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LU Innovation System. The link between business and academia. Technology Transfer Office Jesper Bristulf, PhD Life Science Adviser. LU Innovation System. The scientific (experimental) process. “ Islands of knowledge ”. Molecule A. Molecule B. A+B= POSSIBLE DISEASE THERAPY.
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LU Innovation System The linkbetween business and academia
Technology Transfer OfficeJesper Bristulf, PhD Life Science Adviser LU Innovation System
The scientific (experimental) process.. “Islands of knowledge” Molecule A Molecule B A+B= POSSIBLE DISEASE THERAPY
What to do with your findings.. PATENT & COMMERCIALIZE PUBLISH
How to pass “the valley of death”.. "societal benefits" ”breakthrough research"
Submitting an Invention Disclosure Form (IDF) to the TTO Tech Transfer in US University • Evaluation of the Invention for patenting • Filing a patent application Technology Transfer Office (TTO) Patent $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ • Licensing the patent Biotech & Pharma $$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Start-Up • Publish the results Paper
Teachers exemption Research at Swedish universities is produced under the auspices of the so-called ‘teachers exemption’ (intellectual property rights of academic staff), which means: The researchers, not universities, own the rights to research results.
“Tech Transfer” at LU Lund Life Science Incubator Innovator Skåne AB Venture Capital Teknopol Patent attorneys Etc. Biotech & Pharma LUIS Patent Start-Up Paper
How to pass “the valley of death”.. with “soft” government money with “harder” money Proof of Concept Venture capital
Teachers exemption Research at Swedish universities is produced under the auspices of the so-called ‘teachers exemption’ (intellectual property rights of academic staff), which means: The researchers, not universities, own the rights to research results. This is a unique right that provides researchers with great opportunities and responsibilities. Should one publish directly, or first patent to potentially, create public benefits by developing new products and jobs?
”KNOWLEDGE SPACE” Academic Patents
Why you as a scientist should learn how to search the patent literature! • Avoid research on things that are already known • Get to know your competition, perhaps you should research something else.. • Find practical solutions to problems • Investigate the patentability of your research (=commercial potential)
Patent information resources My favorites Lens http://www.lens.org/lens/ Freepatentsonline http://www.freepatentsonline.com/ Google patent search (US patents) http://www.google.com/patents Also recommended esp@cenet (world wide) http://www.epo.org/searching/free/espacenet.html USPTO Patents (US patents) http://patft.uspto.gov/
Don't reinvent the wheel!
Contact jesper.bristulf@innovation.lu.se 046 – 222 12 87