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Building patent exchange and the Nordic Regional Technology Transfer Network Dr. Gert Balling, Special Advisor, Secretary General of the National Network for Technology Transfer, Denmark. AURIL 2007. The Nordic Countries. 5. 1. Denmark 2. Norway 3. Sweden 4. Finland 5. Island. AURIL 2007.

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AURIL 2007

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  1. Building patent exchange and the Nordic Regional Technology Transfer NetworkDr. Gert Balling, Special Advisor, Secretary General of the National Network for Technology Transfer, Denmark. AURIL 2007

  2. The Nordic Countries 5 • 1. Denmark • 2. Norway • 3. Sweden • 4. Finland • 5. Island AURIL 2007

  3. Nordic Characteristics • Smaller homogeneous societies (Population: 5-9 million) • A relatively large part of the public have university degrees • Universities are public institutions • Universities are spread out all over the countries • University education is free of charge • Universities takes part in the political agenda regarding regional economic development. • Universities follow the globalisation challenge expanding the focus on research and teaching to embrace generic, academic innovations and exploitation of cooperation with industry as well. AURIL 2007

  4. WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007 • 1. Switzerland • 2. Finland • 3. Sweden • 4. Denmark • 5. Singapore • 6. US • 7. Japan • 8. Germany • 9. Netherlands • 10. UK AURIL 2007

  5. Sweden- University TTO • The Karolinska Institute • The biggest techtrans unit in the Nordic Countries. 20-25 people, holding company for equity og start-up companies and two development funds. More than 200 mio. $ VC. • Chalmers Technical University • Lund University • The Royal Technical University • University of Uppsala • University of Gothenburg • University of Linköping AURIL 2007

  6. Sweden- Professors privillege • Many universities have their own TT Units • University researchers have the rights to their own inventions – inventor can therefore choose between several commercialisation routes. AURIL 2007

  7. Sweden- Lund University, innovation system players Industrifonden etc Teknoseed Lumitec LUAB Utvecklingsbidrag Teknopol Ideon LU Innovation Growth Ideon Innovation Affärsänglar Company established at the markets. Development CONNECT TBS Villkorslån Company grows and adjusts according to market contact. VentureHubs Start Research and education Spin out – start of commercialization Process Education Innovation Skåne Project VentureCup VentureLab Project test, development etc. Research Idea Business dvpt. Financing Incubators Ideas AURIL 2007

  8. Finland- Towards university ownership and inventor compensation • 1967. Act on the Right in Employee Inventions (doesn’t count in the university professors) • 2005. Amendment of the University Act. (Universities shall interact with surrounding society and promote societal impact) • 2006. Act on the Right in Employee Inventions (University does not have the right to researcher’s and professor’s inventions, but rights can be transferred through contracts) • 2007. Removal of ”Researchers exemption” (compensation based on net income: 50% to inventor, 30% to university unit, 20% to university) AURIL 2007

  9. Denmark- Towards university ownership and inventor compensation • Danish Bayh-Dole Act (L347) of June 1999 focuses on the increasing co-operation between research institutions and businesses to make new knowledge and competence available to Danish society. AURIL 2007

  10. Denmark- Towards university ownership and inventor compensation Split 33% Inventor Institute Institution AURIL 2007

  11. Denmark- The National Network for Technology Transfer • The National Network for Technology Transfer is an alliance between 14 public research institutions (all patent active research institutions in Denmark). Established 2005. • The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation is co-funding the Network together with the member institutions • Based on patenting and commercialization of research results from public research institutions • Competence developing events (1 a week) • Website www.techtrans.dk, patent exchange www.patentbors.dk • Visibility towards industry (branding/PR, think tanks, joint events, book series etc.) • Expanding international contacts • Contribute to the commercialization survey (closely monitored since 2000. No anonymity on performance) • Represented at the board of ASTP and ProTon Europe (two of the three large European Technology Transfer organisations). AURIL 2007

  12. Denmark- Public Research Commercialization Survey, 2005/2006 • 2000: Start • 2005: a break through in commercial results: • 281 invention disclosures, 87 patent applications, 81 agreements licensing or assigning IPR, 95 active licences, 13 new spin outs. • 2006: Increase in income – more income than expenses: • 368 invention disclosures, 108 patent applications, 115 agreements licensing or assigning IPR, 103 active licences, 16 new spin outs. AURIL 2007

  13. Denmark- Public Research Commercialization Survey. - agreements licensing or assigning IPR - Spin outs AURIL 2007

  14. Comparative analysis of commercialization of public research results (based on latest available statistics) AURIL 2007

  15. Denmark- The Danish Patent Exchange 2006 - Background and objectives • Denmark consists of many smaller and middle-sized public research institutions organized under the National Network of Technology Transfer. • Wish to increase the effectiveness of the TT sales process • Wish to aid industry in finding the technologies it needs • The service was to be linked to the internet platform of www.techtrans.dk (one-stop-shop-Denmark) and base the patent exchange on an internet-based infrastructure AURIL 2007

  16. Denmark- The Danish Patent Exchange 2006 - Platform Issues • Important to present inventions in a way non-specialists can understand • Easy-to-use tool - based on customer needs and using categories from the earlier patent consortia that users were familiar with • Produce test site and test-subsites • Big usability test with different segments of the primary user groups to be sure that the final result matched the expectations of the actual user • The platform was to secure an easy quality control on update and searchability AURIL 2007

  17. Denmark- techtrans.dk AURIL 2007

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  23. Demark- The Danish Patent Exchange 2006 - Attention • 3 examples on how to get attention to the patent exchange: • Presence of the Secretariat at important conferences and market places giving business cards away and promoting the system with a live audience • Automatic generation of data base information to other platforms like Flintbox • Cooperation with big matchmakers like RTI, Competitive Technologies, IRC etc. based on the patent exchange AURIL 2007

  24. Nordic TT Network- Background • Many different actors and approaches to incubation processes in the Nordic countries • Relatively little collaboration among the ‘regional innovation systems’ • Lack of information flow between Nordic TT offices • Standing start in new technology and market areas AURIL 2007

  25. Nordic TT Network- Specific Objectives • To develop a network between Nordic TT actors for enhancing performance of individual regional innovation systems • To bring the Nordic TT community closer together by forming a Nordic regional TT forum • To base the Nordic Regional TT Network on an e-based infrastructure • To cross-fertilize the regional innovation environment AURIL 2007

  26. Health Service Networks Asia TT Knowledge Pool IRC SME network Defence Technology Network Science parks Patent attorneys Corp U C U U U Technology Transfer Knowledge Pool network C C Corp Corp U U Corp Corp U TS Corp U TS C RO U U RO U U RO U RO UMIP Corp Corp European TT Knowledge Pools Corp Corp Corp Corp Nordic TT Network- Manchester University’s “Knowledge Pool” system. Figure made by Mark Thompson, Manchester University AURIL 2007

  27. Nordic TT Network- Benefits for Business Partners • Regional Technology Transfer units and innovation actors • Connecting peers • Bring TT community closer together • Simple way of searching for IP • Technology corporates and technology Brokers/Scouts • Simple way of searching for IP • Science Park Business Development/tenant support people • Connecting tenants with TTO projects • Helping tenants seeking new IP • Innovation Relay Centre people • Helping client SMEs identify specific IP • Patent agents • Adding value to clients AURIL 2007

  28. Contact details • The national Network for Technology Transfer, Denmark • Secretary General Gert Balling • Phone: + 45 4525 1115 • E-mail: gba@adm.dtu.dk • Web: www.techtrans.dkwww.patentbors.dk AURIL 2007

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