pt / www.ptti.ipn.pt
E-mail: [email protected]
PTTI’s Coordinator IPR / Legal Advisor Open Calls Manager TT Manager