Technology Transfer at IST TT@IST

Luís Caldas de Oliveira

Throughout its 100 years of history IST has had a significant impact in

Society

Academia has been focused mostly on knowledge production

Innovation "Innovation is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form.“

Watts Humphrey (software engineer, 1927-2010)

R&D

R&D and Innovation

Associate knowledge production with knowledge valorisation

TT@IST Mission

To support the Executive Board in developing IST links to Society, namely through the economic exploration of IST’s knowledge base.

Specifically, the Technology Transfer Office manages IST’s intellectual property and is the point of contact for entrepreneurship and corporate relations.

Tech Transfer

Our view of Tech Transfer

TT@IST

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Protect and value IST knowledge base

Intellectual Property Myths*

Royalties are a significant source of

income for universities

Expect a quick return of technology transfer investment

Companies are eager to accept new

technology from universities

You should broadcast availability

of technology for licensing

The technology transfer office finds

the licensee

* Jack Turner, MIT Licensing Office

Reality

With the exception of the occasional

"blockbuster", licensing revenue is small.

Don't expect product royalties for 8 -10

years

Most companies want quick time-to-market

Publishing lists of available technology is

not effective

The inventor is the best source for leads

Why do Universities transfer technology ?

2000-2009: IST filed 220 patents

33%

67%

Higher Education Patents Filed in

Portugal

IST

Others

9%

91%

Patents Filed in Portugal

IST

Others

What we know about patents

They are very expensive

They are not collectible items

We can only afford to keep licensed patents

IST Intellectual Property Policies

Focus on economic valorization

Simplify ownership rules

Reward inventors

Simplify decision process

Valorization through spin-offs

Valorization by trade secret

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Develop links to Society

Contact point companies

students

professors

recruitment

For companies IST Job Bank

IST Career Weeks

IST Departments and Research Labs

Career Services IST Career Workshops

IST Career Weeks

AEIST Jobshop

IST Job bank

IST Career Weeks

13 de Fevereiro a 23 de Março de 2012

IST Career Weeks 2012

12-Fev: Civil and Environ. Eng. and Architecture

19-Fev: Mechanical, Aerospace and Naval

26-Fev: Computer Science

5-Mar: Bioengineering

5-Mar: Taguspark

12-Mar: Electrical and Computer Eng.

19-Mar: Chemistry and Materials Eng.

IST Job Bank recrutamento.ist.utl.pt

IST Career Workshops

Saturdays

February 11th to March 24th 2012

maximum of 13 students per session

AEIST Jobshop May 2 to 5, 2012

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Foster innovation and new enterprises

IST spin-off Community Active relationship with spin-offs

Foster contact between entrepreneurs and students

Currently includes 34 companies

ISTART VC Fund SAPFRI Program

Partnership with ES Ventures

Private investors:

Brisa   300.000€  Caixa Capital   300.000€  Espírito Santo Ventures   300.000€  Novabase Capital   300.000€  FLAD   300.000€  Taguspark   150.000€  

TT@IST: Valorisation of IST knowledge base

Thank you