Report on the CERN Technology Transfer Network

1. Report on the CERN Technology Transfer Network Jean-Marie Le Goff 17 September 2010

2. Council approved the creation of the TT Network in March 2008 • Purpose • Establish a genuine partnership / collaboration amongst institutes active in Particle Physics in MS with a view to enhancing Technology Transfer activities • Develop the image of the PP community as a source of knowledge that benefits society • Programme of work: • 3-year project to develop tools and methods in order to support a permanent operation • Financing • During the execution of the project, the TT Network members will cover their own costs *TT Network members on September 2010, CPAN/SPAIN officially applied for full membership, KFKI, Hungary observer status

3. Results • Intellectual Property charter • The TT Network has adopted the IP Charter as a framework for the execution of KTT activities1. • TT Network website: “HEP Tech: Leading edge technologies for industry, TT opportunities” • Official launching on October 2010; • Contributions from STFC, CEA, CERN, DESY, NTUA for the realisation of the website • PP Offer: Standard presentation of technologies and service capabilities • R&D opportunities will come in a later stage • Successful applications in research disciplines other than PP and in industry • Broad advertisement of the site • Reserved domain names: HEPTech.org and HEPTech.eu • Trademark filing under evaluation, decision on December at next TT Network board meeting (1)With the exception of LIP, which wishes to organise a dedicated seminar with a view to possibly adopting the principle set out in the charter for application in all Portuguese PP institutes.

4. Results: Positioning KTT in PP with respect to all research disciplines • Methodology • Evaluation of the PP situation in Europe on the basis of comparison with KTT activities in all research disciplines and in using indicators extracted from questionnaires1 sent to institutions. • Basis of comparison • The Association of European Science and Technology transfer Professionals (ASTP) 2008 survey • A benchmark of multi-disciplinary research institutions with excellent KTT track records • Results • 15 respondents representing in 2008 • a total of 37667 FTE researchers and 134 TT officers, • 389 invention disclosures, • 88 IP transfer or exploitation agreements, • 1099 R&D cooperation agreements with an income of 210 M€. • 24 new spin-offs, 95 created the last eight years and still alive. (1): Questionnaire based on material from large TT associations

5. Results: Positioning KTT in PP with respect to all research disciplines (2) • Analysis • Reasonably good results in particular with regard to collaborative R&D and patent applications • Less commercial attractiveness and/or market readiness of the patents that PP proposes to industry with those proposed by other research disciplines; • PP provides industry with access to services and facilities that cannot be found elsewhere; • New IP with commercial potential is an important outcome of collaborative R&D; • PP IP has lead to the creation of a good number of spin-offs that are still alive after eight years of existence. • Recommendations for improving the situation • Adequate communication on PP specificities to industry and research disciplines other than PP, • TT Offices’ staffing tailored to the research capacity of the institutions to support KTT activities and raising awareness among researchers.

6. Operation activities: MPGD*; RD-51 • TT Network Nodes in RD51: CEA, CERN, CNRS-IN2P3, DESY, INFN, NTUA, (KFKI: Observer) • RD-51 technology inventory consisting of information on the main technologies, expertise, production methods, test facilities and patents • Classification of entries according to a conceptual gaseous detector • User requirements elicitations for application devices in key domains • Elaboration in collaboration with researcher of application device offers meeting user requirements and according to the conceptual gaseous detector layers (*) Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors

7. Operation activities (2) • SiPM (Core technology delivered by industry, large PP expertise in systems) • SiPM: Sensor manufactured by industry with unprecedented photon number resolving capability • Turning SiPM into a real enabling technology requires: • Dedicated front-end electronics • Development of systems aspect • Data acquisition systems • PP community pioneered the use of SiPM • Inventory of technologies and expertise available in the PP community • Organisation of a workshop with PP experts, application domain users and High Tech companies (Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)) with a view to stimulating R&D projects • Workshop on Open Software with TT perspectives • OSS is an important share of PP developments • In terms of commercial exploitation, the OSS schemes suffers from several critical aspects • Workshop in October with industry, Software engineers, legal advisors to see if the situation can be improved • Conclusions and key lessons learned will be the subject of a report for KTT Offices of the PP community

8. Management activities • Training programme and on-line support • The Nodes ranked the training options according to their short-term benefits for the TT Network and funding • Topical workshops tailored to the needs of TT professionals in the Nodes, • Internship and consultancy-style arrangements between individual nodes, • Professionally organised, dedicated training courses • First option is in place (workshop on OSS); Last two options will require funding to assist TT Offices with limited capabilities. • Resource and funding • The Nodes cover their own costs to participate in network activities • Thanks to 1 FTE from INFN and .5 FTE student from NTUA the TT Network can meet its commitments and conduct most of its activities effectively with the exception of training. • To operate effectively and address training issues the TT Network has identify the following needs: • One training programme coordinator • Cash to support the attendance of TT professionals at topical workshops and 50% of the costs of short-term internships • As from the beginning of next year, one web content manager • In view of the preparation of community offers, negotiations and contract drafting, and depending on the capabilities and capacities of the nodes involved, nodes’ resources and funding to support these community activities may need to be reviewed in the future.

9. Work plan 2010 - 2011 • TT Network website • Website will go public on October 2010 • Broad advertisement (Enterprise European Network, EC site, EIT, ASTP, European Association of business angels, etc.) • Indicators and benchmarking • Booklet for circulation to a large audience including PP institutions directors • For respondents, the booklet will be complemented with diagrams positioning their KTT activities with respect to the HEP Set and the Benchmark • Survey in 2011 with an improved questionnaire addressing a larger PP audience and a richer benchmark • Socio-economic impact studies • Proposal to FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2010-1; INFRA-2010-3.2 • Development of a methodology for the evaluation of the full socio-economic impacts of PP based on cases illustrative of PP transfers (Ex: PET imaging, hadron therapy, simulation software, non-evaporable getter,…) • Not approved: Albeit a very positive feedback from DG-Research, referees did not recommend its funding on the argument that insufficient resources were allocated to the socio-economic analysis • Plans to resubmit proposal at the next opportunity, expected to be in 2011

10. Work plan 2010 – 2011 Operational activities • Operation activities • RD-51 Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors • Build application device offers • Put in place contractual arrangements with industry and technology owners • SiPM • Workshop follow-up and contractual arrangements when necessary • If the approach elaborated leads to increase the effectiveness of KTT for PP, the TT Network will address other technology topics such as Si strips detectors, electronics, accelerator technologies. • FP7 approved project AIDA (Advanced infrastructure for Detectors at accelerators) • TTN to take an active part in a work package on relations with industry via CERN, NTUA andSTFC. • Technology road map for detector R&D: Complete overview of the needs, specifications and trends of each technology for sLHC, ILC/CLIC, neutrino and flavour physics • Explore modes of interactions with industry in the development phase and during construction where different criteria apply • Identify examples of transfer to industry and collaboration and co-development with other research fields • Call 8: FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-1: Construction of new infrastructures – implementation phase; Project proposal under construction (FAIR, sLHC, XFEL, Spiral II, ESRF, ILL) • TTN via GSI, DESY, CERN, IN2P3 to take active part in work package on relations with industry Thank you for your attention

11. Recommendations • “The Council took note of the progress and the programme of work of the TT Network, as set out in document CERN/SPC/956 – CERN-Council-S/068, of the presentation By the TTN convener, Jean-Marie Le Goff, and of the comments by the delegations, in particular of the suggestion that a study be made of the lessons learned from procurement and technology transfer during the LHC contribution period.” • Synchronization of efforts with astro-particle and nuclear physics in interacting with industry when disciplines have common technology interests.