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STOA WORKSHOP Knowledge Transfer from Public Research Organisations

STOA WORKSHOP Knowledge Transfer from Public Research Organisations. Université Libre de Bruxelles Knowledge Transfer Activities. European Parliament Brussels February 29 th 201 2. Founded in 1834 Independent University: recognized by the government and publicly funded

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STOA WORKSHOP Knowledge Transfer from Public Research Organisations

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  1. STOA WORKSHOP Knowledge Transfer from Public Research Organisations UniversitéLibre de Bruxelles Knowledge Transfer Activities European Parliament Brussels February 29th 2012

  2. Founded in 1834 • Independent University: recognized by the government and publicly funded • Comprehensive University: covering all disciplines and all study cycles • 13 Faculties, Schools and Specialized Institutes • Law and Criminology, Social and Political Sciences, Institute of European Studies • Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Education, Architecture • Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management • Science, Applied Sciences/Graduate School of Engineering • Medicine, Motor Sciences, Pharmacy, School of Public Health • 1 Teaching Hospital, 1 Cancer Institute and a Network of University Hospital Centres • Erasme Hospital: 900 beds, 29 000 inpatients per year • Bordet Institute • Brugmann, Saint-Pierre, Queen Fabiola University Hospital for Children

  3. 4 Campuses located in Brussels and the Walloon Region • Teaching: 24 000 Students (32% from abroad) • Bachelor, Master, Post-Master’s Degrees (60 interuniversity courses) • Doctoral Programmes: 1 600 PhD candidates • Graduates : 5 280 in 2010-2011 • Staff: 6 389 FTEs (including the teaching hospital) • Teaching Hospital: 2 800 FTEs • Academic Staff : 771 FTEs • Research Staff : 1 500 FTEs (786 on doctorate scholarships) • Budget: 634 M€(including the teaching hospital)

  4. Research Excellence – A Prerequisite for KT • Total Research Budget: 140 M€ • State Subsidies : 34 M€ (24%) • Research Contracts: 74 M€ (53%) • Research Allocations from FRS-FNRS : 28 M€ (20%) • Own Resources: 4 M€ (3%) • Awards: • 4 Nobel Prizes : Medicine (2), Chemistry, Peace • 3 Wolff Prizes: Mathematics, Physics • 1 Fields Medal: Mathematics • 1 Abel Prize: Mathematics • 9 European Research Council Awards: Economics, Cellular Biology, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Political Sciences, Theoretical Physics • 9 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP): Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedicine, Parasitology, Genetics, Neurobiology, Neurosciences

  5. KT Services The Structure • ULB-TTO: Close Proximity with the Academic Researchers • Serving exclusively the University and its Hospital • Embedded in the University Central Administration as a Service of the Research Department • 1 central office in Brussels and 2 local premises at the Erasme Hospital and the Biopark Charleroi Brussels South Campus • Governance and IP Policy • Contributing to the definition and implementation of the University IP Policy • Reporting to the Valorisation Board: Decision-Making Committee for KT • Representatives of the Finance and Research Departments (TTO) • Special Advisor for KT matters to the University Chancellor and President • Co-presided by the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Policy and Research and the Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Relations and Knowledge Transfer

  6. ULB-TTO The Team • Interdisciplinary Team of 18 Collaborators • Management • 8 Scientific Advisors (Ph.D. or Eng.) Thematic Specialization: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials, Environment, Energy, ICT • 3 Business Development Managers (Solvay Business School) • 1 Legal Advisor (Law Degree) • 1 Communication Advisor • 1 Information Systems Specialist • 3 Administrative Support Staff • Strong Public Policy Support: • Brussels and Walloon Regions • European Social Fund (Mirval)

  7. ULB-TTO The Missions 1 • ULB-TTO: One Stop-Shop for the Full Range of Interactions with Industry • Carrying the full range of KT activities – no information gap • Mission 1: Fostering Collaborations with the Industry R&D Contract and Service Agreements: 32 M€ in 2010 • Publicly funded collaborative projects from the Brussels and Walloon Regions having a strong focus on Innovation and involving industrial partners Plan Marshall, PPPs, Competitiveness' Clusters • Follow-up of the calls, information services • Support in project set-up • Consortium agreements negotiation/management • Bilateral collaborations with industries: Strategic Alliances, Service Agreements • Partnership scouting • Negotiation and contract drafting

  8. ULB-TTO The Missions 2 Patent families portfolio • Mission 2: IP Management and Licensing + Transversal Mission: Raising IP Awareness in the University • IP protection Inventions, Know-How, Software Strong Regional Policy Support: Patent Fund • Technology scouting • Invention disclosure • Technological and economic potential assessment • Patent filing, prosecution and enforcement • Licensing (44% of the active patents in the portfolio are licensed) Licensing revenues distribution: 3/3 Rule (University, Research lab, inventors) • Market studies • Technology marketing, licensing opportunities • Licensing • Post-licensing management

  9. ULB-TTO The Missions 3 • (26 Spin-Offs and 225 jobs created) Licence portfolio • Mission 3: Spin-Off Creation In strong interactions with other supporting actors • Co-Management of the Proof-Of-Concept calls for projects Strong Regional Policy Support: POCs Fund 500 000 €/Year (ULB-UMons) • Eligible costs: Prototyping, preclinical validation tests, market and feasibility studies, … • Selection committee: ULB-TTO, Umons-TTO, Incubators, Investment Funds • Support to Spin-Off creation • Review of business plan • Licensing - Equity management performed through Theodorus • Partners of the process • Theodorus: dedicated Investment Fund (Seed Capital & Holding 5,4 M€) • Right of first refusal • 3 Incubators

  10. Impact of KT Policies ❺ ❹ ❸ ❷ ❶ • University Policy: • ❶1993 : ULB Patent Fund University covers patent costs • ❸2000: ULB owner of inventions IP Policy in accordance with the Decree • ❹ 2003: ULB Investment Fund Dedicated Investment Fund for Spin-Offs • Public Policy: • ❷ 1997: Walloon Region’s Decree Walloon ″Bayh-Dole Act″ like Decree Region Patent Fund covering patent costs • ❺2007: Mirval project Support from the Walloon Region and the European Union for collective actions in the LIEU Network

  11. Network and Professional Associations LIEU: The Collaborative Network of KTOs Created by the Council of Chancellors in 2003 Operational network for KT activities Development of Common Tools Invention Disclosure Form Laboratory Notebook Marketing Material – Thematic Brochures Consortium Agreements Organization of Common Events Lab’InSight Common Position towards Stakeholders Position Papers: Pricing, IP in collaborative projects Professional Associations: Best Practices Exchange

  12. An Innovation Campus Quality Technological Plateformes Knowledge Transfer Industrial Research Clinical Research Life-Long Training Research Institutes

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